Mr Walker was appointed to the Sanlam Board on 11 August 2026.
Mr Walker is an experienced actuary and financial services executive with extensive leadership, consulting and non-executive director experience across the insurance, asset management, employee benefits and healthcare sectors. His career includes senior executive roles at Alexander Forbes, including Managing Director of Alexander Forbes Financial Services South Africa and Head of Group Strategy, as well as prior experience with Old Mutual and Jardine Insurance Brokers in Hong Kong. Since 2009, he has acted as an independent consultant and non-executive director, advising various companies on insurance transactions, strategy, product development, due diligence and business transformation initiatives.
Mr Walker holds a B.Sc (Actuarial Science) and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries (Edinburgh) since June 1988, and Fellow of the Institute of Life and Pensions Advisers (FILPA) since August 1991 (now known as the Financial Planning Institute).