Qualifications - CTA, CA (SA)

Willy commenced his merchant banking career with the Nedbank Group in 1974 in corporate finance. He later became involved in project and structured finance and private equity. At the time of the merger of Nedcor Investment Bank, he was an executive director with responsibility for infrastructure, project and structured finance, private equity, and risk and legal.

Qualifications - MSc Statistics, Executive MBA (Sweden)

Extensive corporate finance and asset management background gained at Standard Chartered Merchant Bank, Southern Asset Managers and Infinity Asset Management. Ethan was a founder and has been managing director of Vunani Capital Holdings (previously African Harvest Capital) since its inception in the late ‘90s.

Qualifications - B. Comm; B Acc (CA) SA

Aphrodite joined Vunani in 2005, focusing on the stock broking operations of the group. She was appointed Financial Director in August 2010. Before joining Vunani, Aphrodite worked at Deloitte as an audit manager.

Qualifications - B.Comm PG Dip (Accounting), CA (SA)

Currently managing director of Vunani Securities, Butana established African Harvest Capital with Ethan Dube and has served a number of senior executive roles. Prior to Vunani, Butana worked at Southern Asset Management and then at Futuregrowth.

Qualifications - B.Comm (Hons) CA SA

Having initiated a number of early BEE deals, Mark formed a corporate finance boutique and then advised on the formation of African Harvest Limited in 1997. Mark is responsible for Vunani Capital’s investment activities.

Qualifications - BA. LLB. LLM (commercial law/maritime law)

Evelyn is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and was appointed director and partner at Fairbridges Attorneys in 2004. Originally a non-executive director of Vunani, Evelyn joined as an executive director in 2006.

MA, AEP, Diploma in management and MBA

Bongani is Chairman of Grey Global (SA) and EDS South Africa.  He is the immediate Past-Chairman of Transnet Limited. Bongani, who has also served as a Strategic Adviser at the Presidency, is also a former Deputy Chief Executive at Eskom. He is presently Professor Extraordinaire (and Chairman) of the African Centre for HIV/AIDS Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at University  of Stellenbosch.

LLB, Dip Company Law, Programme in Business Leadership

Nambita is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.  Her experience spans over  a decade having worked for SAEDF as a Legal Consel to the CEO. Nambita is currently the Corporate Legal Advisor to South African Airways (SAA). Prior to this she acted as general legal counsel to the South African Enterprise Development Fund.   

BCom, BAcc (Wits), CA(SA)

Gordon has extensive experience in risk management, corporate governance, external and internal auditing and was previously a partner with both KPMG and PWC.  He is a director of a number of companies.

BBus Sci (Hons), BCom (Hons)(FinAcc), CA (SA)

John spent five years with Deloitte & Touche where he obtained audit, accounting, financial advisory and taxation experience.  He spent five years as the financial director of Gosair Filter Systems (Proprietary) Limited and also lectured for nine years at the University of Cape Town in financial accounting and management accounting.