Our Leadership Team
Our senior-led team embodies Kensington Capital’s values and strives to meet our clients’ needs on a daily basis.
We pride ourselves on delivering independent, high-quality advice, underpinned by deep technical expertise and a hands-on approach throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Our team boasts in excess of 50 years of combined industry experience across a broad range of sectors, enabling us to provide insightful, commercially driven solutions tailored to each client’s unique objectives. Our leadership team is supported by a team of professional consultants who drive our dedication to excellence.
Chesray Abrahams
Managing Director
12+ years
Corporate Finance and Transaction Advisory Experience
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CA (SA)
MBA (GIBS)
PGDip GM (GIBS
MDP (GIBS)
BCom (Hons)
BCom (Acc)
Chesray is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) and holds a Master of Business Administration from GIBS, with over 12 years of corporate finance and transaction advisory experience.
He is a Deloitte, Nedbank and EY alumnus, where he gained experience within their corporate finance and investment banking divisions, advising clients on a range of strategic transactions.
Chesray is the Managing Director of Kensington Capital, where he leads the firm’s transaction advisory and corporate finance engagements.
He has advised on mandates across the full transaction advisory spectrum, including M&A advisory, business valuations and financial due diligence.
Chesray has been involved in more than 25 completed transactions across both listed and unlisted environments, with a combined transaction value exceeding R8 billion.
He has broad sector experience and has advised on transactions across industries including Financial Services, Agriculture, FMCG, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods & Services, ICT, Healthcare, Industrials and Resources. He has extensive experience leading complex transactions and managing multi-stakeholder processes involving corporate clients, investors, lenders and professional advisors.
Charlie Pistorius
Principal
16+ years
Corporate Finance and Transaction Advisory Experience
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BS Mathematics Science + Econ (UP)
BSc Mathematics of Finance (Hons) (UP)
MSc (Mathematical Finance) (Oxon)
MPhil to DPhil (Cand.) Economic & Social History (Oxon)
Charlie has over 16 years of corporate experience, from management consulting and advisory to corporate finance and M&A origination and deal execution – spanning the full lifecycle of a transaction.
He is an EY alumnus having gained experience in their Lead Advisory and Corporate Finance division for over 7 years. Having worked in project finance, Africa Business Centre, Commercial Finance Strategy and the Transaction Advisory teams.
Charlie has been an entrepreneur and MD of his own corporate finance business for 10 years, with a focus on sell-side transactions for owner-managers across a broad range of sectors (Financials, FinTech, Agri-Processing, Mining, Engineering and Manufacturing).
During this time he has remained an Independent Contractor to EY.
During 2023, he partnered with Kensington Capital as a Principal.
He has extensive experience in the following areas:
- Stakeholder negotiations and deal structuring
- Financial modelling for business plans
- DCF valuation models for various sectors
- Structured finance and debt affordability models
- Building out Investment Memoranda and Teaser documents, and strategic business plans
- Financial due diligence
Chivonne Jones
Senior Associate
12+ years
Stakeholder Engagement, Programme Coordination and Operational Management Experience
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Chivonne is an entrepreneur and operations professional with experience in stakeholder engagement, programme coordinationand operational management.
She began her career supporting leadership development and facilitation programmes, working with executive teams and leadership groups to coordinate structured engagements and stakeholder initiatives. Through this experience, she developed strong capabilities in communication, relationship management and operational coordination across diverse organisational environments.
At Kensington Capital, Chivonne supports the firm’s client engagement processes and operational coordination across corporate finance mandates. She plays a key role in managing client relationships, coordinating project activities and supporting the delivery of transaction advisory engagements.
Her combined experience in stakeholder engagement, programme facilitation and operational management enables her to support both clients and internal teams in delivering high-quality outcomes.
Anica Henkel
Senior Associate
15+ years
Marketing, Design and Production Management Experience
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Anica is an entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in marketing, design and production management, working with both corporate and SME clients.
She previously served as Creative Director at a large independent marketing company, where she managed strategic marketing campaigns for major corporate clients including Vodacom and Telkom, as well as producing annual reports and corporate communication materials.
Anica later co-founded a marketing and production company, leading the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns across multiple media platforms including television, radio, print and digital media.
At Kensington Capital, Anica supports the firm’s business development and client engagement initiatives, contributing to marketing strategy, client communications and the preparation of investor materials, information memoranda and presentations.