Thuli is highly successful female chartered accountant who has been in the field from 1993 which capacitated her with invaluable experience in audit and financial disciplines covering a broad variety of industries from start-up businesses, to listed companies , SOEs, PFMA,MFMA and private owned entities.

Thuli has hands on experience in providing professional advice in strategic disciplines such as financial reporting, taxation, SCM processes, auditing, forensic accounting and corporate finance. She is a competent, decisive and dedicated executive financial professional poised to deliver results according to the accounting and auditing standards. Thuli is recognised as a change agent; acknowledged for balanced judgment and stability, and capacity to steer consensus among core business disciplines with diverse agendas and vision.

Thuli have been serving on various boards from 2001 and have chaired audit committees.  Thuli has served in Municipal owned entities such as Pikitup and the CoJ Zoo for number of years and had audited Municipalities in her post articles years.Thuli has been involved in implementation of turn around strategies and have been instrumental in creating turnaround strategies for various entities.

Wallie Louw has 28 years of extensive career experience in the financial and management consulting sector (managing the interest of major private and public sector clients on commercial assignments), resulting in experience gained in a wide range of financial management skills and significant expertise in, amongst others, structuring staffing solutions, due diligence reviews, acting as financial director/manager, working capital management, cost savings and indicative valuations for the arms manufacturing, Information Technology and general manufacturing sectors.

His work experience is supported by a CA (SA) and B Com Accounting (Hon) qualifications, as well as professional project management (PMP), first-class analytical and problem solving skills and a dedication to maintaining high quality standards.

Darren Claassen obtained his BA Degree from the University of the Western Cape in 1991. He also obtained a number of law credits as well as credits towards his MBA. He progressed through local government structures from Administration Officer in Worcester TLC to Town Clerk and Municipal Manager in 2001. In 2007 he joined SANParks as Area Manager for the Garden Route National Park – Tsitsikamma Section. In 2009 Darren left SANParks to pursue private interests and provided consulting services in the following areas:

• Enterprise Development for Tourism and Hospitality Services
• Local Government Consultancy

In 2010 Darren established Pinnacle Business Services with a view to pursuing more challenging consulting projects. Having worked as Municipal Manager has equipped him with the skills to manage under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment.

A career of more than 40 years in the financial sector has resulted in significant proficiency and recognized expertise in financial management and administration as well as data management, specifically at municipal and local government levels in South Africa. As Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer respectively at different local municipalities, key result areas included the development and implementation of financial information technology (IT) systems, change management strategies and revising organisational structures, compliance with legislation, financial viability and revenue enhancement and management.

Work experience is supported by a BCom degree and Associate membership of the Institute of Municipal Finance Officers (IMFO). Meeting stringent output expectations under extreme work volume pressures with reduced staff levels has finely honed an analytical approach to decision-making and problem solving, which is supported by proven leadership competence and a recognized ability to develop and encourage teams to deliver against business objectives.

Danie is an Associate Specialist at NMS. He is overseeing the Support function of the NMS Toolkit, the system that Bigen Africa uses for their Revenue Enhancement solutions as provided to the Municipalities countrywide. He is also responsible for the marketing of Bigen Africa’s Asset and Revenue Enhancement solutions to Municipalities in South Africa. Danie’s 35 years experience in Local Government includes involvement in developing of computer systems and the marketing of computer based solutions. He also has invaluable personnel managerial experience within this area. He has gained extensive experience not only in the above but is also qualified in Information Technology through numerous courses locally and abroad. He has 10 years practical experience in databases, networking, programming and system analysis and design.

Leanne began her working career in 2000 as a Credit Control Clerk for Hibiscus Coast Municipality (now known as Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) where, in addition to the usual credit control actions, she was also involved in the restructuring of the Credit Control Department, participated in the drafting of Credit Control Policies and overseeing the Municipality’s panel of Attorneys. Further to this, she was also responsible for dealing with all Departmental Audit Queries.

During her time in this department, she gained working experience of the SAMRAS Financial System & the Munsoft Financial System. She has extensive working knowledge of the NATAL ORDINANCE 25/1974 with particular reference to Section 172 (Recovery of Debt) as well Magistrates Court Act.

On the 1st August 2006, she joined the NMS team and has since been responsible for the implementation, execution and management of our revenue system at various Municipalities in Kwazulu - Natal. Leanne has a BComm Degree (Informatics and Business Management), Completed Courses in Municipal Financial Accounting and Paralegal - Debt Collection and is currently completing a BComm (Law) Degree.

In October 2003, he joined the NMS team at Newcastle Municipality as a Credit Control Manager. He managed the recovery of some 38 000 consumer accounts, the registration of 20 000 indigent consumers, the water and electricity disconnection list, credit control and debt collection staff training, statically forward planning, consumer quires and the ZEUS credit management system.

During his time in the municipal environment, he gained working experience of the SAMRAS, Munsoft, Abacus and Venus Financial Systems. He has extensive working knowledge of the NATAL ORDINANCE 25/1974 with particular reference to Section 172 (Recovery of Debt) as well Magistrates Court Act. He is also very familiar with the incorporation of the Municipal systems act of 2000, chapter 9, Credit control and Debt Collection. He has work shopped various municipal councils on their debt collection policies, by-laws and indigent policies.

Heinrich Moller CA (SA) is a partner at Kreston Pretoria. He qualified as a Registered Auditor and Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1999 at KPMG and has postgraduate degrees in accounting and financial management from the University of Pretoria and UNISA. He has acted as pre-issuance (quality control) reviewer for the Auditor General in the region of two dozen audits and oversees the consulting activities of Kreston Pretoria.

His primary responsibility is strategic direction of Kreston Pretoria’s activities. In addition, Heinrich is directly involved with providing the firm’s core services at the operational level, services which span assurance, management consultancy, software services and financial advisory services amongst others. His responsibilities in this capacity include: Performance management; Engagement partner duties on assurance and consulting engagements; Quality control (pre-issuance) review in audits carried out by the Office of the Auditor General (SA).