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79 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Global Awards 2019 Mauritius BRONWYN ANNE CORBETT CEO of Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited FIRM PROFILE Grit Real Estate Income Group is a listed property income group operating in carefully selected African countries. The Company optimizes its structural investments underpinned by solid property fundamentals to achieve superior US Dollar and Euro based returns. Grit’s strong management team has over 59 years’ experience on the continent and is supported by in-country asset and property managers. Key executives are significantly invested in the Company on a no free carry basis, ensuring alignment with shareholders. Only income group focused on real estate inAfrica (excluding SouthAfrica) listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Diverse asset portfolio focused on strength of counterparty and located in African countries with solid fundamentals Compelling total returns underpinned by predominantly US Dollar and Euro denominated, long term leases Track record of consistently achieving dollar based distribution targets (Eighth distribution since listing) at a Dollar yield in excess of 7% High occupancy rates with quality tenants delivering sustainable growth Supportive anchor shareholders that are committed to growing the platform Strong management team with over 59 years of African experience, supported by in-country asset and property management teams. Our Values Talented People • Internal, strong & experienced executive management • Passion & commitment • Continuous staff development Consistent Performance • Attractive & sustainable hard currency income stream • 8 consecutive dividend payments • Proven ability to raise capital Quality Portfolio • Geographic & sector diversification • Low vacancy & long-term leases • 45% in investment grade African countries • Successful repatriation of funds ABOUT BRONWYN ANNE CORBETT Bronwyn is the Chief Executive Officer of Grit Real Estate Income Group, the largest pan African focused real estate fund listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and in Mauritius. Bronwyn has significant corporate finance and deal making experience. She played an instrumental role in the JSE listing of Delta Property Fund Limited in 2012 where she held the positions of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer prior to taking up the leadership role at Mara Delta Property Holdings. During her tenure at Delta Property Fund Limited, Bronwyn spearheaded the diversification of the REIT’s funding sources into the debt capital markets, leading to the establishment of a ZAR2 billion Domestic Medium Term Note Programme (DMTN programme). She led the team responsible for obtaining a national scale issue rating fromGlobal Credit Ratings as part of the DMTN programme. In addition, Bronwyn co-headed the team responsible for growing assets under management from ZAR 2.2 billion at listing to ZAR 11.8 billion in May 2016. Bronwyn is a founder member and served as non- executive director on the board of Mara Delta Property Holdings (now Grit Real Estate Income Group) where she played a significant role in the listing and conversion of the fund to its current pan-African focus, underpinned by dollar based leases. She assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in the lead-up to the fund’s merger with Pivotal to form Mara Delta. She has grown the portfolio from $220 million at inception to approximately $600 million currently. Appointed to the Board: August 2015