Ian Liddle

Ian joined Allan Gray in 2001 as an equity analyst after several years as a management consultant. He managed a portion of client equity and balanced portfolios and was the chief investment officer from 2008 until 2016. He is now chairman of Allan Gray Proprietary Limited and is a CFA^® charterholder.

Articles by Ian Liddle

2023 Q3 Comments from our chair

By Ian Liddle on 16 Nov 2023

Reading time: 6 mins

Daimler-Benz introduced the Mercedes-Benz S-Class to South Africa in 1973 – the same year that an ambitious 35-year-old with a Harvard MBA and eight years of...

Allan Gray appoints new chief operating officer

By Ian Liddle on 26 Apr 2022

Reading time: 2 mins

Allan Gray today announced the appointment of Mahesh Cooper as chief operating officer.  Cooper will officially join on 3 May, taking over from Rob Formby, w...

New directors appointed

By Ian Liddle on 22 Apr 2016

Reading time: 2 mins

The shareholders of our main operating company in South Africa and our group holding company have approved new appointments to both companies’ boards...

Annual report from the outgoing Chief Investment Officer

By Ian Liddle on 01 Mar 2016

Reading time: 5 mins

Adapted from the Chief Investment Officer’s comments, which will appear in the Allan Gray Unit Trust Annual Report, 2015. These are Ian Liddle’s final Annual...

Building an investment team that thrives (not just survives) on generational transition

By Ian Liddle on 31 Dec 2012

Reading time: 8 mins

We aim to provide you with benchmark-beating investment returns for at least the next 100 years. But we can succeed in this ambition only for as long as we a...