Gerald Völkel was the highly regarded Chief Financial Officer of the JD Group Limited and where he also served on the Board of this company for a dozen years. Before this he was an audit partner of Ernst & Young for four years.

Raised and educated in Gauteng, Völkel holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree (B. Acc) from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Mr. Gerald Völkel, B.Acc., C.A. (SA), has been a Financial Director and Executive Director of Growthpoint Properties Limited since February 1, 2013 and serves as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Völkel served as the Chief Financial Officer of JD Group Ltd. until April 30, 2010 and also served as its Group Financial Director and joined it in November 1995. He has 15 years of experience in auditing and 12 years' of experience in retailing.

Mr. Völkel served as an Executive Director of JD Group Ltd. from April 2, 2001 to April 30, 2010.

His career spans a progression of senior financial roles with performance-driven companies.