Holden commenced his career with Standard Bank in 1981. In 1995 he joined Syfrets Bank, which specialised in property lending, holding the position as Head of Credit.

Following various mergers he held the position of Regional Head of NIB/Nedbank Corporate Property Finance division Western Cape for five years, where after he joined Old Mutual Properties for 8 months.

In March 2004 Holden decided to pursue his own interests as a property developer, project manager and consultant. In March 2012, Holden joined Resilient Africa Real Estate, a Retail Mall Developer in Nigeria as Managing Director