OUR TEAM
Brandt van der Walt
Group Managing Director
With over 13 years of experience in business consulting, corporate structuring, private equity, and marketing, Brandt has successfully led companies through turnarounds, expansions, and strategic transformations. His expertise spans multiple industries, including real estate, hospitality, and fitness, where he has played a pivotal role in driving growth and optimizing business operations.
Jan De Wachter
Partner
A seasoned HR expert with over 22 years of experience, Jan specializes in organizational development, recruitment, and HR transformation. His vast experience includes leading high-performance teams, streamlining HR processes, and developing leadership training programs. Jan’s focus is on enhancing workforce efficiency and fostering sustainable business growth, making him a key figure in shaping the people-driven success of BCHANGE’s clients.
Garth Long
Managing Director, Africa
Garth is a serial entrepreneur and investment strategist with deep expertise in venture capitalism, financial markets, and business consulting. His primary focus is on disruptive technologies, corporate growth, and market expansion strategies. With a strong presence in the financial and mining sectors, he plays a key role in advising businesses on sustainable growth, investments, and capital structuring across Africa.
Darren Noonan
Director – Bchange Accounting & Tax Consulting
Darren is a Chartered Accountant (SA) with extensive experience in risk management, financial strategy, assurance, and ESG. He has worked with multinational corporations across the USA, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, driving financial integrity and sustainable business models. At BCHANGE, Darren is responsible for overseeing financial planning, risk assessment, and investment strategy.
Andre van der Walt
Marketing & Creative Manager
Andre is a multidisciplinary creative professional, specializing in brand strategy, web development, digital marketing, and sales training. His ability to combine creative design with data-driven marketing insights has helped businesses build strong and compelling brand identities. At BCHANGE, Andre leads the development and execution of marketing campaigns, ensuring maximum visibility and audience engagement.
Nicolette Burger
Administration & Account Manager
A certified project management expert, Nicolette has an exceptional track record in event planning, business administration, and operational efficiency. She excels at delivering high-impact results, ensuring seamless execution in business projects, client relationships, and financial oversight. Her keen attention to detail and organizational skills make her an invaluable asset to BCHANGE’s day-to-day operations.
Charbel Karam
F&B & Hospitality
With a background in hospitality and food & beverage (F&B) operations, Charbel brings hands-on experience in restaurant and hotel management, brand positioning, and operational efficiency. His expertise lies in developing F&B concepts, optimizing supply chains, and enhancing guest experiences. At BCHANGE, Charbel leads hospitality consulting projects, helping businesses maximize profitability and streamline operations.
Dr. Dewald Scholtz
Training & Development
With 30+ years of corporate experience, Dr. Dewald is a human resources and leadership expert, specializing in executive assessment, change management, and professional training. His recent focus has been on online training and talent development, ensuring businesses equip their teams with the skills needed to succeed in dynamic markets. At BCHANGE, he leads leadership and workforce training initiatives, helping organizations build high-performance cultures.
Monique Pretorius
Executive Consultant
With over a decade of executive-level experience in industrial and organisational psychology, neuroscience-based coaching, and people and performance strategy, Monique has led large-scale organisational transformations and leadership development initiatives across diverse sectors. Her expertise spans psychometric assessment, cognitive performance enhancement, and systemic change, where she partners with executives and boards to align culture, people, and strategy to drive sustainable high performance.
Bruce Forbes
Executive Consultant
With over 25 years of international experience in engineering leadership, Bruce specializes in operational strategy, asset performance, and organizational effectiveness across mining and industrial environments. He brings deep technical and leadership expertise to aligning people, processes, and systems to drive sustainable performance, reliability, and long-term growth.
Pieter Taute
Executive Consultant
With a distinguished career spanning military aviation psychology, financial services, and business development, Pieter brings deep expertise in behavioral science, investment strategy, and neuroscience-based coaching. He has held senior leadership roles across asset management and financial services, where he drove growth, innovation, and human-centric decision-making, and now applies this multidisciplinary experience to deliver behaviorally informed, performance-driven solutions.
Chris Bekker
Eceutive Consultant
With over 30 years of experience in talent development, training, and HR consulting, Chris has led performance improvement initiatives across military, public, private, and international contexts. A servant leader at heart, his expertise spans management development, organizational learning, and capability building, where he designs and delivers impactful development interventions that strengthen leaders, teams, and organizational performance.
Michael Botha
Executive Consultant
With a strong background in actuarial science, advanced analytics, and financial risk management, Michael brings deep expertise in IFRS 17 implementation, non-life pricing, and regulatory reporting. His experience across leading financial institutions and consulting environments enables him to deliver robust, data-driven insights and scalable actuarial solutions that support sound decision-making and long-term financial resilience.
Erich Weber
Executive Consultant
With a strong foundation in industrial and organisational psychology, Erich specializes in employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and talent development. His experience across customer-centric roles and large, complex organizations enables him to design data-driven engagement and organizational development initiatives that strengthen workforce performance, career progression, and overall organizational health.
Dr. P.C Bester
Eceutive Consultant
With over three decades of expertise in leadership psychology, human capital development, and cognitive performance enhancement, Piet brings deep academic and applied insight to complex organizational and high-stakes environments. As a registered Industrial Psychologist and research fellow, he integrates behavioral science and leadership theory to strengthen executive capability, organizational resilience, and sustainable performance.
Dragomir (Drago) Vasiljevic
Executive Consultant
With over a decade of senior leadership experience in aviation and transport, Drago specializes in operational excellence, safety culture transformation, and business turnaround. A former military pilot and COO of multinational operations, he partners with executive teams and boards to strengthen governance, optimize performance, and deliver sustained profitability in complex, high-risk environments.
Emma Merrick
Executive Consultant
With international experience in executive mindset coaching and leadership performance, Emma specializes in building confidence, resilience, and consistent high performance under pressure. She blends elite performance conditioning with evidence-based coaching frameworks to translate behavioral science into practical tools that enhance leadership effectiveness, wellbeing, and organizational culture across corporate and premium environments.
Dr. Johann Wannenburg
Eceutive Consultant
With extensive international experience spanning engineering, asset management, and strategic leadership, Johann brings deep expertise in complex systems, probabilistic decision-making, and business turnaround. As Managing Director of Engconomics and an academic researcher, he integrates people, systems, and advanced analytics to optimize business value, governance, and performance across asset-intensive industries.
Professor Agnis Stibe
Executive Consultant
With global recognition in behavioral science, artificial intelligence, and transformational design, Agnis specializes in aligning human decision-making with intelligent systems to drive hyper-performance. An academic leader and creator of the STIBE Method, he bridges neuroscience, technology, and design to translate cutting-edge research into practical frameworks for sustainable individual, organizational, and societal transformation.