Stephanus qualified in 2005 as a full-time practicing member of the Institute of Professional Accountants of South Africa and has been running his own practice since 2005.

Stephanus is also a member of the South African Professional Tax Practitioners of South Africa since 2014, and consults on a daily basis on all areas of taxation in South Africa as director, accountant and registered tax practitioner for several Companies and Trusts.

Stephanus was awarded the one-year NQF level 6 diploma by Unisa Centre for Accounting Studies in Administration of Estates in 2009. He also completed a one-year Certificate in Taxation in 2011 at the University of Pretoria

As a qualified Tax Practitioner, he is consulted and used by several Attorneys firms as Tax consultant.

In addition to his Accounting practice, Stephanus is the Financial Director of three other Companies, and the Independent Trustee of numerous Trusts.

Advance Certificate in Taxation 2018 University of Pretoria

Tim is passionate about education and making complex technical problems understandable to businesspeople. He has extensive personal boardroom experience having held the role of shareholder, director and manager of various privately-held and family-owned businesses. This supports his understanding of the benefits of implementing a board, what it really means to be a director and how to ensure optimal performance as a board.

He believes that by harnessing Sirdar’s unique methodology, clients have massive potential to make a positive difference where they operate. After all, every director has the potential to impact between one and five businesses directly, meaning every business can potentially impact thousands of livelihoods – ultimately fulfilling Sirdar’s promise of meaningful economic impact.

Tim enjoys meeting entrepreneurs and understanding their stories to help them overcome challenges and take their businesses to the next level, whether through facilitating workshops and programmes or acting as specialist interim chairman on their board.

He practices what he preaches as is made evident by his involvement with clients such as Apex Cordset Technologies which is expanding rapidly and made almost same profit as in the 2019-2020 tax year, and at iWMS where profit was nine times higher than any prior year – both during COVID times. During his tenure as independent chairman at WeThinkCode_, campuses have been expanded and they have gone from having two of the founders as CEO to a new and independent CEO.

Tim remains relevant by learning, applying and teaching over and over. He also reads up on business and governance almost daily and regularly attends relevant events and webinars. He believes that learning is a lifelong experience – a concept that has driven his life for as long as he can remember.

Tim holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science Honours in Engineering (Naval Architecture) from University College in London.

Tim has been interviewed and been a speaker at various events including A4E Business Mastery Series, Cape Chamber of Commerce, Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa, CITi, Citadel, Barclays Rise, University of Cape Town Research Contracts and Innovation, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Institute of Directors (Zimbabwe and Ghana), Nolands, Accounting 4 Entrepreneurs
and Akro Capital

He founded JTB Consulting and under his leadership, Thousands of Bankable Business Plans have been written since 2006, Successfully Raising R235 BN+ in Funding — He serves Start-ups and Existing Companies in South Africa, Africa, EU and USA.

JTB Consulting was founded and is currently headed by Dr. Thommie Burger, a Certified Financial Modelling and Business Valuation Analyst. He holds a PhD with a specialisation in Entrepreneurship and Business Management and an MBA specialising in International Business Management.

Thommie has personally been involved in the successful execution of large-scale Business Analysis-, Management Consulting-, Business Valuation-, and Business Plan projects, ranging from start-up companies seeking as little as R1 million in bank financing to companies requiring more than R1 billion in investor funding to fund their growth strategies.

Before establishing the company in 2006, Thommie worked for several multi-national companies based in South Africa, Africa, and the United Kingdom. He has held various positions, including Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Regional Sales Manager, Regional Country Manager, Business Development Manager and Training Manager.

Some of the most notable clients Thommie has worked with include Sasol, DaimlerChrysler, BMW, Nissan, VW, Eskom, Integr8, MTN, Financial Times (London), Famous Brands, Engen, Chevron, and SAP.

He has extensive experience working with various South African Government Institutions, The Department of Defence (United Kingdom) and various local and international-based Embassies and Consulates.

His substantial Consulting experience, attention to detail and logical approach to problem finding and resolution will contribute to the success of any project, task, and activity.

Thommie is passionate about solving complex problems that require an in-depth evaluation and comprehensive analysis. He is an astute, results-oriented individual with a proven ability to identify issues and solving them through applying analytical thinking and strong operational leadership reinforced by solid ethics, sound business knowledge and experience.

Thommie is an assertive and interactive individual with an extensive strategic, operational, and financial modelling background and will contribute significantly to the successful execution of any project.

1. Start-up Coaching, R2,500.00 per Hour or Part Thereof
2. Business Mentoring, R2,500.00 per Hour or Part Thereof
3. Introductory Briefing Sessions to Discuss your Unique Requirements, R950.00 per Hour or Part Thereof

 EAV Investments (Pty) Ltd established in 1970 is has recently embarked on a new journey and launching the services of two divisions :

 

• EAV-Consulting, which is a professional Engineering and Project Management service provider

• EAV Pipeline Services, which is a provider of specialist services and products to the pipeline industry

 

Marco has an immensely impressive track record in the construction and related industries and is highly regarded amongst his peers.

 

He has also successfully consulted to numerous businesses and Elegant Corporate Services is honoured to include him amongst the Group of Eight. l