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Meet our leadership team

Mpho Makwana

Heading our coaching and mentoring team is Mpho Makwana, an accomplished leader with a diverse experience of over 33 years, 28 of which have been in executive C-suite roles in both private and public sectors.

Mpho Makwana

Heading our coaching and mentoring team is Mpho Makwana, an accomplished leader with diverse experience of over 33 years, 28 of which have been in executive C-suite roles in both private and public sectors. Mpho among others, is the immediate past Chairman of Nedbank Group & Nedbank Limited, Chairman of Arcelormittal South Africa Ltd (February 2013 - May 2022), Chairman SAFCOL SOC LTD (October 2018 - May 2023), Chairman Investing In Africa Mining Indaba Advisory Board (October 2016 - December 2021), Chairman Eskom Holdings Ltd (November 2009- June 2011 and October 2022-October 2023) and a past member of the Future World Network [June 2002 - December 2010 - www.futureworld.org]

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Vannie Pillay

A trusted advisor with 20 plus years of high-impact experience addressing people and business strategy, Vannie is a well respected Transformation, Leadership and Human Capital expert.

Vannie Pillay

A trusted advisor with 15 plus years of high-impact experience addressing people and business strategy, Vannie Pillay is a force to be reckoned with and she is part of our coaching team. She’s an accomplished consultant with knowledge and understanding of corporate and SME business sectors, legislative & regulatory environments in Retail, Manufacturing, Financial Services, IT, Energy, Logistics, Security, Health care, and Insurance Industries, including relevant regulatory, company & labor laws in SA and African territories. Background in providing leadership and strategic direction to CEO, and C-suite executives to help build themselves, their people, and their businesses, through scale-up, turnaround, and development and coaching programs. She has a history of leading People and Business strategies, corporate affairs, and communications portfolios, directing multicultural teams, and implementing strategic resets, change leadership, and transformative projects for growth – mergers and acquisitions, organizational and capital restructuring, business rescue, and foreign expansion. Through, Oaktree People Solutions, where she is CEO and MD, Vannie has sharpened her craft to serve leaders and SMEs - through an integrated eco-system, leadership, and entrepreneur development programs and business solutions and services SMEs need to start and scale up their business. Her purpose is to ignite growth, helping entrepreneurs and SMEs thrive. Vannie has her Honours in Industrial Psychology, an MBA, completed a certified directors program, and serves on boards in various roles - as a board member, advisor, and remuneration committee member, NPC director. She is also a certified executive coach and has completed various certificate programs in leadership, organizational development, facilitation, directorship, and coaching. Vannie is also a mentor on the JSE SME programs for Entrepreneurs, Gibs postgraduate program coach, mentor for MBA graduates through SIOPSA, and an independent volunteer coach, helping to build entrepreneurs and young leaders for success.

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Breyten Mojapelo

A seasoned environmental sustainability professional. Currently the Managing Director of KT 1,5°C Environmental Sustainability Consulting, Breyten is a thought leader and trusted expert in his field of environmental sustainability.

Breyten Mojapelo

Our team of coaches include Mr Kgubudi Breyten Mojapelo, a genius in environmental sustainability. Currently the Managing Director of KT 1,5°C Environmental Sustainability Consulting, Breyten is a thought leader and trusted expert in his field of environmental sustainability. His enlightening insights were featured in the 2016 Standard Bank Report to Society and in 2017, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) Down to Earth magazine featured him on environmental sustainability matters. He was also asked to come and share his invaluable knowledge by presenting at a National Business Initiative (NBI) event The NBI is a coalition of South African and multination businesses working towards sustainable growth and development. He:  Holds a BSc Microbiology; BSc (H) Applied Science: Environmental Technology; PGDip Environmental Law.  Is a registered Professional Scientist with South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions. (SACNASP). He has expertise and experience in Carbon Accounting, Corporate Sustainability/ESG, Climate Change and Environmental Risk Management and Environmental law and Compliance.

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More Makwana

More Makwana

More Makwana is an experienced Internal Audit professional with more than 12 years’ experience in different facets of internal audit—as well as complementary expertise in general accounting, quality assurance, risk analysis and compliance. Her skills and capabilities include the ability to manage internal audit engagements, provide technical guidance to audit staff, evaluate internal controls, and provide value-adding recommendations to management of various business units. She has experience of working in both the private and public sector (including State Owned Entities). Her career started at National Treasury, where she worked her way up to an Assistant Director. Her private sector experience includes Santam Limited, Flight Centre Travel Group and KPMG. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Internal Auditing (Unisa), Bachelor of Accounting Science (Wits University), a certificate in Auditing Information Systems (Wits University), a certificate in Performance Auditing (Unisa) and has completed a program in Forensic and Investigative Auditing (Unisa). She is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and is currently working towards obtaining the CIA certification.

Mafise Ledwaba

Mafise is an experienced professional with excellent leadership and managerial qualities, as well as a strong technical background spanning over 10 years of IT experience.

Mafise Ledwaba

Mafise is an experienced professional with excellent leadership and managerial qualities, as well as a strong technical background spanning over 10 years of IT experience. His trusted IT skills expand to project management, IT management, business analysis, data governance, data compliance, and control implementations. He expertly applies these skills to achieve the intended corporate goals and business requirements while collaborating with the relevant stakeholders and executives to formulate decisions that are aligned to their objectives of their business. With his drive for innovation, he excels in adapting and aligning technological solutions with organizational objectives and optimized IT infrastructure. Mafise holds a Postgraduate qualification in Business Management from Regenesys Business School, a National Diploma in Information Technology and a Bachelors in Project Management, both obtained at Central University of Technology (CUT).

Lindiwe Sithole

Lindiwe Sithole (Mrs Makgobe) a trusted Entity Derivatives Trader at Liberty Finance, is one of the friendliest faces in the company and she forms part of our coaching team.

Lindiwe Sithole

Lindiwe Sithole (Mrs Makgobe) a trusted Entity Derivatives Trader at Liberty Finance, is one of the friendliest faces in the company and she forms part of our coaching team. With a deep passion for mathematics and community building, Lindiwe is right where she belongs. She has over 10 years-experience in her field and her heart is set on nurturing long term change while her mind is obsessed with financial markets, analysing data and solving real- world problems. So intentional about her love for mathematics and imparting her knowledge, that in 2014, she volunteered at inKamva Yomphakathi Community Project in Secunda as a mathematics tutor for Grade 9 Grade 11 learners. She did not stop at her BSc and Honours Degree in Mathematics from the University of the Witwatersrand, but her innovative and determined drive, led her to complete a Masters Degree in Mathematics (Topology) from the University of South Africa (UNISA). During her studies at UNISA, she published an article in a top-tier journal called Elsevier titled: “On the sublocale of an algebraic frame induced by the d-nucleus.”

Meet our leadership team

Mpho Makwana

Vannie Pillay

Breyten Mojapelo

More Makwana

Mafise Ledwaba

Lindiwe Sithole

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