Board of Directors
Executive Directors
Luvhengo Neswiswi
A Chartered Accountant, Neswiswi has a 17-year tenure with Tourvest having joined as deputy CFO, and promoted to the CFO position in 2006, when Tourvest was a listed entity. Neswiswi has also completed an Executive Programme at Harvard Business School.
Having spent 17 years with the group, Neswiswi has the required skills sets to grow the company to the next level.
He joined the group from Deloitte and holds a BComm and a CA(SA).
Scholtz Fourie
Qualified as a chartered accountant, Scholtz completed his BCom degree at the University of Pretoria and completed his CTA and honours degree in accounting through Unisa. He also holds a law degree (LLB).
Having always planned to explore different options for career growth and advancement, Scholtz was ready to accept a new challenge when the Tourvest Travel Services opportunity arose early in 2016. He stepped into the position of CFO in September of that year.
Judi Nwokedi
Joined the group as chief operating officer in February 2014. Previously the managing director of public broadcasting at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), a chief executive of Motorola Sub-Saharan Africa, and a senior vice-president of AREVA in South Africa. Judi holds a BSocScience.
Non-Executive Directors
Robert Gumede
Robert Gumede was born in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga Province. He started working from the age of 7 (seven) as a golf caddy, gardener and sold secondhand clothing to help his single parent mother and grandmother to put a plate of food on their table and pay for his and his siblings schooling, during the years of apartheid in South Africa.
Gumede is a self-made serial entrepreneur, a proud Pan Africanist, a Philanthropist and the founder and Executive Chairman of the diversified Guma Group of Companies. Guma Group is a proudly 100% African owned and led business group owning inter alia, Gijima (the 3rd largest IT services company and the largest 100% Black owned IT company in South Africa).
Guma Group through TVT Africa Tourism Holdings owns 51,03% (majority) of Tourvest Group, a global integrated Tourism and Hospitality Group, Guma Railways Solution, Guma Mining (Copper & Cobalt), Guma Red Rocket Energy (Renewables), Guma Infrastructure (Construction, Engineering & Consulting), Guma Healthcare, FRT Aviation, Guma Properties & Development, etc. to name but a few. Its business operates globally spanning 32 African countries and on every continent through its various operating companies.
Guma Group has positioned itself as a gateway to African business opportunities for investors from the West, Middle East and Asia.
In 2009, Gumede was appointed by the then Minister of Tourism as Chairman of the Tourism Panel of Experts which formulated the South African Tourism Act 3 of 2014. He is also a member of the BRICS Business Council appointed by the government of South Africa, the Chairman of the USA-South Africa Business Chamber based in Atlanta (USA) and a former co-Chairman of the Russia-South Africa Business Council.
Gumede is a proud Pan-Africanist who believes in finding solutions for African challenges within Africa and spearheading Africa Inter-Trade and human capital development amongst the African continent’s 1.3 billion citizens.
Deon van der Walt
Is the in-house legal counsel and executive in the corporate finance division at TVT Africa Tourism Holdings, formerly Guma Group. Has qualifications in the supporting and complementary legal and financial disciplines as well as in corporate and commercial work. Deon holds a BComm, LLB, LLM (RAU) and MCOM (UJ).
Sindi Zilwa
Is the co-founder and former CEO of Nkonki Inc, one of the largest registered firms of auditors, consultants and advisors. On 31 October 2016 Sindi retired as CEO of Nkonki Inc and sold her shareholding through a management buyout. She is a CA (SA) and holds B Compt (Hons), CTA, Advanced Taxation Certificate, Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning and Advanced Diploma in Banking. Sindi is a published author and recipient of numerous business awards, she sits on the boards of Discovery, Aspen Pharmacare, AngloGold Ashanti, Metrofile, Consol and Gijima Group.
Farhad Khan
Joined Old Mutual Private Equity in 2005. Now an Investment Principal and represents the business on a number of its investee companies’ boards. Has been involved in the full suite of private equity functions and mezzanine debt investments, and sat on the board of Mezzanine Partners. Farhad holds a BComm (Hons) and has 12 years of private equity experience.
Sipho Majombozi
Is the chairman of True Class Consortium, a BEE investment vehicle and empowerment partner to DaimlerChrysler Sandown Motors, where he is also a director and major shareholder. Is the chairman of Nestlife Assurance Corporation, a 100% black-owned and managed life assurer and insurance underwriter as well as chairman of the National Heritage Council Funding Committee.
Mncedisi Xego
Has over 14 years’ experience in structured finance and corporate credit as well as corporate tax and international law. Is chief executive officer of Royal Fields Finance and holds a LLM (Tax), a LLM (International Law), a LLB and a BProc.
Hugo van den Heever
Joined Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE) in 2021. He is an Investment Principal at OMPE and is responsible for deal origination, implementation, investment management and exits. Hugo completed an Industrial Engineering degree at the University of Stellenbosch, an MBA at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business and he is a CFA® Charterholder. After completing his engineering studies, he worked as a supply chain consultant before moving into the investment industry. Prior to joining the OMPE team, he spent eight years at Vantage Capital as part of its mezzanine investment team where he was involved in concluding and managing mezzanine investments across Africa. He currently serves on various boards as OMPE’s representative.
Alternate Directors
Roberta J Gumede
Currently the Chief of Staff and Executive Director at the Guma Group of Companies. Roberta is responsible for and manages the office of Guma’s executive chairman and works alongside its board on M&A opportunities, strategy development, international marketing and brand development. Roberta holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing (Magna Cum Laude) from Jackson State University (USA) and a qualification from the Beijing Language and Culture University in China, where she enrolled in an intensive Chinese Mandarin language course.
Ndumiso Zulu
Joined Old Mutual Private Equity in July 2017. His role involves providing investment support across the full private equity value chain. Prior to joining the Old Mutual Private Equity team, he spent three and a half years at ABSA Bank Limited, where he assisted in the execution of transactions in various industries such as mining, agriculture and manufacturing. Ndumiso has an Honours degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University Of Cape Town. He is a board observer at Morecorp, Footgear and 10x Investments. He is also a steering committee member of Fun Learning for Youth (FLY), a non-profit organisation providing academic support to high school learners from disadvantaged communities to enable them to gain entry into university.
Executive Committee
Luvhengo Neswiswi
A Chartered Accountant, Neswiswi has a 17-year tenure with Tourvest having joined as deputy CFO, and promoted to the CFO position in 2006, when Tourvest was a listed entity. Neswiswi has also completed an Executive Programme at Harvard Business School.
Having spent 17 years with the group, Neswiswi has the required skills sets to grow the company to the next level.
He joined the group from Deloitte and holds a BComm and a CA(SA).
Scholtz Fourie
Qualified as a chartered accountant, Scholtz completed his BCom degree at the University of Pretoria and completed his CTA and honours degree in accounting through Unisa. He also holds a law degree (LLB).
Having always planned to explore different options for career growth and advancement, Scholtz was ready to accept a new challenge when the Tourvest Travel Services opportunity arose early in 2016. He stepped into the position of CFO in September of that year.
Judi Nwokedi
Joined the group as chief operating officer in February 2014. Previously the managing director of public broadcasting at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), a chief executive of Motorola Sub-Saharan Africa, and a senior vice-president of AREVA in South Africa. Judi holds a BSocScience.
Morné du Preez
Joined Tourvest in 1999 and has held various senior management positions. Morné has an honours degree in accounting, a CA (SA) and heads the group’s Travel Services division.
David Brenner
Has been with Tourvest since its listing in 1997. An entrepreneurial spirit with a penchant for maximising opportunities, David is a CA (SA) and heads up the group’s Travel Retail division.
Martin Wiest
Worked at Tourvest Destination Management’s flagship brand Welcome Tourism Services since 1988 and was TDM’s chief operating officer from 2004 until his appointment as divisional chief executive. Has over 35 years of experience in the tourism industry and is responsible for the Tourvest Destination Management division.
Gary Archer
A consummate adventure and hospitality enthusiast, and current CEO of Wild Horizons. Gary was born and raised in Zimbabwe, is a Hotelier by trade and a veteran in the adventure activity industry, with more than 30 years of experience in tourism; 21 of which have been spent with Tourvest. His extensive experience has earned him the opportunity to head up the Tourvest Activities Division.