LANCE WILLIAMS    DAVID SMOLLAN       WANDA SHUENYANE     SEBENZILE MATSEBILA     ALAN ROMANIS     

  


LANCE WILLIAMS MANAGING DIRECTOR
CA (SA)

Lance heads up i capital. He provides companies with advice on issues such as acquisitions, disposals, mergers and takeovers, and has advised companies on a large number of successful transactions. He has a detailed knowledge of the regulatory environment affecting corporate finance transactions, including knowledge of the Companies Act, associated tax legislation, the Listing rules of the JSE and the Securities Regulation Code on Takeovers and Mergers. In addition he has an in depth knowledge of the various types of valuation techniques utilised internationally.

He has a B.Comm BAcc (with distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand and graduated in the top ten in the board exam (QE). He is a member of both the JSE Issuer Services Advisory Committee and the AltX Advisory Committee. He is also a co-founder and past director of Young Business for South Africa, a nonprofit organisation that aims to promote networking and understanding between all types of young economically active South Africans.

Prior to his co-founding i capital, Lance was an associate within the Corporate Finance division of UBS. At UBS he was involved in executing large corporate finance transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and disposals. Lance has been involved in the execution of a number of high profile transactions involving large listed companies. Prior to joining UBS (previously Union Bank of Switzerland Corporate Finance), Lance was employed in the corporate finance department of the then Price Waterhouse. During his period of employment at Price Waterhouse, Lance gained exposure to a range of transactions involving smaller, primarily unlisted businesses.
DAVID SMOLLAN NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BComm PGDA CA (SA) CFA

David is an Executive Director of Smollan Group, South Africa’s leading Field Service Group.

David has a B.Comm PGDA from the University of Cape Town, and is a chartered accountant (SA). He is also a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Prior to his co-founding i capital, David Smollan was a consultant in the Corporate Finance division of Grant Thornton Kessel Feinstein (GTKF). David was instrumental in the creation of this division, and was involved in advising unlisted companies, providing transaction support to medium size listed companies as well as private equity funds.

David was also involved in the valuation of companies, due diligence investigations, and private equity capital raising and was also involved in consulting to "owner managed businesses" on finance, offshore structuring and basic strategy issues including succession planning and other "business" matters.

David is also a co-founder and director of Young Business for South Africa, a non-profit organisation that aims to promote networking and understanding between young, economically active South Africans.


WANDA SHUENYANE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Wanda Shuenyane owns and manages Sceptre Holdings, a 100% black-owned and managed South African investment company. Wanda is an experienced business professional who honed his operations management and strategy consulting skills working for top tier local and international organisations such as Merrill Lynch, Bain & Co. and ABI.

Sceptre’s core focus is to target investments that present a meaningful opportunity to actively leverage its commercial skills and experience. A key success factor for Sceptre, therefore, is its ability to forge strong partnerships with the management teams of investee companies to identify growth generating opportunities.

Currently, Wanda is CEO of VWV, a leading specialist marketing agency. He is also a director of Infowave (Pty) Ltd and Bihati Solutions (Pty) Ltd. Wanda holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy (with distinction) degree from Pomona College in Claremont, California, USA.

SEBENZILE MATSEBULA NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sebenzile Matsebula is actively involved in advancing the cause of the disability movement. Her vast work experience includes serving as Director in the Office of the Presidency , as head of the Office on the status of Disabled Persons, serving as an Executive Director of the MOTSWAKO_RICOH and consulting on many projects to mainstream disability. Sebenzile has been active in the disability movement, both on the African continent and internationally.

Sebenzile was instrumental in the development and negotiation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as part of the South African delegation and currently serves as a board member of Action on Disability and Development, Centre for Alternative and Augmentative Communication, Cheshire Homes South Africa, Disability Workshop Development Enterprise, First Rand Foundation, and the South African Development Trust for Disabled People. Sebenzile also established DIVUSENI, a company of women with disabilities, whose vision is to ensure that disabled women participate in the creation of wealth and also serves as chairperson on the board of the Disability Empowerment Concerns.


ALAN ROMANIS NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
CA

Alan is the former vice chairman of the Liberty Life Association of Africa Limited and is currently a non-executive director of Liberty Group, a member of the Liberty Group audit and actuarial committee as well as a non-executive director of Stanlib, and chairs the Stanlib audit committee. Alan was appointed as the non-executive chairman of i capital in 1999.