In an unusual move, the CFI.co judging panel has granted a personal award to Sam Camilleri, CEO and principal officer of the Natal Joint Municipal Pension Funds (NJMPF) since 2007 and one of South Africa’s best-known advocates for financial literacy.
Mr Camilleri has the natural ability to bring out the best in people. He leads by example and displays a genuine interest in fellow workers and their challenges and aspirations. Mr Camilleri strongly believes in lifelong learning and has initiated numerous skill development programmes with a view to increasing both job and customer satisfaction levels.
Mr Camilleri is recognised throughout the industry for his professional acumen. Under his leadership, NJMPF became one of South Africa’s flagship funds, celebrated for setting new performance benchmarks and raising the bar on governance. NJMPF is now considered one of the country’s top retirement fund administrators – and one of the first to adopt a full set of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) standards.
Throughout his distinguished career, Mr Camilleri has insisted on pursuing a sustainable business model – one driven by incremental and accumulative change. At NJMPF this approach built a resilient organisation primed for exponential growth whilst keeping to the human dimension. Few pension funds are as close to their members as NJMPF – a true hallmark of quality.
The CFI.co judging panel is pleased to offer Sam Camilleri of the Natal Joint Municipal Pension Funds the 2018 Outstanding Leadership Pension Fund Industry South Africa Award.