Gcina is the founding Chief Executive and shareholder of Imbewu. He has the overall responsibility for the operational, strategic and investment activities of the company.

He has more than twenty-six years' experience in the private equity industry, of which six years were spent with Nedbank Capital Private Equity, previously known as BoE Corporate Investment Partners, as a Private Equity Manager. His responsibilities involved sourcing, evaluating, structuring, investing, monitoring and exiting private equity and investment banking transactions, mainly in the Black Economic Empowerment arena.

Prior to joining Nedbank, Gcina completed his articles of clerkship at KPMG where he was involved in normal and specialised audit assignments for various businesses ranging from manufacturing to financial institutions for five years.

Gcina worked for Hulamin Limited, a Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) listed company, in the finance division for two and half years prior to joining KPMG.

Gcina holds Bachelor of Accounting Science and Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours) degrees from the University of South Africa. He is a qualified General Accountant and is an associate of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Gcina is currently a director of Isegen South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Container Conversions (Pty) Ltd, Icon Construction (Pty) Ltd, RCL Foods Limited. He was previously a director of Hulamin Limited, International Facilities Services (Pty) Ltd, GMA Logistics (Pty) Ltd, Aka Capital (Pty) Ltd, Reebok South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Autovest Limited, True Blue Foods Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Futurekids SA (Pty) Ltd, Corobrik (Pty) Ltd and BO's Hire & Sales (Pty) Ltd.

He is a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IODSA), the Investment Analyst Society (IAS), and the Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP).

Thabang is the Executive Director of Finance at Imbewu Capital Partners. She is a qualified chartered accountant with more than fifteen years post qualification experience. She has professional experience in financial management and control, corporate governance, audit, commercial engagement and stakeholder management.

She completed her articles at Deloitte, after which she joined SABMiller where she worked in various roles including Financial Planner, Acting Credit Manager and Project Accountant. She was previously a Commercial Accountant at RCL Foods in the Consumer Division.

Thabang served on the Board of African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA) Forum. She also served on the SAICA Eastern Region Council in her capacity as chairperson of the AWCA in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2015, Thabang was selected as part of the Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development where she obtained an Advanced Certificate in Emerging Markets and Country risk in analysis from Fordham University in New York City. In 2014 she obtained a Certificate in Board Leadership: Women Leading Africa from Duke University conducted in Johannesburg South Africa.

JB Magwaza is a current Non-Executive Chairman of Imbewu Capital Partners (Pty)Ltd and Nkunzi Investment Holdings (Pty Ltd.

He holds a BA Degree from University of South Africa (UNISA) and a Master's Degree in Industrial Relations from Warrick university (UK). He additional holds a National Diploma in Personal Management from Forte University, Management Development Diploma (UNISA) and Advanced Personal Management Diploma from (UNISA).

JB has previously been the Chairman of Mutual & Federal, Tongaat Hullet Group Limited, Pamodzi Investments Holdings (Pty)Ltd, Motseng Property Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Delta Property Fund Limited, South African Airways (SAA), Dorbyl Limited and Peoples Bank Limited which merged with Nedbank Limited.

He is a current director of Richards Bay Minerals and past director of NPC-Cimpor (Pty) Ltd, Nedbank limited, Ithala Development Finance Corporation Limited, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), RCL Foods Limited, KAP international, Hulamin limited and Nkunzi Pharmaceutical (Pty) Ltd.

JB is the past President of the Institute of Personal Management, Founder and executive member of Black Management Forum (BMF) and he is a current board member of KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, a Trustee of KZN Education Trust and a Deacon of the United Congregational Church (Natal Region). Furthermore, JB is a founding member of the National Economic Initiative, Member of the Black Economic Empowerment commission and a recipient of eight prestigious awards.

Imogen is a chairman of Ata Capital, an executive director of Solegna Group and a non-executive director on the KPMG Policy Board in South Africa. She chaired the Risk & SHE committee at Sasol Limited and served on the audit and remuneration committees. She was a member of the Accenture South Africa's Digital Advisory board for five years up to 2018 and is a non-executive director of The Ethics Institute SA Board. She also chairs the advisory board of the Rhodes Business School and serves on the board of governors of Rhodes University.

She is the former chairman of Richards Bay Coal Terminal and has previously served as a director of the boards of NPC-InterCement, Sasol Limited, Mondi Group, Murray & Roberts, MTN SA, Illovo Sugar, Alan Gray, Datacentrix and the CSIR. She is an emeritus member of the Harvard Business School Global Alumni Board and a former member of the Financial Markets Advisory Board.

Imogen's professional career spans a number of industries including mining, financial services, manufacturing, information technology and telecommunications. She spent the early years of her career with Anglo American and Infogold as an Information systems Analyst. Her previous executive positions include Chief Executive Officer of the 18th World Petroleum Congress and managing director of Lucent Technologies South Africa. She also held senior management positions at Nedcor group and Andersen Consulting (Accenture). In the non-profit sector, she led the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants as Executive Director in the early 90s.

Imogen graduated in Information Systems from Rhodes University in 1984, obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1995. She completed a Diploma in Company Direction with the Institute of Directors/GIMT in 2000. In January 2015, she completed a Foresight Certificate Program with the College of Technology – University of Houston and completed the INSEAD program: Strategy in Age of Digital Disruption in April 2018. Immersed in The Reflective Leader (TRL) program designed for senior alumni at the Harvard Business School in June 2019.

Imogen was awarded Charted Director (SA) status by the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa in 2013. In August 2014, she received the Distinguished Old Rhodian award from Rhodes University. The World Economic Forum recognized her as a Global Leader of Tomorrow in 2001.

Njabulo currently holds a Chief Executive position at Omame Investments (Pty) Ltd (Omame), a company she co owns. Under her leadership the business has transformed from small to medium size business which has resulted in the creation of a diversified portfolio of investments that includes facilities management and gaming & betting divisions. In this role she is responsible for sourcing transactions, as well as management of short-term contracts and investee companies post deal closure. Prior to joining Omame she was managing NB Sithole Psychologists where she worked at various levels with government departments and corporates. Through her experience as a psychologist Njabulo established the Resilience Institute South Africa (RISA) which is a subsidiary of Omame, a company aimed at delivering practical and evidence-based Resilience Training. In this role she is responsible for the strategy and the overall management of the Institute.

Njabulo graduated at University of Zululand where she obtained B. Paed degree. She also holds a Masters in Educational Psychology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In 2007 she completed a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors and GIMT. She also holds an Executive Global Master's degree in Management from the London School of Economics (2014 – 2016).

Njabulo's professional experience extends to several industries which she is currently serving: Impilo Consortium Board, Inkunzi Pharmaceuticals, Umongi Facilities Management, Icon Construction, Container Conversion and Comair Limited.

In 2007 she was recognised by Standard Bank in the "Bright Star Category" for the Standard Bank Salutes Women of KZN Awards, in an effort to acknowledge women's contribution towards entrepreneurial spirit in the province. In 2003, Njabulo won the Black Management Forum (BMF), KZN Manager of the Year Award. She is also a member of the Institute of Directors.

Lelo is the founder and CEO of Ata Capital, an investment management company with over R2billion in private equity assets under management. Since inception, 11 years ago, Ata Capital has raised 3 private equity funds with a mandate to grow and transform private businesses in South Africa.

He began his career with Rand Merchant Bank in various roles as a transactor in the Debt Capital Markets and the Acquisition and Leveraged Finance divisions. He subsequently served as Executive Assistant to the CEOs of FirstRand and FirstRand Bank. He has also worked for the Makalani Management Company, for Morgan Stanley in London and for Deutsche Bank AG, Johannesburg. He served on the board of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), the private equity industry body for which he was Chairman between 2020 and 2023.

He is a director of Remgro Limited, Rain Group Holdings, SLG, Masana Petroleum Solutions, Imbewu Capital Partners, Acrux Resources, Jachris and Respiratory Care Africa.

He is a trustee of the Click Foundation, an NGO that helps under-serviced schools in South Africa improve foundational literacy, numeracy and digital skills.

Craig Coombe is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Multiply Group and was a founding Chief Financial Officer of Imbewu Capital Partners. Prior to the formation of Imbewu, Craig was a director and shareholder of Gadlex, the 25% BEE shareholder of Business Connexion well-known IT Company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

Craig performed the role of Commercial Director for Business Connexion prior to the transaction and thereafter as Executive: Mergers and Acquisitions. Craig worked for 7 years as an investment banker at BoE Bank, now Nedbank. Craig has over 20 years of relevant experience, 10 years of which being involved in successfully building Imbewu through deal identification, funding, and operational involvement.

The practical phase of his chartered accountant qualification was spent with Coopers and Lybrand. Craig is also a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa.

Craig is currently a director of Multiply Group (Pty) Ltd, Umhlanga Arch Development and Custom Capital Finance (Pty) Ltd. He previously served on the boards of Gadlex (Pty) Ltd, Reebok South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Autovest Limited, Aka Capital (Pty) Ltd, Seattle Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Evolve Internet Incubator (Pty) Ltd, Setcom (Pty) Ltd, Business Connexion Solutions Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Bo's Hire & Sales (Pty) Ltd and International Facilities Services (Pty) Ltd.

Matthew is a founding Shareholder and Executive Partner of the Multiply Group. The Former COO and co-founder of Business Connexion, Matthew's blend of entrepreneurial skills and large corporate experience provides a unique skill set for mentoring and scaling businesses. In his previous role, Matthew led the acquisitive growth of the then JSE listed BCX to become a multi-billion Rand African technology powerhouse. Matthew has completed over 43 transactions across, Europe and Africa, including the acquisitions of the UCS Group (a listed technology company), Canoa Group (Canon's print company in South Africa) and Integr8 (the largest privately owned SA ICT company). More recently Matthew was instrumental in funding and supporting the growth of CrossFin, now one of Africa's leading FinTech investment companies.

Matthew's deep understanding of the South African ICT industry, together with his acquired M&A skills and experience, were instrumental in the sale of BCX to Telkom SOC Limited, Africa's largest fixed-line telecommunications group, for over 2.5 billion Rand in one of the most significant ICT deals in South Africa over the past decade.

Matthew is an integral part of the Investment Team and offers the complete end-to-end deal making ability to source, negotiate, structure and close out transactions. His ability to see strategically ensures he brings clarity of mind and a harnessed growth centered approach to developing and unlocking value in companies of all sizes.