Ted Woods

"Ted Woods has worked primarily in the financial sector across his career. He is a Chartered Accountant with Chartered Financial Analyst and MBA qualifications. He was Chief Executive of Deutsche Bank’s businesses in South Africa, and later chairman of its Equities business.

"Ted was a non-Executive Director of Standard Bank Group for 10 years. He chaired the Group Remuneration committee and was a member of the Group Audit committee and the Risk and Capital Management committee. Standard Bank has operations in 20 African countries.

"Ted holds close interests in conservation and wildlife management, and is currently working on a formal project in Kruger National Park involving 365 tree species found within the park.

"Ted brings to the Board of African Parks Network not only his knowledge and decades of experience, but also a deep commitment to Africa, and a passion for conservation of its magnificent flora, fauna and landscapes."