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Ground-breaking technology and premium product support require the best and smartest individuals, and we believe we have them. While we continue to build technology solutions that help simplify our clients’ share plan processes, it’s really our people behind the technology that makes us so proud to be ShareForce.

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Our leadership team

A blend of diverse experience and qualifications

ShareForce’s management team, has extensive experience in the dynamics and modelling of deferred compensation plans and in building technologies for a broad range of clients both locally and internationally. Our combination of multi-disciplinary and complementary skills ensures that we provide a platform that is technically robust and complies with complex accounting and regulatory standards.

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Michael Ketz

Chief Executive Officer

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Christo Kritzinger

Chief Operating Officer

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Kelly Hultquist

Head of Client Management

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Ushir Ramlochan

Co-Head of Global Sales

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Adva Lewitte

Co-Head of Global Sales

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Jason Germishuys

Head of Client Implementation

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Our Culture

As a values-based organisation, ShareForce is committed to involving all its employees in identifying and defining the core values and beliefs that guide our behaviour. These values are embedded into the company’s unique corporate culture and ultimately are the essence of our identity.

We believe that when our people feel valued for who they are, and what they contribute, they can deliver with excellence to both clients and shareholders.

Our Values

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Share Your Strengths

Through GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE, we take ownership to drive high performance, by delivering on quality and on the promises we make. Delivering with excellence is a non-negotiable – it is how we maintain trusting relationships with all our stakeholders. We also foster a high-performance culture by investing in the growth and development of our employees.

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Share Your Kindness

We focus on really CONNECTING AND COLLABORATING with people to understand their context and needs. This connection underpins everything we do because it enables us to gain insights that influences how we serve. We also aspire to provide an inclusive workspace that embraces differences, in which we treat everyone we work with and connect to in the greater community, equally and with respect and compassion.

ShareForce recognises its responsibility to making meaningful contributions to the local communities.

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Share Your Ideas

Through constant AGILITY AND INNOVATION, we strive to improve and adapt to change. We define the right solutions for our clients by applying innovative thinking to solve problems. We partner to find a better way and follow an agile approach to planning and implementing change. All of this is done with the highest ethical standards in mind.

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Michael Ketz

Chief Executive Officer

Michael is the leading force behind ShareForce, which he founded in 2015 and has subsequently grown into a truly global company.

Michael provides deep knowledge and value to the incentive plan industry through ongoing thought-leadership efforts. Before founding ShareForce, Michael managed a team that consulted on complex share plan structures and broad-based plans for Deloitte & Touché.

Michael also has over a decade of experience in the financial industry and has worked for top tier global banks trading derivatives and managing financial risks. Michael holds the following degrees: B Sc. Hons in Advanced Mathematics of Finance (WITS University); Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Mathematics (WITS University); as well as a Certificate in International Treasury Management (Association of Corporate Treasurers U.K.).

Christo Kritzinger

Chief Operating Officer

Christo was appointed as Chief Operating Officer in 2019 following a successful track record in leadership roles in ShareForce.

Christo has been with ShareForce since its inception in 2015, and he was instrumental in building and tailoring automated share plan tools using cutting edge technologies. Over these years, he has been instrumental in managing our global clients’ service delivery and developing our technology. Before joining ShareForce, Christo worked for Deloitte, where he built financial models and consulted on share plans.

Christo holds the following degrees: M Sc. Eng. in Electronic Engineering (Cum Laude) (Stellenbosch University); B Eng. in Electronic Engineering with Computer Science (Cum Laude) (Stellenbosch University); Level 1 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Kelly Hultquist

Head of Client Management

Kelly was appointed as Head of Client Management following a successful track record in her roles at ShareForce. In addition to her comprehensive knowledge of incentive plans, she also brings considerable experience from a technical accounting and IFRS perspective.

Kelly is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the University of Cape Town and has worked at Ernst & Young in South Africa and Guernsey and other top-tier consultancy firms. As the head of Client Management, Kelly has overall responsibility for our portfolio of existing clients. Kelly also holds the following degrees: Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting; PGDA (University of Cape Town); eligible to register as Chartered Accountant (CA SA).

Ushir Ramlochan

Co-head of Business Development

Ushir has been instrumental in managing implementations for our global clients and previously held the position of Head of Migrations. Ushir is now Co-head of ShareForce’s Global Business Development team and has a comprehensive and far-reaching knowledge of the deferred compensation industry.

Ushir has over ten years of experience in banking and financial markets and has worked at top-tier global banks and numerous companies. Ushir holds the following degrees: Bachelor of Business Science & Honours in Finance (University of KZN); RE5 Regulatory Examination (RE5), and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.

Adva Lewitte

Head of Sales and Business Development

Adva was appointed as Head of Sales and Business Development for Europe and Asia in January 2021. She has over 20 years of experience in business development roles in the Financial Markets and has extensive experience distributing and managing financial products.

Adva has also served in leadership positions at various Asset Managers. Adva holds the following degrees: Honours in Economics (University of Cape Town); Bachelor of Commerce (WITS University) RE5 Regulatory Examination (RE5), and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.

Jason Germishuys

Head of Client Implementation

During his time within the Client Management team at ShareForce, Jason was instrumental in assisting with and managing implementations of some of our largest local and international clients.

He was appointed Head of Client Implementation in August 2022 and continues working on making the process of onboarding new clients more efficient and effective. Jason is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the University of Cape Town and has worked at Ernst & Young in South Africa as well as Cross Country Consulting in the USA.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting (University of Cape Town), PGDA (University of Cape Town) and is eligible to register as a Chartered Accountant (CA SA).