Board of Directors

André van der Veen is a CA, CGMA and CFA charter holder. He has served as director of numerous companies including HCI, Tsogo Sun, Clover and Montauk Energy. André previously was CEO of Johnnic Holdings, Niveus Investments and E-Media Holdings. He is currently the chairman of Alphawave, a technology holding company, and a managing partner of A2 Investments.

Keshree, who has been with the Group since 2016, holds a BCom(Hons) in Financial Accounting and is a qualified chartered accountant. Keshree, who was previously at PwC as a senior audit manager, worked with various clients including Distell Group Limited, Remgro Group Ltd and British American Tobacco South Africa. During her time at PwC Keshree also had the opportunity to work internationally at PwC Chicago and PwC Columbus.

Adrian Zetler is a CA and CFA charter holder. He started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he completed his articles and spent two years as a valuation specialist in their UK corporate finance team. For 12 years, Adrian was an analyst and portfolio manager at Coronation Fund Managers. Adrian is currently a partner at A² Investment Partners.

Manie is a Chartered Accountant who holds BCompt Hons and BCom Hons (Financial Management) degrees, with more than 45 years of working experience in auditing, accounting, taxation, corporate finance and strategic planning of which the last 25 years have been at executive level in companies such as BP, Media24 and the Oasis Group. Manie previously served on the Group’s Board from 2014 until his resignation in 2017 due to his retirement as CFO of Media24.

With a BA (Social Sciences), Postgraduate Diploma in European Community Competition Law, and a LLB, Lulama is a director at Lulama Mtanga Legal Consultancy and a former director at Bowman Gilfillan Inc. She has extensive experience in advising on notification of local and international transactions under the Competition Act in South Africa in various sectors. She was the first lawyer at Bowman Gilfillan Inc. and one of the first lawyers in South Africa to advise on cross-border competition law merger regulations in the African continent.

Marang Mashologu is a director and shareholder at Sphere Holdings Proprietary Limited, an established mid-market investment company. Sphere is an investor in the Maskew Miller Learning business, and she brings with her meaningful experience of Maskew Miller Learning’s history. She is a CFA charter holder and an independent non-executive director of Chubb Insurance South Africa Limited, the South African subsidiary of Chubb Limited and The Spar Group Limited. Ms Mashologu is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and fellow of the inaugural class of the Finance Leaders Fellowship Program.