Kevin is a qualified chartered accountant. He gained commercial experience working for Goldfields and Murray & Roberts before entering the private equity sector where he was involved in multiple transactions in the retail sector. In 1998 he was appointed CEO of Holdsport, the leading sports, leisure and recreational retail business in southern Africa that includes the Sportsmans Warehouse and Outdoor Warehouse formats. Under his leadership Holdsport pioneered the concept of active sporting and outdoor destination stores in southern Africa. Kevin led the growth and expansion of this business, under private and listed ownership, until 2018 when he stepped down as CEO. Kevin represents FIH on the boards of Certo Brands and Trellidor.

Christo is the founder of FIH. He is a qualified chartered accountant and also holds a MBA in Retailing from Stirling University in Scotland. Christo’s retail career spans 25 years. He was previously the CE for Edcon’s Discount Division (Jet), as well as the MD of Fashion, Beauty and Home at Woolworths SA. He has extensive experience in consumer trends and behaviour. He has operating experience in many Sub-Saharan countries as well as in Australia and New Zealand. At Woolworths SA he was also the Chairman of their group retirement fund. Christo also serves on the board of Edgars Stores Zimbabwe Limited. He represents FIH on the boards of Certo Brands, Computer Mania and Vida Aqua.

After being admitted as an attorney, Steve gained experience across the corporate and structured finance advisory fields with UAL Merchant Bank and Capital Alliance Bank. In 2002 Steve joined Dimension Data as MD of Protocol Venture Capital. There he managed a portfolio of early stage investments, oversaw the consolidation of numerous non-core group investments and provided corporate finance advice to the broader group across a number of jurisdictions.  Steve joined Brait in 2007 as head of the Proprietary Investing division, where he was responsible for Brait’s investment activities outside of funds.  Following Brait’s transition to an investment holding company in 2011, Steve was appointed an executive director.  At the end of 2015 Steve left Brait. Since 2020, Steve is the CEO of the Fulcrum Group.

Lance, a qualified chartered accountant, is the MD of i capital. He is an active member of the boards across all the companies in i capital Group. He has detailed knowledge and experience in investing and mergers and acquisitions garnered over the years by providing advice on numerous transactions as well as executing various transactions undertaken by i capital. He also has extensive knowledge of the regulatory environment affecting corporate finance transactions, including knowledge of the Companies Act, associated tax legislation, the Listing rules of the JSE and the Takeover Regulation Panel. He is currently a member of the JSE Issuer Services Advisory Committee. He is also a co-founder and past director of Young Business for SA, a non-profit organisation that aims to promote networking and understanding between all types of young economically active South Africans. Prior to his co-founding i capital in 1998, Lance was a corporate finance associate with Union Bank of Switzerland.