
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 Data

Stefan Verster
Executive Innovation & AI

Alain Tardin
Executive Marketing

Ethel Ngwenya
Executive Finance & Risk

Mark Pillai
Executive Business Development

Trevor Chitambara
Executive Human Resources

Ali Demmer
Executive Business Systems

Adele Diedericks
GM Customer Experience

Charne Williams
Executive Product Management

Sthembiso Ngongoma
GM Operations

Sharon Pillai
Executive Finance - TForge Africa


Lesiba Thango
Managing Executive - TForge Africa
Jermaine Jeffries
Business Growth Executive - TForge Africa
