Matthew Lines
InvestorAssociate Director at LeapFrog Investments
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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About
Matthew Lines is an Associate Director in the Climate Investment team at LeapFrog Investments, based in Johannesburg, where he focuses on investments supporting the clean energy transition across Africa. He has over a decade of experience in impact investing across emerging markets, having previously worked in financial services including insurance, payments, and inclusive finance, and earlier in corporate banking, acquisition and leveraged finance, and credit risk. Lines qualified as a Chartered Accountant at EY, including a secondment to the firm's asset management division in New York, later worked as a corporate banker at Nedbank, and holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Hons) from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Experience
- LeapFrog InvestmentsAssociate Directorcurrent2024 — presentJohannesburg Metropolitan Area
- LeapFrog InvestmentsInvestment Officercurrent2017 — presentJohannesburg Area, South Africa
- LeapFrog InvestmentsInvestment Associatecurrent2015 — presentJohannesburg Area, South Africa
- LeapFrog InvestmentsInvestment Officer2022 — 2024Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
- NedbankCorporate Banker2014 — 2015Sandton
- NedbankTrainee Corporate Banker2013Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- NedbankCorporate Credit Manager2013Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- Ernst & YoungInternational Secondment Participant - JIT Program2011 — 2012Greater New York City Area
- Ernst & YoungAudit Supervisor2009 — 2012
- O'Keeffe & SwartzSales Consultant2004Guildford, United Kingdom
Skills & more
External Audit16Internal Audit8Credit Risk14Disability InsuranceInsurance4Commercial Banking5Hedge Funds7IFRS14Microsoft Excel2Microsoft WordTelemarketingCall Centers1
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Colleagues at LeapFrog Investments
Akshi Sharma
Investment Officer, Climate at LeapFrog Investments
Alessio de Gouveia
Investment Officer at LeapFrog Investments
Ali Ugradar
Reporting, Data and Operations Analyst at LeapFrog Investments
Andy Kuper
CEO & Founder at LeapFrog Investments
Anna Robertson
Strategy Manager at LeapFrog Investments
Betty Weng
Senior Manager, Strategy at LeapFrog Investments
Biju Mohandas
Partner at LeapFrog Investments
Brian Mutiga
Investment Officer at LeapFrog Investments
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew Lines?
- Matthew Lines is an Associate Director in the Climate Investment team at LeapFrog Investments, based in Johannesburg, where he focuses on investments supporting the clean energy transition across Africa. He has over a decade of experience in impact investing across emerging markets, having previously worked in financial services including insurance, payments, and inclusive finance, and earlier in corporate banking, acquisition and leveraged finance, and credit risk. Lines qualified as a Chartered Accountant at EY, including a secondment to the firm's asset management division in New York, later worked as a corporate banker at Nedbank, and holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Hons) from the University of the Witwatersrand.
- Where does Matthew Lines work?
- Matthew Lines is Associate Director at LeapFrog Investments.
- Where did Matthew Lines go to school?
- Matthew Lines studied at University of the Witwatersrand (HDipAcc, CTA); University of the Witwatersrand (BAccSci, CA (SA) stream); St Sithians College (Matric Qualification).
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