Team

Management

Daniel Schwab, Founder and CEO

  • Founded Kayema Investments Ltd. in 2004, an investment advisory firm specializing in sustainability investments.
  • More than a decade of corporate business development and consulting experience for multi national companies such as Renova Group, UniCredit Group, Clal Finance Underwriters
  • Held business development positions with ImageID Ltd., Heidrick & Struggles (NASDAQ:HSII) Executive Search firm
  • Hold a Bachelor of Commerce. Degree from UNISA

Craig Lyons, Director

  • Founder and CEO of Mevelaphanda Strategic Investments and of Mvela Private Equity.
  • Was responsible for building the Group’s investment portfolio of non-mining assets.
  • Sits on the boards of various Mvelaphanda Group investments.

Arnold Meyer, Director

  • Managing Director of Renaissance Capital Africa Real Estate part of the Renaissance Group, a global investment bank and asset management firm with a leading position in emerging markets.
  • Previously CEO of London and Regional Properties South Africa
  • CEO and COO at Broll Property Management for many years following the acquisition of Anglo American Properties
  • Holds a B Tech in Organization and Work Study from the University of JHB 1993 and an MBA from De Montfort University Leicester.

Dr Gordon Sibiya, Director

  • Pr. Eng. Registered Professional Engineer Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
  • B Sc. Eng. (Maths, Physics); B Sc. Eng. Hons. (Physics) University of Fort Hare, Cape
  • B Sc. Eng. (Elec.); M Sc. Eng. (Elec.), Nottingham University UK
  • PhD. Nuclear Reactor Physics, University of Stuttgart Germany
  • Memberships: Institute of Professional Engineers; Institute of Measurements and Control; Institute of Physics; Engineers Association of South Africa; Chairman Science and Engineering Academy of South Africa
  • Associate Professor at University of the North West and Potchefstroom
  • Previously Deputy Director General for Energy in the DME

Project Management

Peet Botha

  • Pr. Eng. Registered Professional Engineer Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
  • BSc. Electrical Engineering University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • MBL, Masters Degree in Business Leadership, UNISA
  • Member of the South African and American Green Building Councils
  • Member of the IEEE International Electrical Institute
  • More than twenty five years of engineering consulting and utility management fields
  • Designed and managed major electrical infrastructure projects on behalf of Eskom, Johannesburg City Power, municipalities and commercial property developers
  • Appointed by the Department of Minerals and Energy to establish appropriate strategic management policies and processes

Martin Rossouw

  • Electrical Certificate N4
  • Qualified Electrical Technician
  • Selected by the Electrical Training Board (ETB) to train electrical apprentices
  • More than a two decades of project management experience on behalf of Eskom and various corporate clients

Andre Du Plessis

  • Pr. Eng. Registered Professional Engineer Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
  • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Diploma
  • Advanced Diploma in State and Municipal Administration University of Orange Free State
  • Member of various SABS technical committees

Henry Fakula

  • Electrical Engineering studies at Mufulira Trade School Zambia
  • Artisan Traineeship Certificate Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM)
  • Over 14 years of professional experience working on projects on behalf of Wits University, University of the North, Wits Technikon, Department of Public Works, University of the Free State, Johannesburg Water

Miriam Levenstein – Marketing Manager

  • Miriam consults to Kayema on all matters related to marketing and branding.
  • Miriam brings her expertise in marketing Israeli companies to domestic and international audiences to Kayema.