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The People Behind the Advice.

Our leadership team combines decades of institutional expertise with a commitment to clarity, stewardship and long-term thinking. We work collaboratively to build trusted guidance for our clients, focused on collective knowledge, shared values and institutional capability rather than individual prominence.

Executive Director

Tando Bikitsha

Tando Bikitsha is a founding leader of Catenate Advisory and one of South Africa's most respected investment advisors. Over the past 16 years, he has advised some of the country's largest and most sophisticated retirement funds and institutional investors across investment strategy, asset allocation, governance and portfolio oversight.

16+ Years Pension Advisory experience
BSc Honours in Actuarial Science (Wits)

Managing Director: Retirements

Gontse Sekhitla

Gontse Sekhitla is a founding leader of Catenate Advisory with more than 15 years of experience across institutional investing in South Africa and broader African markets. An actuary by training, he brings a rare combination of analytical precision, strategic insight and commercial understanding to investment decision-making.

Overall Winner: Destiny Man's Power of 40 Award
Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA)

Managing Director: Investments

Ant Lester

Ant Lester is Managing Director of Investments at Catenate Advisory and one of South Africa's most experienced institutional investment advisors. With over 30 years of investment consulting experience, he has advised many of the country's largest retirement funds on investment strategy, governance and long-term decision-making.

30+ Years Investment Advisory Experience
Qualified Actuary (1989)