Mr. Verley has over 35 years of experience in the banking, investment management, life insurance, mutual fund, accounting, property, mining services, construction, fabrication, engineering, printing, training, and fire prevention industries, as well as 25 years of experience in strategy development, planning, and implementation.
Mr. Verley was the Managing Director of the Retail Investments Division of Standard Bank, Africa’s largest retail bank. Following this appointment, he established his own investment funds management company in alliance with one of the world’s largest investment management groups, forming numerous strategic alliances with leading South African financial institutions.
Mr. Verley also established a special-purpose property development company to capitalize and develop a 330-home property development, with an estimated end-to-end value of about AU$200 million.
Mr. Verley has acted as the compliance officer to an ASX 200 investment company, been the executive chairperson of a prominent mid-tier accounting, tax, and financial planning business, has sat, and still sits, as director, advisor, and business coach (mentor) to various SMEs and Not-for-profit organizations, and with his current business partner, he has most recently established Here Business & Wealth.
Mr. Verley has completed a Diploma in Business Management, a Bachelor of Commerce majored in Economics and Business Economics, an Honours Bachelor of Commerce – Investment Finance, a Higher Post-Graduate Diploma in Corporate Law, Graduate Diploma – Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), and an Executive MBA through UWA, graduating with distinction and receiving the Dux award in Strategic Negotiation.