Executive Team
Ian Carr
Group Managing Director
Ian has over 25 Years’ experience in banking and private equity through several Senior Executive roles within the SA financial sector and the broader Africa Region. His most recent roles in the Banking Sector were as a senior executive within the HSBC Africa Business in his capacity as HSBC'S Managing Director, Acting CEO and Head of Global Banking (Corporate and Investment Banking) for Africa. Subsequent to his time in the banking sector, Ian was also a Co-founder and Director of a Broad Based Black Economic Empowered Asset Management Company and a Financial Advisory Business.
Ian has joined Choice properties as an Investor and in the capacity as Managing Director in the business to concentrate on his passion for the real estate sector and to assist in building out the Choice Brand and Coverage model.
Group Managing Director
Ian has over 25 Years’ experience in banking and private equity through several Senior Executive roles within the SA financial sector and the broader Africa Region. His most recent roles in the Banking Sector were as a senior executive within the HSBC Africa Business in his capacity as HSBC'S Managing Director, Acting CEO and Head of Global Banking (Corporate and Investment Banking) for Africa. Subsequent to his time in the banking sector, Ian was also a Co-founder and Director of a Broad Based Black Economic Empowered Asset Management Company and a Financial Advisory Business.
Ian has joined Choice properties as an Investor and in the capacity as Managing Director in the business to concentrate on his passion for the real estate sector and to assist in building out the Choice Brand and Coverage model.
Jeni Webber
Chief Operating Officer
Jeni is a qualified Property Practitioner, with 13 years experience in selling residential property.
Jeni values and offers superior service to sellers and buyers alike. She loves to work by referral, and has been delighted over the years to re-sell properties as they come back on the market from existing clients. She has been a high achiever in the sales environment in her previous post.
Jeni has a corporate background, spending many years in the local Banking environment with FNB and Payments with MasterCard, and was very involved in Customer Relationship Management at a Corporate Level. She won the Regional Sales Award for sales and customer relationship growth whilst at Mastercard.
Chief Operating Officer
Jeni is a qualified Property Practitioner, with 13 years experience in selling residential property.
Jeni values and offers superior service to sellers and buyers alike. She loves to work by referral, and has been delighted over the years to re-sell properties as they come back on the market from existing clients. She has been a high achiever in the sales environment in her previous post.
Jeni has a corporate background, spending many years in the local Banking environment with FNB and Payments with MasterCard, and was very involved in Customer Relationship Management at a Corporate Level. She won the Regional Sales Award for sales and customer relationship growth whilst at Mastercard.
Simone Carr
GM – Bay Holiday Homes
GM – Bay Holiday Homes
Alet Waddell
Longterm rentals – GM
Holding an NQF Level 5 qualification, I have developed a comprehensive understanding of the property market over the past 20+ years.
I spent eight years in Scotland, where I was the Managing Director of my own property letting company. This international experience provides a unique and valuable perspective on the rental landscape and my ability to navigate both local and global property trends.
In addition to my extensive real estate background, I am a certified Assessor and Moderator with Services SETA and QCTO governing bodies in South Africa, enabling me to further contribute to the professional development and training of estate agents in the sales and rental arenas.
Longterm rentals – GM
Holding an NQF Level 5 qualification, I have developed a comprehensive understanding of the property market over the past 20+ years.
I spent eight years in Scotland, where I was the Managing Director of my own property letting company. This international experience provides a unique and valuable perspective on the rental landscape and my ability to navigate both local and global property trends.
In addition to my extensive real estate background, I am a certified Assessor and Moderator with Services SETA and QCTO governing bodies in South Africa, enabling me to further contribute to the professional development and training of estate agents in the sales and rental arenas.
Jeanne van Jaarsveldt
General Manager
Jeanne van Jaarsveldt is one of South Africa’s most accomplished and purpose-driven leaders in real estate — a specialist franchise growth strategist, executive coach and industry champion whose career spans more than two decades of hands-on ownership, senior executive leadership and sector-wide impact.
His journey began in 2000 when he stepped into the industry as a Principal Business Owner and built two highly successful real estate offices from the ground up. That entrepreneurial foundation gave him a deep understanding of the daily realities facing business owners — the operational pressures, the talent challenges and the relentless pursuit of market share. It is this firsthand experience that sets him apart as a leader who coaches from practice, not theory. Jeanne’s personal ethos is best captured by Zig Ziglar: “There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.” He has held senior positions — including Regional Director, CEO and General Manager — across several of South Africa’s most recognised national and international franchise brands, with international exposure spanning across USA, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Mauritius.
As National Past-President of the Institute of Estate Agents of South Africa (IEASA) and former Board member of the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations (ICREA) (USA), Jeanne has been a driving force in professionalising the sector and championing sustainable industry transformation. His contributions earned him recognition as a Real Estate Industry Mover and Shaker (2008) by Property Professional, and a prestigious Silver Prism Award (2009) for Exceptional Public Relations — the only Prism Award ever won by a real estate professional. Now, as General Manager of Choice Property Group, Jeanne is channeling this wealth of experience into delivering world-class executive coaching, cultivating high-performance team cultures and leading a team of specialists dedicated to supporting real estate entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey.
General Manager
Jeanne van Jaarsveldt is one of South Africa’s most accomplished and purpose-driven leaders in real estate — a specialist franchise growth strategist, executive coach and industry champion whose career spans more than two decades of hands-on ownership, senior executive leadership and sector-wide impact.
His journey began in 2000 when he stepped into the industry as a Principal Business Owner and built two highly successful real estate offices from the ground up. That entrepreneurial foundation gave him a deep understanding of the daily realities facing business owners — the operational pressures, the talent challenges and the relentless pursuit of market share. It is this firsthand experience that sets him apart as a leader who coaches from practice, not theory. Jeanne’s personal ethos is best captured by Zig Ziglar: “There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.” He has held senior positions — including Regional Director, CEO and General Manager — across several of South Africa’s most recognised national and international franchise brands, with international exposure spanning across USA, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Mauritius.
As National Past-President of the Institute of Estate Agents of South Africa (IEASA) and former Board member of the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations (ICREA) (USA), Jeanne has been a driving force in professionalising the sector and championing sustainable industry transformation. His contributions earned him recognition as a Real Estate Industry Mover and Shaker (2008) by Property Professional, and a prestigious Silver Prism Award (2009) for Exceptional Public Relations — the only Prism Award ever won by a real estate professional. Now, as General Manager of Choice Property Group, Jeanne is channeling this wealth of experience into delivering world-class executive coaching, cultivating high-performance team cultures and leading a team of specialists dedicated to supporting real estate entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey.