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Tygerberg Business Park
163 Uys Krige Drive
Plattekloof, Cape Town
South Africa
7500
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Chief Executive Officer
Eugene Henning is an admitted attorney and obtained his B.Com, LLB and MBA degrees from the University of Stellenbosch. He practiced as an attorney where after he worked as a Legal Advisor for Bidvest in the United Kingdom. Upon his return to South Africa, he worked as a Legal Advisor in the financial services industry.
He currently acts as the Chief Executive Officer at MyPlayers and is responsible to oversee and manage the operations at the Players’ Organisation.
General Manager: Player Affairs
Mandisi Tshonti obtained a BA degree in Human Movement Studies and an Honours degree in Social Development at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). He was employed at UWC for 10 years where he fulfilled numerous positions, namely as the strength and conditioning coach at UWC rugby club and sport administrator at UWC Sports.
He joined the MyPlayers team in 2013 and is currently the General Manager of Player Affairs.
National Player Relationship Manager
Former Western Province flyhalf Isma-eel Dollie is part of the MyPlayers team as the National Player Relationship Manager. He was concluded in the Springbok training group in 2008 under head coach Pieter de Villiers. He also enjoyed a stint in Japan playing for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from 2011-2012.
Isma-eel holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree, a post graduate diploma in Management and a post graduate certificate in Education. He also gained experience at Wynberg Boys’ Junior where he was employed as the school’s Marketing Manager.
National Player Development Manager
Hilana Claassens joined the MyPlayers team in 2018 as their Player Development Manager. She is a qualified Industrial Psychologist, registration number PS (0141984). Her educational venture started at the University of the Free State, where she completed both her Undergraduate and Honours degrees in Industrial Psychology, and ended at the University of Johannesburg, where she obtained her Masters of Commerce Degree in Industrial Pshychology.
Before joining the Players’ Organisation, she completed her Industrial Psychology internship at Maccauvlei Learning Academy and worked for them as Psychometric and New Business Consultant.
Senior Financial Manager
Welmarie van der Spuy is a qualified Chartered Accountant and joined the MyPlayers team as a Senior Financial Manager. She gained 8 years of work experience as a Financial Manager at the popular retail giant Fruit and Veg in the Western Cape. She also worked at PKF and Ernest Young, where she was a Trainee Accountant and Senior Internal Auditor respectively.
Finance Manager
Helga is a graduate from the University of Stellenbosch, where she obtained her B.Com degree in Financial Accounting. She previously worked at Bernard Shaw Ouditeure Inc, where she completed her SAIPA article, before joining the MyPlayers as a financial manager in 2015. Helga is a register member of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA).
General Manager: Financial Services
David de Villiers is a graduate from Stellenbosch University and Unisa with a B.Acc degree and B.Compt honours degree respectively. He is currently studying to obtain a Chartered Institute of Management Accountants qualification.
He has more than three years’ experience in compiling financial statements, delivering tax advice and final audits with companies like BGR auditors & PWC. He also played professional rugby for the Boland Cavaliers, Cheetahs and Lions before retiring in 2011.
David started to work at MyPlayers in 2012 and is now the General Manager of Financial Services.
General Manager: Legal, Compliance & Governance
Reghana Harneker is an admitted attorney and obtained her LLB Hons. at the University of the Western Cape. She also completed a certificate in Compliance Management at the University of Cape Town. Before joining MyPlayers, she was the Company Secretary and Legal Advisor at Cancercare for 6 years.
Reghana started to work at MyPlayers in 2020 as the General Manager of Legal, Compliance and Governance.
Office Manager
Tracey Cable was one of the first employees who started working at the Players’ Organisation. She was also the first female member on the team and today she is the anchor of the MyPlayers office. She started her journey on the 1st of April 1999 and celebrated 20 years of working for the Players’ Organisation in 2019.
Communications Manager
Laykin graduated from Stellenbosch University (SU) with an undergraduate degree in English and Psychology and completed her Honours degree in Journalism in 2016. She started working in the media industry in 2014 while at SU and has a wealth of experience under her belt. After graduating she worked as a motoring journalist for the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Since then she has worked as a journalist, content producer and social media editor for the likes of Media24, Expresso Morning Show, the University of the Western Cape and MotoGP.
Jean de Villiers
Chairperson
Eugene Henning
Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Lambie
Non-Executive Director
Teboho ‘Oupa’ Mohojé
Non-Executive Director
Siviwe Soyizwapi
Non-Executive Director
Nolusindiso Booi
Non-Executive Director
Stedman Gans
Blue Bulls
Thurlow Marsh
Boland
Onke Dubase
Border
Jeandré Rudolph
Cheetahs
Keano Hendricks
Eagles
George Whitehead
Griquas
Thato Mavundla
Griffons
HP Swart
Leopards
Reinhard Nothnagel
Lions
Francois Kleinhans
Pumas
Werner Kok
Sharks
Neethling Fouché
WP
Impi Visser
Springbok Men’s 7s
Eloise Webb
Springbok Women’s 7s
Tygerberg Business Park
163 Uys Krige Drive
Plattekloof, Cape Town
South Africa
7500
066 307 5474
info@my-players.com
Map to MyPlayers office