David Gluckman
David Gluckman is an executive committee member within Sanlam Employee Benefits. He is the executive charged with the retirement fund industry reform responsibilities on behalf of Sanlam Employee Benefits.
A qualified actuary, David began his career at Liberty Life in 1988. In 1992, he became an actuary in the Group Benefits Consultancy at Liberty Life, before being appointed as a management consultant for Liberty’s Specialised Corporate Consulting in 1995.
In 1998 he founded Oracle Employee Benefits, and held the position of an executive director. The company’s name was changed to Simeka Employee Benefits in 2000 and he took on the position of managing director. Under his leadership, Simeka grew into one of the leading players in the retirement fund industry. In 2005 Simeka acquired Sanlam Consultants & Actuaries and was rebranded.
In 2007, Sanlam bought out the majority shareholders in Simeka Consultants & Actuaries, and David transferred into Sanlam Employee Benefits as managing director of the newly formed Sanlam Umbrella Solutions division.
David obtained a Bachelor of Science from UCT in 1987, majoring in statistics. He became a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries in Edinburgh in 1991 and also obtained a diploma in Retirement Fund Management from the Insurance Institute of South Africa in 1997. He is currently a member (previously convener) of the Actuarial Society’s Social Security committee. He has also served as a member of the Actuarial Society’s Retirement Matters and Surplus Committees.
Gluckman is married with three children. Chess is one of his passions. He was South African chess champion in 1988 and 1995, was South Africa’s first ever International Master at chess in 1993 and a member of the national team at six World Chess Olympiads between 1992 and 2014.
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