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Our team

Our team and associates share a common vision to unlock development outcomes through insights. Our joint efforts, together with our partners, amplifies the reach and impact of our collective work.
Doubell Chamberlain
Founder and Managing Director
Doubell is the founder and managing director of Cenfri. He has extensi [...]
Mia Thom
Director of Insights
Mia has extensive experience in how to regulate for innovation and inn [...]
Hennie Bester
Programme Director
Hennie is an experienced public policy strategist working towards an i [...]
Christine Hougaard
Technical Director
Christine has been part of the Cenfri team since 2008. She has deep ex [...]
Barry Cooper
Technical Director
Barry has detailed knowledge in t [...]
Jeremy Gray
Technical Director
Jeremy is a Technical Director at Cenfri. H [...]
Louise de Villiers
Head of Operations
Louise specialises in survey methodology, questionnaire design and dat [...]
Masiiwa Rusare
Integrity Team Lead
Masiiwa manages research, policy and reg [...]
Fiacre Mushimire Niyigena
Digital Transformation Policy Lead
Fiacre has over 15 years’ experience in emerging technologies policy [...]
Antonia Esser
Senior Engagement Manager
Antonia, who has a keen interest and wide knowledge base in payments, [...]
Amina Khan
Engagement Manager
Drawing on her foundation as a Chartered Ac [...]
Sabelo Zwane
 Engagement Manager
Sabelo is a versatile legal professional wi [...]
Rose Tuyeni Peter
Partnerships Manager
Rose splits her time between partnership management, as part of the St [...]
Arlette Rwakazina
Partnership Lead
Arlette is the Partnership Lead for the Rwa [...]
Karen Kühlcke
Strategy, Growth and Impact Manager
Karen focuses on the external environment and market intelligence and [...]
Albert van der Linden
Senior Engagement Manager
Albert leads the data competency at Cenfri, which aims to enable publi [...]
Edwin Byusa
Capacity Building Lead
Edwin has sixteen years experience in development with a focus on capa [...]
Cleria Dushime
Program Support Specialist
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Ntsako Ngobeni
Data Engineer
Ntsako, who joined Cenfri as a Data Engineer in January 2022, [...]
Marcellin Nyirishyaka
Data Strategy Manager
Marcellin joined Cenfri as Data Strategy Ma [...]
Nichola Beyers
Senior Associate
Nichola has been involved in a number of digital transformation projec [...]
Pieter Janse van Vuuren
Senior Associate
Pieter is an Associate in Cenfri’s data team. As part of the [...]
Vera Neugebauer
Associate
Vera is an Associate who focuses on holistic MSME and value chain deve [...]
Lezanne Anderson
Associate
Lezanne’s work at Cenfri is focused on advancing inclusive financial [...]
Sasha Lünsche
Associate
Sasha joined Cenfri in March 2021 as a re [...]
Olivia Rutayisire
Data Scientist
Olivia Rutayisire joined Cenfri as a Data S [...]
Jean Bosco Ntwari
Data Scientist
Jean Bosco is a data scientist with an inte [...]
Kinyanjui Mungai
Senior Research Analyst
Kinyanjui Mungai is a Senior Research Analyst currently working in the [...]
Ross Holmes
Data Analyst
Ross joined us in October 2022 as a Data Analyst. He has a Masters in [...]
Liebe Burger
Research Analyst
Liebe is a Research Analyst in the Financial Integrity team. Her work [...]
Lebogang Mashego
Research Analyst
Prior to joining Cenfri as a Research Analy [...]
Simphiwe Sigauke
Research Analyst
Simphiwe is an admitted attorney. After pur [...]
Kane Troy Jules
Research Analyst
Kane's interest in policy advocacy, complem [...]
Natacha Umutoni
Communications Specialist
Natacha has more than ten years of experience in communications and ma [...]
Lisa Rossouw
KM & Design Generalist
Lisa has been the in-house visual designer and KM generalist since 201 [...]
Tessa Kock
Operational Support Manager
Tessa has been part of the Cenfri team since 2009, fulfilling many dif [...]
Megan Gorridon
Human Resource Manager
Megan has been part of the Cenfri team since June 2019, as the Human R [...]
Linda Stanford
Finance Manager
As the Finance Manager, Linda supports Cenfri monitor and achieve the [...]
Siphosethu Patonisi
Assistant Accountant
Siphosethu is deploying the experience she [...]
Olivia Williams
Programme Coordinator
Olivia joined Cenfri in 2022 as part of the [...]
Helene Kabarere
Office Administrator, Cenfri Rwanda
Helene has more than 10 years’ experience in administration and fina [...]
Linet Claassen
Personal Assistant
Before joining Cenfri in 2013, Linet worked in public relations for se [...]
Amanda Schoeman
Personal Assistant
Amanda joined Cenfri in February 2016. She originally worked on the in [...]
Thirza Stevens
Personal Assistant
Thirza joined Cenfri in August 2018 as the personal assistant to the m [...]
Lemmy Manje
Lemmy is the Founding Partner and CEO of  [...]
Nigel Bowman
Nigel is a highly experienced actuary and insurance professional. Prio [...]
Iske van den Berg
Iske is a qualitative research specialist with 25 years’ experienc [...]
Wicus Coetzee
Wicus is an independent consultant who works closely with Cenfri and w [...]
John Symington
John is the owner and director of Compliance & Risk Resources (Pty [...]
Louis de Koker
Louis was a founding director and previous board member of Cenfri. He [...]
Anja Smith
Anja Smith joined Cenfri in 2008 as one of its founding staff members. [...]
Rochelle Jacobs
Rochelle has spent the past three years working as a behavioural pract [...]
Doubell Chamberlain
Founder and Managing Director
Doubell is the founder and managing director of Cenfri. He has extensi [...]
Mia Thom
Director of Insights
Mia has extensive experience in how to regulate for innovation and inn [...]
Raimund Snyders
Chair of Cenfri’s Board
Raimund is Chair of Cenfri’s Board. He is a Partner at Leapfrog Inve [...]
Louise Shaxson
Board member
Louise initially trained as an agricultural economist before embarking [...]
Olayinka David-West
Board member
Olayinka David-West is a Professor of Information Systems. She has ove [...]
Gavin Starks
Board member
Gavin helps solve complex, multidisciplinary, collective-action challe [...]
Professor Vivienne Lawack
Board member
Professor Vivienne Lawack is the Deputy Vic [...]
John Steytler
John is the Director of Economic Research at Bank of Namibia. He is a [...]
Maya Makanjee
Maya was the former CEO of FinMark Trust, and prior to that, Corporate [...]
Prega Ramsamy
Prega was the CEO of FinMark Trust and the second Executive Secre [...]
Louis de Koker
Louis was a founding director and previous board member of Cenfri. He [...]
Anne-Marie Chidzero
Former Chair
Anne-Marie was the original chair of the Cenfri Board. She is  [...]
Hennie Bester
Programme Director
Hennie is an experienced public policy strategist working towards an i [...]
Shungu Chirunda
Board member
Shungu is a former Chair of Cenfri’s Board and former Chair of the B [...]
Bitange Ndemo
Board member
Bitange Ndemo is currently Kenya's Ambassador to Belgium and the Europ [...]
Meshach Aziakpono
Board member
Meshach is a non-executive board member of Cenfri and a professor of [...]
Sharron McPherson
Board member
Sharron is a non-executive board member of Cenfri and former Wall Stre [...]
Lesiba Mothata
Board member
Lesiba, ACMA CGMA, is the Head: Strategic Clients at Alexforbes Group [...]
Herman Singh
Board member
Herman is an innovative business thinker and a high impact player who [...]
Frik Landman
Former Chair
Frik is the former Chair of the Cenfri Board. In January 2005, he was [...]
Craig Churchill
Craig has over 20 years’ microfinance experience, in both developed [...]
Andrew le Roux
Andrew is a qualified actuary who spent 20 years at Old Mutual before [...]
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