The Team
Zanele Hlatshwayo is a Business Analyst
“Working with the Frontier Advisory team has been an enriching experience and has contributed significantly to my personal growth. The team is comprised of dynamic, focused and passionate individuals who ensure that my experience here is rewarding, challenging, and thoroughly enjoyable.”
Zanele Hlatshwayo is a Business Analyst at Frontier Advisory. She has consulting experience in the private sector consulting work in South-East Asia and Africa on behalf of Frontier Advisory. Zanele is a commentator on African economic affairs and has appeared regularly on television networks such as SABC. Zanele has in-depth experience in data collection (desktop, field and personal interviews).
Zanele has extensive internship experience within investment banking, government institutions and corporate law firms. She headed the United Nations Association at Lancaster University (UK) for two consecutive years (2005-2007). Zanele was educated in England and South Africa and holds an undergraduate LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Lancaster.
Zanele is a graduate of the Windsor Fellowship two-year leadership programme which develops leadership potential in selected young individuals. She is actively involved in Model United Nations and has attended conferences in Oxford, The Hague and Geneva.
Zanele enjoys traveling and languages and is fluent in English, French and Zulu and conversant in Afrikaans.
Simiso Velempini is a Business Analyst
“Frontier Advisory has afforded me the opportunity to work with leading South African and international corporates and assist them in understanding and operating in frontier economies. Frontier Advisory has a dynamic and supportive working environment that encourages you to grow both professionally and personally.”
Simiso Velempini is a Business Analyst at Frontier Advisory. Originally from Zimbabwe, Simiso has consulting experience in multilateral organisational and private sector consulting work in the Africa region on behalf of Frontier Advisory. She has been involved in project research in the retail, mining, energy and financial services sectors.
She has previously worked as a Part-time Lecturer within the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria and is the Chairperson of the United Nations Association (Pretoria Chapter). She is a member of the Golden Key Honour Society and the Africa Institute Young Graduates Programme. Simiso simultaneously completed two undergraduate degrees from the University of Pretoria, one specialising in Languages (English and French) and another in International Relations. She holds a B.A. Honours degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and is currently pursuing her Masters degree in International Relations focusing on the politicisation of ethnicity in the Eastern DRC.
Simiso is fluent in French, English, Ndebele and Zulu and is conversant in Spanish and Portuguese.
Rezvan Ma’ani is a Business Analyst
“Frontier Advisory has offered me the chance to work on dynamic, high-impact projects which are shaped in an environment designed to stimulate fresh and inspired thinking, produce well-informed and structured strategies, and create innovative and bespoke solutions for our clients.”
Rezvan Ma’ani is a Business Analyst at Frontier Advisory. He has experience in private sector consulting work in the Middle East and Africa region on behalf of Frontier Advisory. Rezvan has extensive experience in data collection (desktop, field and personal interviews).
Rezvan was recruited into the Investec Investment Banking training programme (Winter 2007) and is a member of the Golden Key International Honours Society, and Brightest Young Minds 2007. Rezvan completed his Undergraduate degree in International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, majoring in Economics and Business Management. He holds a B.A. Honours degree in International Relations from the same university, where he was also a member of the Student’s Representative Council (2006-2007).
Rezvan has worked as an intern at the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), managed a multi-national workforce of volunteers at the Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India, and developed and taught an English course at China’s largest pharmaceutical company.
Rezvan has lived and worked on four continents and is fluent in English and conversant in French, Zulu and Farsi.
Jacobie Müller is Design & Brand Co-ordinator
“Frontier Advisory has an energetic environment filled with highly motivated and talented people that inspire you to want to achieve more. My position involves a holistic approach at implementing the company’s vision through brand management – challenging and providing me with the opportunity to expand my expertise.”
Jacobie Müller is responsible for Content and Product Design at Frontier Advisory. Having completed her BA in Socio-Informatics at the University of Stellenbosch, she went on to do her honours in Brand Management and Leadership, and Brand Communications and Leadership, at the Vega Brand Communication School based in Cape Town.
She has worked in the field of graphic design and brand strategy, both in South Africa and the United States. This has included stints with Code - Company of Designers (Brand Assistant) in Cape Town and M.E. Media LLC in Florida, developing brand strategy and engaging in design work.
Jacobie is fluent in English, Afrikaans and conversant in German.