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Meet the people running TEP day to day, from company leadership to administration.
Thabisile is TEP’s Chief Executive and Managing Director of Seven Bridge Investments. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She has worked on SMME growth programmes for more than six years and has helped SMEs and service providers secure commercial contracts. Her work at Seven Bridge Investments focuses on property development and investment.
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Neo heads research and marketing at TEP and serves as Deputy Chairperson of Mzansi Beyond Borders. She is a qualified teacher and is studying Digital Business. Her background in education supports her work in research, communication, events and digital marketing for TEP.
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Thandekile handles administration for TEP and is Managing Director of Iyana Consultants. She holds an Honours degree in Human Resources from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has around five years’ experience supporting SMMEs. She also belongs to the Black Management Forum.
LinkedInThabisile leads the company with support from the board and the wider team.
Members receive updates by email, WhatsApp, progress reports and the TEP Portal.
Thandekile manages applications, member records, supporting documents and due diligence follow-ups.
TEP keeps the core team small. Tax, legal, property and other specialists can be brought in when the work calls for them.
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