Built by the industry it serves
Team
Barristers and mediators who know how these disputes are decided, claims and technology specialists who know how they are handled, and advisers who have run the businesses on both sides of them. The protocols the platform runs on were designed by this team, with both sides of the market.
The core team
Who we are
Willie Pienaar
Founder & CEO
Barrister and mediator. Started Nuvalaw to get disputed claims resolved without the court queue.
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Hendrik Kotze
Co-founder
Barrister and mediator. Designs the protocols and rules the platform runs on.
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James Clarke
Head of Product & Communications
Builds the Interact platform, and explains what the business does and how the platform works.
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Alex Pienaar
Head of Operations & Legal
Commercial, corporate, IP and IT lawyer. Runs how the business operates day to day.
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Deon Botha
Head of Service Delivery
Built high-volume settlement systems before Nuvalaw. Keeps claims moving through the platform.
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Lesego Chiloane
Mendix Product Developer
Advanced Mendix certified. Builds and tests the Interact platform.
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Brian Dawson
Panel Lead
Leads the arbitrator panel, with judicial experience of deciding RTA claims in court.
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Matt Currie
Consultant
Volume personal injury claims specialist; non-executive director at Minster Law.
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Guidance
Bernard van Bunnik
Non-executive director
Former CEO of GE Capital businesses. Chairman and impact investor.
Craig King
Non-executive director
Investor at Semantic Capital, which led Nuvalaw’s pre-series A.
Joubert Steyn
Non-executive director
Chartered accountant and startup founder. Former CIO of South Africa’s largest health insurer.
Leon Vermaak
Adviser
Former CEO of Santam, Sanlam and Telesure.
Tony Emms
Adviser
Former Chief Claims Officer at Zurich.
Les Wong
Adviser
Former CEO of Chubb. Chairman and Head of Europe at The Digital Insurer.
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