Mr Matthys (Thys) du Toit is a professional investor and investment expert with more than three decades of experience.
 
He joined the Board of WWF South Africa in 2020 and is Chair of the Investments Finance sub-committee.
 
Thys is a founding member of Coronation Fund Managers and was appointed as managing director in 1996. Thys was also instrumental in establishing empowerment asset managers like Namibia Asset Management, African Harvest, Kagiso Asset Management, Coronation Fund Managers (Botswana) and PPS Investments. Thys served on the boards of several JSE-listed companies, including Coronation, ZCI, PSG, Attacq and Pioneer Foods. He currently also serves on the board of Old Mutual. In addition, he is serving on the Advisory Committee of USB and as chairperson of Stellenbosch Trust. Thys is also the chairperson of Rootstock Investment Management.