Johan Strauss

Mr Strauss is the CEO of Nika Capital NPC, an investment holding company with mainly industrial business holdings in South Africa. Nika Capital also funds and supports Education initiatives. Almero is also on the Boards of Paladin Africa, a technology focused investment firm, and Matrix Software, Africa's food processing software provider. From 2008 to 2024 Almero was a director and executive member of Mergon's investment team. Mergon is a private investment group that was founded in 1980. From a single, start-up business, Mergon has grown an investment portfolio with interests in companies in the software, industrial, commercial property and insurance industries. After starting his career as an electronic engineer Almero also launched his career in strategy and management consulting with international firms Bain & Company and Deloitte in South Africa and the USA. Almero was a founding member of Decipher Consulting, a South African niche consulting firm, where he was an executive director of the business. Almero is the chair of the Risk Committee.