The Helfin Financial Services Group was established in 1976 by its current key individual, Mike Papageorge. Mike completed his B.Com degree at Unisa and his MBA with his thesis on medical funding in South Africa. Together, Mike and his wife, Elli, have built up the current Helfin team and they envision the company to become the best independent, competent financial services provider within our geographic area.
We are pleased to announce that we were adjudged to be one of the top four advisory practices in the country in 2009.
The Helfin Group consists of a long term, life and investment company known as Helfin Private Wealth (Pty) Ltd and a short term advisory company styled Helfin Risk Management Co (Pty) Ltd.

Mike Papageorge
Managing Director
BCom MBL

Elli Papageorge
Director & Tax Advisor
BCom MBL SAIPA

Michael Papageorge
Director & Financial Advisor
CA(SA) – SAICA, ACA –
ICAEW, CIMA – CGMA, SAIT, JCIC

Nadeem Mohamed
Director & Financial Advisor
BCom Economics
Accounting

Virginia Dikinya
Chief Financial Officer
BCOMPT (MAC)
PGDIP (MAC)

Nicolene Louw
Accounting Assistant
Short Term Insurance

Celliers Du Plooy
General Manager
Short Term Insurance

Edna Prinsloo
Manager
Short Term Personal Lines
Manager / Advisor and Underwriter

Wayne Kruger
Short Term
Short Term Commercial Line
Underwriter

Simoné Thiart
Short Term
Short Term Personal Lines
Administrator/New Business and Quotations

Cherise Peens
Short Term
Short Term Claims
Long Term Insurance

Brandon Groenewald
Financial Advisor & Wealth Associate
BCom Financial Management,
PgDip Financial Planning
CFP ®

Michael Louw
Long Term Existing Business
BBA Economics & Business
Life and Investment Admin

Denise Visser
Long Term Administrator
Life and Investment Admin

Charnè Skinner
Long Term Administrator
Life and Investment Admin
Investments

Donovan Shaun Waring
Portfolio Manager & Analyst
BCom Investment Management
BCom (Hons) in Economics
PGDip in Financial Planning
MM in Finance & Investment

Vassili Panoussis
Portfolio Manager & Analyst
BCom Investment Management
BCom (Hons) Investment Management
CFA® Charterholder
Medical Aid & Group Benefits

Phumzile Nkuna
Director
Medical Aid and
Group Benefits
Medical aid, medical insurance and gap cover
group benefits

Simoné Dove
Medical Aid Consultant

Akani Rikhotso
Medical Aid &
Group Benefits Administrator
Receptionist & Personal Assistant
Anette Moolman
Receptionist
& Personal Assistant
to Directors
Compliance

Julene Botha
Compliance Admin

Charnè Skinner
Compliance Admin




