Rene Wessels

Senior Executive | Private Clients

Investec DIFC

Rene completed her law degree at the University of Stellenbosch and is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. After completing her articles in Cape Town, she joined a multinational offshore trust company, gaining extensive experience in global estate planning and structuring for high net worth individuals, while obtaining her H-dip Tax through Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California. Rene was responsible for local and offshore products and solutions at FNB Fiduciary before joining Investec Wealth & Investment as a Tax and Fiduciary specialist in July 2017. Rene has been instrumental in building the Tax and Fiduciary offering for Investec during the last 7 years, and she was the first founding member of the team. She was rated in the Chambers HNW 2019 and 2020 for professional advisors. Every year they carry out thousands of in-depth interviews with clients in order to assess the reputations and expertise of business lawyers worldwide. The qualities they look for (and which determine rankings) include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/ astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client. Rene is now permanently living in the Dubai and heading up the Wealth Management Strategy for Investec Wealth & Investment International.