Brad Welch - Founder

Brad has over 25 years' experience in the South African financial markets. He headed up and traded equity volatility at Absa Capital in Johannesburg, and Barclays Capital in London. He also managed an equity volatility mandate at a leading local Hedge Fund, before founding RidgeCape - where he focuses on linear and nonlinear multi asset sales and structuring. He did this to try and achieve a better "work/life" balance. He is an enthusiastic kite surfer, stand up paddle surfer, yoga practitioner, dancer, hiker, tennis and padel player and golfer. He is also a passionate reader and traveller and drives the RidgeCape CSR initiatives.

Rick Kerwin

Rick has almost 40 years' experience in various financial asset classes. He spent eight years in London trading South African and other emerging market bonds and their derivatives. He also traded South African Equity Derivatives and Foreign Exchange. Rick returned to Cape Town in 1997, where he joined Cadiz securities on the bond broking desk, which he ultimately headed up, and has since built a wide and diverse client base. He joined RidgeCape in 2013 and is an avid golfer and nature lover.

Tim Dun

Tim has spent over five years at RidgeCape Capital, building extensive experience across the financial markets with a particular focus on fixed-income, equity derivatives and other derivative markets. He works closely with institutional clients and has developed strong expertise across multiple asset classes.

Tim is the Key Individual at RidgeCape Capital and plays an integral role in the firm's trading activities, client relationships and day-to-day operations. He is committed to delivering a high level of service to clients while contributing to the continued growth and success of the firm.

Outside of work, Tim enjoys playing tennis, golf and many other sports during his spare time.

Rouke Page

Rouke is new to the market, having graduated from UCT in 2025. With the help of the team at RidgeCape, he hopes to learn and grow into a savvy professional. His interest in finance started in his teens and increased throughout university. He is an exercise enthusiast, frequenting the gym and playing football. He also dabbles as an amateur home cook and loves to travel.

Kanyisa Bango

Kanny has been our Office Assistant since 2014. She previously worked for Praesidium Capital Management, a highly successful South African Hedge Fund. There she handled event co-ordination both internally and externally, and other general office queries. She is a hardworking and committed member of our team, with no task ever too big or too small for her.