We are actuaries, problem solvers, and strategic thinkers. We give clients greater certainty in increasingly complex times.
We apply our actuarial skills, professional expertise, and automation platform Psicle to deliver innovative and robust solutions which help our clients work smarter in increasingly complex times.
We work as one team across all of our locations, helping clients ranging from small niche insurers to large multinationals, and across the spectrum of actuarial, financial, and statistical functions.
15/06/23
We are excited to share that we have bolstered our London team with two senior qualified actuaries, Gurmeet Ghumman and Peter Moore, both joining our team as Associate Directors.
14/06/23
Gurmeet joined Dynamo in May 2023 as an Associate Director in the UK office. He is a qualified actuary with over 14 years of experience in the London Market working mainly at a market leading Lloyd's managing agent and more recently at Lloyd’s of London. Gurmeet has expertise in Solvency II capital modelling, model validation, and business planning and has a keen interest in tech applications.
12/06/23
Christiaan became a dynamite in May 2023 as an Operation Engineer in the Stellenbosch Office. He graduated in 2019 from Stellenbosch University with a degree in Investment Management and honors in Marketing. For the last three years he has gained experience in SaaS (Software as a Service).
Christiaan is an outdoor enthusiast. He believes that drinking from a waterfall and reaching the summit of a mountain should be a weekly activity. This however does not stop him from enjoying a good movie or three.
27/04/23
Dynamo is pleased to announce the creation of our Client Engagement function within our global consulting team.
Under the leadership of Marc Theron, Associate Director, working closely alongside our Global Consulting Director Lori Tan and UK Managing Director, Shil Patel-Rae, the new team will facilitate the sharing of best practice accumulated through years of cutting-edge transformations across international markets, explore the application of Psicle across a wider set of business processes, enhance our existing client relationships, and establish stable foundations for our new and future clients.
04/04/23
Peter joined Dynamo Analytics in March 2023 as an Associate Director in the UK office.
He graduated from the University of Pretoria with a B.Sc. Hons degree in Actuarial Mathematics. Subsequently, he qualified as an actuary with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. He has been working in general and health insurance actuarial consulting for over 15 years, helping clients find pragmatic and practical solutions to their problems within the reserving, capital management and risk management spheres.
28/03/23
In March 2023, Hugo began working with Dynamo as a Graduate Operations Engineer. At the end of 2022, Hugo graduated from Stellenbosch University with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering.
Hugo loves playing 8-ball pool and thinks it's a game that tests your capacity for both adapting to new situations and strategically planning your next move. Hugo spends his free time engaging in philosophical debates or playing online games with his friends.
18/01/23
We are excited to welcome our 2023 South African Graduates to the team.
Driaan-Lou joined Dynamo in January of 2023 as an Actuarial Graduate in the Stellenbosch office. He studied actuarial science at the University of the Free State and Graduated with an Honours degree at the end of 2022, finishing the A100 and A200 subjects. He intends on becoming a fully qualified actuary and is currently studying toward this goal.
27/09/22
Etienne joined Dynamo in September 2022 as an Actuarial Graduate in the UK office. He recently completed his MSc in Actuarial Management with Data Science from Heriot-Watt University and is currently working towards IFoA accreditation. Etienne has experience with languages including R, Python, VBA and MATLAB and is interested in how Machine Learning can be incorporated into actuarial processes.
05/09/22
Theo joined Dynamo in July 2022 as an Actuarial Analyst in the UK office. He graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2016 with a degree in maths. Out of university Theo worked in programmatic media trading for two years in Soho before joining Aon as an actuarial graduate. In the four years at Aon he advised trustee and corporate clients on funding, factors and long term objectives amongst other things. He is working towards becoming a qualified actuary.
08/05/22
Claire joined Dynamo in April 2022 as a Finance & Office Assistant in the UK office. She is working toward completing her AAT qualification. Prior to joining Dynamo, Claire worked as an Accounts Assistant for a property management company as well as for chartered accounting practices. She has gained a good understanding of finances and business administration/support.
23/03/22
LUCA FARRER Luca joined Dynamo Analytics’ London office as a Consultant in March 2022. Since obtaining a first class degree in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford in 2018, she has worked at PwC, where she qualified as a general insurance Actuary. Whilst at PwC, Luca worked across various projects from general insurance […]
17/02/22
LISA PINES Lisa joined Dynamo in January 2022 as a Senior Actuary at the South African office (working remotely from Johannesburg). Lisa has a depth and range of experience across executive and consulting roles. Her past positions include Chief Actuary and Exco member at Old Mutual Insure, Actuarial Executive at CGIC, MD of Willis Towers […]
17/01/22
BRONWYN MUIR Bronwyn joined the South African office in January 2022 as a Graduate Actuarial Software Developer. She studied Actuarial Science at Stellenbosch University, graduating with an honours degree in 2021. She is excited about the opportunity to blend actuarial techniques with technology whilst working on the Gadget team. In her spare time, she enjoys […]
30/11/21
HAYDEN WARE Hayden joined Dynamo Analytics in 2021 as a consultant in the Australian office. He graduated in 2017 from the University of Wollongong with a degree in pure mathematics and finance, and has since gone on to qualify as an actuary. Prior to joining Dynamo, Hayden worked in a large Australian general insurer in […]
24/09/21
ANDY DANIELS Andy joined Dynamo Analytics in Aug 2021, as a Consultant in the UK office. He is a qualified actuary, with five years’ experience in general insurance. In 2016, Andy achieved a masters degree in mathematics from the University of Nottingham, before accepting a graduate role within the London actuarial team at PwC. In […]
03/06/21
KAYLA VAN DER WATT Kayla joined Dynamo as a Consultant in June 2021 in the Stellenbosch office. She is a qualified actuary with a wealth of experience in the actuarial industry since 2014. She graduated (with distinction) from the University of Pretoria with a BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science in December 2013. Prior to joining […]
02/08/21
REENA WOOLF Reena grew up in Bombay (now Mumbai) where she graduated with a degree in Commerce and qualified as a Chartered Accountant. She moved to the UK on secondment for a year and ended up staying for many many more. Reena started her career with Arthur Andersen, auditing companies in the retail and manufacturing […]
05/05/21
MARC THERON Marc studied Financial Mathematics at the University of Stellenbosch, then began his career with Dynamo as its first South African hire in 2013. Through the 7 years as an analyst and consultant, in both the South African and UK offices, Marc worked on various industrialization and automation projects in the London market using […]
19/04/21
JAMES CAMPKIN James joined Dynamo Analytics in April 2021 as a Graduate Actuary in the UK office. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with an MSci and BA in Natural Sciences in 2020. Between graduating and starting work at Dynamo, he worked as a Maths and Physics teacher where he honed his ability to […]
14/08/20
PIERRE JACOBS Pierre joined the Dynamo Analytics Stellenbosch team in August 2020 as a Junior Software Operations Engineer. He obtained his BEng Mechanical degree in 2019 and is currently in his final year of MEng Engineering Management at Stellenbosch University. He has dedicated his Master’s thesis to exploring the wide subject of innovation, and looks […]
01/01/21
CHRISTOPHER GREEN Christopher joined Dynamo Analytics in November 2020 as the Information Security Manager in the UK office. He is a proven cyber and information security professional with a background in offensive and defensive security, as well maturing security practices within large digital transformation projects. Chris brings with him over 20 years’ experience working across […]
01/04/20
CHRIS DUNDERDALE Chris has just submitted his MSc Mathematical Statistics dissertation at Nelson Mandela University. His masters project dealt in the renewable energy space wherein he developed an analytical system for defect analysis on solar plants using drones and thermal infrared imaging. During his studies and part time work prior to joining Dynamo, he has […]
01/12/19
LARA LOOCK Lara has joined the South African office as an Analyst. Lara studied at Stellenbosch University and just wrote her last exam for Bcom (Hons) Actuarial Science this month. She is enjoying her time in the SA Office, mostly the new view and the coffee but also the friendly company. In Lara’s free time […]
26/04/19
CATHERINE HALSEY Catherine joins Dynamo as an Analyst in the UK team after immigrating to the UK from South Africa where she graduated with both her BSc Actuarial and Financial Mathematics and BSc(Hons) Mathematical Statistics degrees. She began her career as a Data Analyst at First National Bank South Africa gaining skills in programming languages […]
