Geoffrey Rothschild (born 1947) is a South African businessman. He is the former Chairman of

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Early life

Geoffrey Rothschild was born on March 20, 1947 in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

, South Africa. He graduated from the

University of the Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), is a multi-campus South African Public university, public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University or Wits ( o ...

, qualifying as a C.A. in 1970.

Career

Rothschild started his career at

in the 1960s.50 YEARS AT THE JSE - GEOFF ROTHSCHILD'S LEGACY
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'', 04/07/2015 He served on its board of directors from 2000 to 2008.Geoff Rothschild
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'' He was its Director of Corporate Marketing & Communications. He also served as its Chairman.Director - Geoff Rothschild CA (SA), Chartered Marketer (SA)
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He then served as the Head of Government and International Affairs at JSE. He opened the market on 23 March 2015, when he retired.Geoff Rothschild ends an era as he opens the market at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
JSE, 23 March 2015 He served on the Board of Directors of Sasfin Frankel Pollak Securities. He is a member of the National Advisory Council for Innovation and the

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. He serves on the Board of Directors of the

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Business Foundation.

Personal life

He resides in

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

, South Africa.

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Living people 1947 births People from Johannesburg University of the Witwatersrand alumni South African corporate directors Stockbrokers {{SouthAfrica-business-bio-stub

Early life

Career

Personal life

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