Chief Executive Officer, Edge Growth Executive Director, Edge Board In his role as CEO of Edge Growth, Daniel leads the business in achieving its purpose of “Building a brighter future, by growing businesses for impact”, where 10 years later, 100s of the SMEs that Edge has supported have doubled their revenue and now create over 1000 net jobs per year. He has been involved in Enterprise Development and Impact investing across the entire value chain – from developing and implementing strategies for corporates, raising capital and setting up the first ESD funds, to hands-on investing and supporting SMEs on their growth journeys. .
Chairperson of the Board and Non-Executive Director, Edge Growth Co-founder and Director, The HR Touch Maggie is also chairperson for a number of boards and committees and is a change management strategist who steers transformation direction for some of South Africa’s leading blue-chip brands. She brings with her more than 20 years of Human Resources Management in Executive positions across different industries. She is involved in various professional bodies in her field of HR and is a regular speaker and facilitator of different forums both locally and internationally on best practices and strategies ranging from business, marriages and community topics.
Chief Executive: Accelerate, Edge Growth Executive Director, Edge Board Jason is responsible for developing business models to find, fund and grow high growth businesses. has more than 10 years’ experience working with high growth entrepreneurial businesses. Since co-founding Edge in 2007, Jason has worked with several of the world’s largest firms to develop strategies for growing local enterprises and suppliers. Jason currently heads up 10X-e, which is a highly acclaimed entrepreneurial programme for fast growing businesses.
BDS Consultant, Edge Growth Non-Executive Director, Edge Board Jayesh is part of a team that is responsible for setting and driving strategy, specifically in the BDS space. He brings more than 20 years’ experience in senior management positions where he has worked in education and management consulting for a number of local and international strategy, financial services and economic development consulting firms.
Non-Executive Director, Edge Growth Founder and Chief Executive, Maya Group Dinao is a CFA Charterholder with more than 15 years’ experience in investment banking and consulting. She has extensive experience in commercial and strategic consulting on Public-Private-Partnerships as well as strategic initiatives in Enterprise Development.
Chief Executive: Growth, Edge Growth Executive Director, Edge Board Stuart has been integral in building Edge Growth to become a leading firm in the ESD market. He is responsible for their business growth programmes and is a highly regarded enterprise development specialist. He utilises his vast background in corporate supply chain, SME funding and management consulting to build businesses for impact.
Non-Executive Director, Edge Growth Corporate Affairs Director, ABI Bottling (Pty) Ltd One of the first Non-Executive Directors of Edge Growth, Tshidi has been with the company since the beginning. As one of Edge Growth’s first clients, she brings with her client insights and a number of market opportunities. She has worked for leading multinationals across both the mining and FMCG industries including BHP Billiton, Unilever and SAB (Pty) Ltd. Her more than 20 years of work experience specialises in Human Resources and Corporate Affairs with emphasis on Corporate Reputation Management.
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