LEBOGANG POONYANE

Executive Director

DAVID VINOKUR

Chief Executive Officer

David is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Capital Group. He is  also the Chief Financial Officer of Universal Partners. David has more than 19 years of private equity experience. During his career, he has been instrumental in originating, structuring, concluding and exiting private equity transactions in a variety of industries and countries. He represents Universal Partners and Global Capital on the board of the underlying companies both locally and offshore, and assists with the strategic management of the investments.​

Following this David joined Global Capital in February 2004; his portfolio consists of a diverse range of private companies in a variety of industries.

David holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and Bachelor of Accounting degree from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa), and is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa).

JOE MTHIMUNYE

Executive Chairman

Joe is the Executive Chairman of aloeCap. He is one of the founder directors of aloeCap. He has more than 25 years investment banking experience. Prior to aloeCap, he was one of the founding partners of Gobodo Inc.; an accounting practice that became SNG Grant Thorton. He led the Management Buy-out of aloeCap from Gobodo Inc in 1999.

Joe was involved in the establishment of the aloeCap BEE Private Equity Fund; and all private equity investments undertaken and structured by the aloeCap Private Equity team. He is a past member of the Securities Regulation Panel (now Takeover Regulation Panel) and the PAAB (IRBA) Education Committee.

He is currently the Chairman of Cell C; and an Independent non-executive Director of Blue Label and Dis-Chem. Joe holds a B. Comm. from the University of Zululand, a B. Compt. Hons/CTA from UNISA; and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa).

LWAZI KOYANA

Executive Director

Lwazi is a qualified Chartered Accountant with some 20 years of experience in the investment management and Corporate Finance fields.

Lwazi began his career as an articled clerk with Coopers & Lybrand and upon qualifying as CA in 1994, began his investments career as an Investment Analyst with Syfrets Managed Assets in Cape Town. Whilst at Syfrets, Lwazi worked very closely with the Chief Investment Officer in the management of the country’s first socially responsible unit trust the Community Growth Fund. 

His investments career saw him establish Infinity Asset Management. As Managing Director of Infinity, he was responsible for Investment Marketing, as well as Consumer Research in the beverages, retail, and food sectors. Lwazi was responsible for growing assets under management from zero to R4 Billion when the business was sold in 2001, less than four years since establishment.

Lwazi joined Dogon Group Properties to assist with Corporate Governance and is working in conjunction with his wife Sindi, to establish and develop the South African BEE Real Estate Academy.

LARRY NESTADT

Executive Chairman

Larry is the Executive Chairman of Global Capital. He has a long  and successful global corporate career. He is a co-founder and  former Executive Director of Investec Bank Limited. Larry has  been instrumental in the creation and strategic development of a  number of listed companies including Capital Alliance Holdings  Limited (Capital Alliance Life- acquired by Liberty Life; Capital  Alliance Bank – now Brait), Super Group Limited, HCI Limited, SIB  Holdings Limited and CorpGro Limited. He also served as past Chairman on the boards of these companies. Previously, Larry sat on the  boards of Softline Limited, JCI Limited and Abacus Technologies Holdings Limited.​

Larry is a life member of the World Presidents Organisation, Lloyds of London (since 1983) and is an Honorary Colonel in the  South African Air force.

Further he has been a former Chairman on a number of non-listed company boards both in South Africa and abroad including  Stenham Limited (UK) and Prefsure Life Limited (AUS). Larry is the current Chairman of Universal Partners and Blue Label Telecoms Ltd, Dis-Chem Pharmacies  Ltd, National Airways Corporation (Pty) Ltd, the Morecorp Group, Melrose Motor Investments (Pty) Ltd and SellDirect Marketing (Pty) Ltd. He also serves as Deputy Chairman of Cell C (Pty) Ltd.

DORON FALK

Group Financial Manager

ORI SHUSHAN

Associate

Ori joined Global Capital in March 2016 as an associate. His  primary focus is on deal origination, execution and driving  growth strategies in portfolio companies. Prior to joining Global  Capital, Ori worked for Investec Bank where he completed his  articles and subsequently joined the Investec Corporate Finance  team, where he was involved in numerous M&A and capital  markets transactions.

Ori is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered  Accountants and placed tenth nationally for the final qualifying  exam. Ori is a Chartered Accountant. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting  degree (with distinction) and a Bachelor of Accounting Science  Honours from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.