
The TForge Team
At TForge, we are built on a foundation of strong corporate governance. Guided by the principles of the King IV Code, we uphold the highest standards of ethical and effective leadership—ensuring integrity, competence, responsibility, accountability, fairness, and transparency in everything we do.
Governing Body

Janine Rebelo
Board Chair

Francois Van Der Merwe
Chief Executive Officer

Antony Makins
Chief Operations Officer

Shashi Hansjee
Non-Exec Director

Michael De Klerk
Non-executive Director, Audit and Risk Chair

Sarah Thabethe
Board Chairperson
TForge Africa

Tumediso Lobelo
Non-Executive Director
TForge Africa
Management Team

Sylvester Kuisis
Executive Managed Infrastructure

Rijnhard Hessel
Executive Product Strategy

Stefan Verster
Executive Innovation & Ai

Alain Tardin
Executive Marketing

Ethel Ngwenya
Executive Finance & Risk

Mark Pillai
Executive Business Development

Trevor Chitambara
Executive Human Resources

Charne Williams
Product Executive

Adele Diedericks
GM Customer Experience

Sthembiso Ngongoma
GM Operations

Matthew Wate
Executive Innovation

Jared Hurwitz-Joseph
Head of Product Design

Lesiba Thango
Managing Executive - TForge Africa

Sharon Pillai
Executive Finance - TForge Africa

Jermaine Jeffries
Business Growth Executive - TForge Africa

Jermaine Jeffries
Business Growth Executive - TForge Africa

Shaun Ownhouse
Business Growth Manager - TForge Africa