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The team

TSHOLOFELO CHOENE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

A passionate champion of inclusion with commercial banking experience specializing in Asset Financing. An analyst with a human touch and a leader with a resolute and unmistakable work ethic.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Commerce: Banking and Investment Management: University of Free State
  • Risk Management: University of Cape Town
  • Business Systems Analysis: University of Cape Town
  • Financial Development and Financial Inclusion: International Monetary Fund

KEA BOAKYE

SOFT SKILLS AND INTERPERSONAL COACH

The author of a successful best-selling book and an avid people management and development practitioner. A resilient and hardworking professional with a penchant for human development.

Qualifications:
  • Certificate in Personal Development & Coaching

DIPALESA MBOLA

GROUP MARKETING AND EVENTS

A passionate champion of women empowerment and an advocate of the inclusion of girls through inter-personal training and development. The founder of #YOURSUPERPOWER. An initiative for the development of girls from a poor background.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Commerce: Marketing: University of Free State
  • Honours in Business Management: University of Free State

THABISO BOHLALE

SME LEGAL RISK ADVISOR

Risk is as important in our personal lives as it is in business. Not by itself, but by what it prepares us to guard against, the undesirable eventualities. Thabiso spent some of his professional life as risk and compliance manager with Investec.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Laws: University of Free State
  • Admitted attorney

THAMI MBHELE

GROUP HEAD - ACQUISITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

An energetic and skilled business development professional with intensive and diverse corporate experience. Thami worked in various sectors such as retail, banking and mobile network including the funding of students at tertiary level with Fundi.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Management Leadership: University of Free State
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration: University of Free State
  • Management Development Programme: University of Free State Certified Coach

LUFUNDO MBUSI

SME ACCOUNTING AND TAX ADVISORY

A soft-spoken yet matter-of-fact accountant who is easily impressed by a detailed chronology of events. He served his articles at Norlan Auditors. Your atypical accountant who is client-solution-focused.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting: University of Free State
  • Registered Accountant
  • Registered Tax Advisor

WILL CHOENE

HEAD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGY

How do we measure success? Is it through our Ability or our Will? A banker with a decade and a half experience as Senior Manager in Business Banking.

Qualifications:
  • Masters of Commerce in Development Finance: University of Cape Town
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Business and Finance: University of Cape Town
  • International Business & Corporate Affairs: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Advanced PR and Communication Programme: International School Of Communication, London, United Kingdom
  • Financial Development and Financial Inclusion: International Monetary Fund
  • Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Harvard University (Online)

TUMELO CHAKA

HEAD MARKETING AND ACCESS TO MARKET STRATEGY

A former banker with ABSA and Nedbank in commercial and Private Banking. He is passionate about Township Economic Development

Qualifications:
  • Master In Business Administration from Gordon Institute for Business Science
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Gordon Institute for Business Science
  • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from University of Free State