Dr. Gerald Gonzenbach is the Chief Executive Officer for Octane Holding Ltd., based in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.

Gerald has more than 18 years experience in international corporate finance, asset management and structured finance. He started his career at UBS where he held various positions before becoming Managing Director and Country Head of UBS, Southern Africa. In 1998 he moved to Genbel Securities Ltd. to become Chief International Officer before becoming the Chief Financial Officer of Sanlam Financial Services.

Gerald received his Masters degree and PhD in Law from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, as well as an MBA from the University of Virginia, USA.

Thomas Schlebusch is the Chief Investment Officer of Octane Holding Ltd., based in Cape Town, South Africa.

In 1998, after completing his MBA in Holland, Thomas returned to South Africa to take up a position at SA Breweries as a commodities analyst. In 1999 he joined Sanlam Investment Management (SIM). He was instrumental in developing SIM’s Absolute Return Fund strategies, and in 2001 was appointed portfolio manager for several SIM funds including some “absolute return” funds. In 2004, after a brief “timeout” to pursue his own interests, he was enticed back into the financial world to head up Hedgehog Capital, a Sanlam hedge fund incubation venture.

Thomas joined Blue Ink Investments in 2007 and was subsequently appointed Chief Investment Officer to head up Blue Ink's fund of hedge funds operations and more recently, Octane's fund of hedge funds.

Thomas has received his B.Eng; M.Eng; GDP (Graduate Degree Program); as well as his MBA.