Evolution Group (South Africa)
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Evolution Group | |
Formerly | Real People Investment Holdings Limited |
Company type | Public |
Founded | 13 September 1999 |
Headquarters | Rosebank, Johannesburg South Africa |
Key people | Norman Thomson Chairman Neil Grobbelaar Executive director |
Revenue | ZAR 839 Million (2019) |
Total assets | ZAR 2 Billion (2019) |
Number of employees | 1,012 (2019) |
Website | Homepage |
Evolution Credit Limited, previously known as Real People Investment Holdings Limited, is a financial services holding company with its headquarters in Rosebank, South Africa.[1]
Overview
[edit]Evolution Group is a South African-based financial services institution. Its subsidiaries specialise in providing home improvement finance, debt collection services and assurance products. The group has more than 1,000 employees.
History
[edit]Evolution Group was incorporated as Real People Group on 13 September 1999. On 21 August 2013 the company converted into a public limited liability company.
As of 31 March 2019[update], the group has listed bonds on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.[1]
Group Businesses
[edit]The companies that compose the Real People Group include, but are not limited, to the following:
- DMC Debt Management (Proprietary) Limited – is a South African debt collection company, trading since 2001. The head office is situated in East London, South Africa.[2]
- Real People Home Finance (Proprietary) Limited - offers loans up to ZAR 120 000 for customers to spend at over 600 participating hardware stores. The head office is situated in Rosebank, South Africa.[3]
- Real People Assurance Company Limited – provides individual insurance policies. The head office is situated in East London, South Africa.[4]
Governance
[edit]Evolution Group is governed by a six-person board of directors, Norman Thomson as the chairperson and Neil Grobbelaar as the Group CEO.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Real People Group - Information Memorandum" (PDF). Real People Group. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "DMC | Simple, Fair, Trusted". www.dmc.co.za. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Home Improvement Finance Real People | Real People". www.realpeople.co.za. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Home". Real People Assure. Retrieved 17 October 2019.