wauleaders

Madeleen van Schalkwyk
Email: mvanschalkwyk@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7811

Madeleen is responsible for all statutory compliance services which includes CIPC, SARS, UIF and the Compensation Fund. She loves the excitement of getting results for clients when resolving their SARS matters.

Sean Tweedie
Email: stweedie@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7820

Sean is responsible for the foreign exchange and treasury management side of the business. Sean is passionate about business and the intricacies of financial markets. He enjoys making a positive difference to each client and the relationships that are built along the way.

Ryno Nel
Email: rnel@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7819

Ryno is responsible for the group’s information technology systems and software to ensure the effective delivery of the group’s services. His passion for technology and software drives his commitment and dedication to help the group and its clients to achieve optimal system efficiencies and enjoy a wau experience.

Marianne Mokken
Email: mmokken@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7813

Marianne is responsible for FAIS, FICA and all other legal compliance. Marianne believes the purpose of compliance is to change the world for the good of all and that compliance is enhanced through educating stakeholders. Nelson Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.

Wehan Dreyer
Email: wdreyer@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7816

Wehan manages the onboarding of new clients. He is a perfectionist who evaluates and analyses each client’s business to ensure a seamless transition of procedural, strategic and financial information.

Rici van Schalkwyk
Email: rvanschalkwyk@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7817

Rici is responsible for organisational performance coaching and development. As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach she implements strength-based coaching and development to enable growth and performance. She is passionate about creating value-driven lasting relationships that empowers individuals and organisations.

Daniël Malan
Email: dmalan@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7803

Daniël is responsible for the financial management of our waufm clients.
He is a problem solver who loves working with organisation leaders and their teams to achieve their optimum cashflow, investment and compliance goals.

Lizl le Roux
Email: lleroux@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7810

Lizl is responsible for the financial management of the Group. Lizl loves working with a team to create accurate financial information to assist the group to grow and make significant decisions.

Dale Petersen
Email: dpetersen@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7802

Dale is our business development executive. He has more than 15 years private banking experience and has a passion for building long lasting client relationships. He enjoys engaging with people from all walks of life and is enthusiastic about identifying new industries and businesses to present the wauko offering to.

Bianca Steyn
Email: bsteyn@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7801

Bianca is responsible for payroll administration for the group and clients. She is also a key member of the waufm team. She has an impeccable sense of attention to detail and loves a complex reconciliation. She is a team player and always willing to help where needed.

Robert Pinkhard
Email: rpinkhard@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7818

Robert manages the operational side of the client onboarding department. He is detail orientated and analytically driven, always putting the clients first, ensuring the transition period is seamless, effective and efficient.

Sheni Pillay
Email: spillay@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7821

Sheni is responsible for the group’s asset rental business, which includes rental of vehicles, office equipment, and any other specialized rental to help enhance the cash flow of our clients’ business. She is passionate about offering clients an exceptional service, making the process hassle-free, and ensuring all clients’ needs are met.

Dave Du Plessis
Email: dduplessis@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7804

David heads up our treasury desk. His passion for treasury and foreign exchange risk management supported by constantly monitoring developments in the financial markets is an invaluable asset to our clients.

Fanie Schoeman
Email: fschoeman@wauko.com
Tel: +27 (0)21 819 7807

Fanie is a key leader within the financial management team serving our waufm clients. He is a problem solver who loves to identify inefficiencies and automate processes.

Pieter le Roux

b acc (hons), (university of stellenbosch)

Pieter qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 2006 and is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO. Pieter’s passion for foreign exchange and treasury management was birthed during the turbulent cauldron of the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis.

Following an exemplary 6 year term at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Stellenbosch, which involved managing the audits of global corporations to SME’s and non-profits, Pieter joined the Freshworld Group.

During his 7 years at the Freshworld Group, Pieter was instrumental in the creation and growth of Freshvest.

Under his leadership Freshvest grew into a group that invested in, and provided treasury and currency management services, credit insurance services, remuneration, resources and relationship management services, compliance services and financing, mainly to organisations in the agricultural industry.

Pieter served as Managing Director of Freshvest and Financial Director of Freshworld Holdings.

With the intention to extend the benefits of his skills and experience to all industries, Pieter co-founded Wauko in 2015. Since then Pieter has grown the group’s service offering into a suite that offers a unique experience to both business and individuals.

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david irish

b. bus sc (hons) ca(sa) (university of cape town)

David is a Chartered Accountant (SA) by qualification and a seasoned treasury professional with the battle scars of leading and managing entrepreneurial businesses and global supply chains. David’s treasury experience has been gained through auditing some of the larger corporate and banking treasuries in South Africa with Deloitte, three years as a treasury analyst in bp’s global treasury in London and managing treasury risks at the coal-face of small and medium sized businesses back in South Africa. During his time at bp, David was involved in currency and interest rate risk management, assessing the impact of FAS 133 on bp’s SEC reporting, the integration of the treasury operations of two large acquisitions in the US, and serving as the bp representative on the WallStreetSystems (treasury management system) user group for motivation of system enhancements and FAS133 readiness. This user group included treasury representatives from Ford, Siemens, Nokia, Proctor & Gamble and Hewlett Packard. David is responsible for overall business development throughout the group. His passion is guiding clients along their journey towards the enlightening realisation of how much value proper foreign exchange and cash flow risk management can add to a business.

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nic van schalkwyk

b. acc (hons), (university of stellenbosch), cfa

Nic was admitted as a Chartered Accountant (SA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder in July and September 2006 respectively – he is one of few candidates globally to receive both charters in one calendar year. Nic has gained substantial financial services experience with the following companies:

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Stellenbosch
KPMG, Dublin, Ireland
Oasis Asset Management, Cape Town
Mergence Africa Investments, Cape Town
Insinger de Beaufort BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Integrity Asset Management, Cape Town

Nic co-founded Integrity Asset Management in 2011 as an independent, owner managed, boutique asset management company focussing on private client and institutional asset management on a global basis. Nic is co-founder and non-executive director of the wauko Group.

herman brink

b acc (hons), ca(sa) (university of stellenbosch)

Herman was admitted as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 2011 and has gained substantial financial services experience with the following companies:

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ceres
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Florham Park, New Jersey, USA
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cape Town
Insinger de Beaufort BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Integrity Asset Management, Cape Town

Herman co-founded Integrity Asset Management in 2011 as an independent, owner managed, boutique asset management company focussing on private client and institutional asset management on a global basis.

Herman is co-founder and non-executive director of the wauko Group.

Loyiso Dotwana

b. sc civil engineering, (university of cape town)

Loyiso has worked as a civil engineer in design and project management for more than 20 years. He specialised in design and contract administration of township services, rural, urban and national roads. He has been involved in the conceptual and detailed design of bulk services for the Coega Industrial Development Zone in Port Elizabeth. Loyiso founded Illiso Consulting (Pty) Limited, one of South Africa’s largest black owned consulting engineering companies, of which he is currently a director and the major shareholder. Loyiso is also founder, shareholder and non-executive director of Afrimat Ltd, a diversified mining and construction materials company listed on the JSE since 2006. Loyiso has been a shareholder and non-executive director of the Wauko Group since 2018.