LEADERSHIP

GEORGE SEBULELA

CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT

Academic Record: Advanced Management Programme – INSEAD (France), Board Development Programme – Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), BA (Com) – Fort Hare University (UFH), Leadership Development Programme – Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Principles of Business Management – Wits Business School, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing – Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) Leverage Finance – Fitch (UK)

Current Board Appointments: Founder and President of African Entrepreneurs Council (AEC), Former Chairman and Secretary General of the Black Business Council (BBC), Director of Sanlam Investment: Private Wealth, Board Member of Eskom Holdings, Board Member of Aerosud Holdings, Secretary of United Arab Emirates South Africa Joint Business Council (UAESAJBC), Council Member of the University of Fort Hare, Chairman & Member of the Investment Committee of the University of Fort Hare Foundation, Secretary General of the Black Business Executive Circle (BBEC), serves on the Presidential Advisory Group chaired by the President of the Republic of South Africa and Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Committee member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) companies CEO’s initiative steering committee chaired by the Minister of Finance and the Chairman of Telkom. He serves in the B20 Trade and Investment, & B20 Financing Growth and Infrastructure. George has since inception been involved in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) Business Council, where he was instrumental as a key driver in the successful establishment of Financial Services Working Group (FSWG), He is currently the Co-Chairman of the Regional Aviation Working Group (RAWG)

Current Professional Memberships: Current Professional Memberships: Investment Analyst Society Southern Africa (IASSA), Institute of Directors in Southern Africa(IOD), Black Business Executive Circle (BBEC), Association of Black Securities Investment Professionals (ABSIP), African Entrepreneurs Council (AEC), Black Business Council(BBC) He was a member of the ABSA Capital EXCO Committee, Chairman of Diversity Committee (DIVCO) of ABSA Capital, a committee member of the ABSA Group FSC responsible for the ABSA Group empowerment Financing, member of Johannesburg Loan Committee (JLOC), member of the Credit Committee, member of Executive Recruitment committee (RECO), Member of the ABSA Group 2010 steering committee. Mr Sebulela worked as a Business Development Executive at Avis Fleet Services, responsible for Business Development & Marketing, and Government & State Owned Enterprises.

JACQUES VERSTER

Chief Financial Officer

Jacques has a strong expertise in origination, implementation of transactions, valuations investor relations, capital raising and listings, holds a BCom (Hons) CA (SA). He is a former Corporate Finance Executive at HSBC Investment Banking. Jacques negotiated with Johannesburg Metro Council on outsourcing of IT (with IBM) and fleet (with Super Group (JSE Listed) as well as Negotiated joint venture with IBM – (One of IBM’s 10th biggest JV contracts worldwide)

HARIETH MABUZA

Non-Executive Director

Ms. Harrieth Mabuza is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a Master of Commerce from Wits University. Her academic journey includes an APC qualification in 2018, a CTA in 2015, and a BCom Accounting degree from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in 2014. Additionally, she holds various certifications, including an RE5 certificate, training in Integrated Reporting for Accountants from the University of Johannesburg, and is a SAICA-trained assessor. Professionally, she is affiliated with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the South African Institute of Tax (SAIT).

Ms. Mabuza’s professional experience includes serving as the Group Tax & Finance Manager at Attacq Limited and RH Bophelo Limited/RH Managers, where she handled technical accounting and tax matters, compliance, financial reporting, overseeing group consolidated financial statements, budget management, stakeholder engagement, and audit coordination. She was an Audit Manager for the Auditor General of South Africa audits, where she coordinated audit teams, managed client relationships, and ensured compliance with auditing standards. Her early career involved auditing articles with AGSA and lecturer. She also held non-executive directorship roles with Gini Finance and Compliance, Healing Hills Private Hospital, Nkomazi Private Hospital, and Rondebosch Medical Centre.

QUINTON ZUNGA

Non-Executive Director

Quinton is the Executive Chairman and founder of RHM. He has been instrumental in raising US$1.5 billion for RH Managers where he also serves as Head of Debt Capital Markets for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to this he held directorships at The Bank of America and Merrill Lynch South Africa and has filled senior positions in the industry. 

Bachelor of Business Science and Computer Science

Master of Science Finance (University of London)

DR. KINESH PATHER

Non-Executive Director

He hails from the medical fraternity, and post his practice completed his MBA, went into the investment arena, therafter joining Letsema Investments, and CEPPWAWU Invesments.Kinesh has extensive experience in the trade union investment arena – he was previously the CEO of the Chemical and Petroleum Union Investment Company. In this role in 2001, he concluded the first significant BEE transaction in the PharmaCo sector through a strategic equity acquisition into Aspen Pharmacare (SA’s largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer). This has led to enormous benefits for the Union and its members over the last 13 years.

He participated in Total South Africa in formulating its empowerment strategy and approach and is also currently a shareholder of Total SA. Kinesh was instrumental in the deal structuring of Impala Platinum’s Marula Platinum Mine and lead the consortium to acquire 27% of Marula Platinum in 2005. Kinesh acts as Advisor to Tubatse Platinum and the Marula Community Trust, two of the empowerment partners in the 27% stake of Marula. Kinesh is still retained as advisor on all matters relating to the empowerment stake, and on the community matters.