Leadership

The Minds Behind the Mandate.

Note&Notes is led by a team of strategists, operators, and advisors who have built, scaled, and transformed organisations across Africa and beyond.

Experience that compounds.

Our leadership team brings together decades of combined experience across financial services, technology, real estate, and consumer sectors. We do not advise from the outside — we engage as partners, with skin in the game and a long-term view.

Thabo Nkosi

Founder & Chief Executive

MBA, INSEAD · BCom (Hons), University of Cape Town

Thabo founded Note&Notes with a conviction that African businesses deserve world-class strategic counsel. With a background spanning investment banking, private equity, and executive leadership, he has advised on transactions and transformations exceeding R20 billion in aggregate value.

Areas of expertise

Corporate strategy and transformation

Mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets

Board advisory and governance

Pan-African market entry

Naledi Dlamini

Managing Director, Advisory

MSc Organisational Psychology, UCL · BA, Wits University

Naledi leads the firm's advisory practice with a focus on organisational design, leadership development, and operational excellence. She brings 18 years of experience working with listed companies, state-owned enterprises, and high-growth private businesses.

Areas of expertise

Organisational design and restructuring

Executive coaching and leadership

Change management at scale

Public sector and SOE advisory

Sipho Mahlangu

Director, Investments & Portfolio

CFA Charterholder · BCom Finance, University of Pretoria

Sipho oversees the firm's investment portfolio and capital allocation strategy. He has originated and managed investments across venture, growth equity, and real assets, with a particular focus on technology-enabled businesses and financial services infrastructure.

Areas of expertise

Venture and growth equity investment

Portfolio construction and management

Financial services and fintech

Real assets and property investment

Amara Osei

Director, Business Development

MBA, London Business School · BSc Economics, University of Ghana

Amara drives growth strategy and new market development for Note&Notes and its portfolio companies. With roots in West Africa and deep networks across the continent, she specialises in cross-border expansion, partnership structuring, and commercial strategy.

Areas of expertise

Cross-border market expansion

Partnership and alliance structuring

Commercial strategy and revenue growth

West and East Africa market entry

Senior Advisors

Counsel at the highest level.

Note&Notes is supported by a network of senior advisors — former ministers, CEOs, and global experts — who provide counsel on complex, high-stakes mandates.

Dr. Miriam Fourie

Former Deputy Governor, South African Reserve Bank

James Okafor

Former Group CEO, Pan-African Financial Group

Prof. Lerato Sithole

Chair of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand

Work with our team.

If you are seeking a partner who will engage with the full complexity of your challenge, we would welcome the conversation.

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