Meet the Team

Slaying it! | Tenielle Patrick

Tenielle Patrick's life could easily be the plot of an exciting TV series - a dedicated lawyer passionately advocating for CEO members by day, and an ardent fan of end-of-the-world dramas with vampires and zombies by night. Raised in the sun-soaked city of Durban, Tenielle's story is as inspiring as it is delightful. In a [...]

2023-05-26T10:24:56+02:00May 26th, 2023|Meet the Team|Comments Off on Slaying it! | Tenielle Patrick

Teeing off with Dirk Hamman!

Dirk Hamman is a dedicated Dispute Resolution Official at the Consolidated Employers' Organisation who knows the ins and outs of labour law like the back of his hand. Growing up in Germiston, Dirk's life was a perfect blend of love, trust, golf, academics, and sports. Dirk's parents, especially his attorney father, taught him the importance [...]

2023-04-28T14:00:45+02:00April 28th, 2023|Meet the Team|Comments Off on Teeing off with Dirk Hamman!

Sapien Pio! | Chris Pio

Dispute Resolution Official, Chris Pio’s choice of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari as his favourite book would suggest that he has a deep interest in the history of humanity and its impact on the present and the future. This philosophical approach to life and work is likely to influence his [...]

2023-03-30T17:45:20+02:00March 30th, 2023|Meet the Team|Comments Off on Sapien Pio! | Chris Pio

Leaning in! | Marteleen Lindemann

Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln “Change is the only constant in nature,” declares CEO Dispute Resolution Official, Marteleen Lindemann. “The environment is in a constant state of flux, and yet, the plants, the animals and the microorganisms have these [...]

2023-03-16T15:08:55+02:00March 16th, 2023|Meet the Team|Comments Off on Leaning in! | Marteleen Lindemann

A Fighting Chance | Shannen Brown

Whenever CEO Dispute Resolution Official, Shannen Brown, is feeling overwhelmed by any challenges in her life or career, she reminds herself of the words of the bestselling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley; “Fatigue is merely an emotional expression of the subjective symptoms that develop as these subconscious controls wage a fierce battle with the [...]

2023-03-03T08:41:02+02:00March 3rd, 2023|Meet the Team|Comments Off on A Fighting Chance | Shannen Brown

Where everybody knows your name | Anerike Faasen

Making your way in the world today Takes everything you've got Taking a break from all your worries Sure would help a lot Wouldn't you like to get away? Cheers TV Theme Song Healthy friendships and unconditional relationships can enrich your life in many ways. Good friends teach you about yourself and challenge you to [...]

2023-02-03T10:18:48+02:00February 3rd, 2023|Meet the Team|Comments Off on Where everybody knows your name | Anerike Faasen

Oasis | Su-Mari Kemp

I breathe out the pain, The hurt, the words. My life becomes a single grain In the sands of my oasis.   I am calm now, The chaos in my mind at rest. I do not bother with why, when or how. This peace is my oasis.   That one pure moment in the dark, [...]

2023-01-20T09:19:10+02:00January 20th, 2023|Meet the Team|Comments Off on Oasis | Su-Mari Kemp

Look for me in the Whirlwind | Zwelakhe Thwala

The Pan-Africanist leader and political activist, Marcus Garvey, once said that “with confidence, you have won before you have started.” CEO Dispute Resolution Official, Zwelakhe Thwala has confidence in spades. It’s a self-assurance that’s rooted in a keen sense of his responsibility to society, to young black professionals and to the employers he advises and [...]

2023-01-05T15:16:28+02:00January 5th, 2023|Meet the Team|Comments Off on Look for me in the Whirlwind | Zwelakhe Thwala

But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve | Arlene Jacobs

Legend has it that, in the Middle Ages, when participating in a joust, knights would often dedicate their performance to a lady of the court and wear something of hers, such as a scarf or ribbon, around their sleeve of armour - thus indicating to the tournament's spectators which lady the knight favoured. This chivalrous [...]

2022-12-01T12:01:10+02:00December 1st, 2022|Meet the Team|Comments Off on But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve | Arlene Jacobs

No Plan B | Ivan Mashwengane

Ivan sat at the red light, taking the time to re-examine the interior of his brand-new Mercedes Benz S500. The tan leather was butter soft to the touch - and it smelled great. Its light colour was a nice compliment to the pearl white exterior of the powerful car.  He glanced out and up at [...]

2022-11-18T07:31:33+02:00November 18th, 2022|Meet the Team|Comments Off on No Plan B | Ivan Mashwengane
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