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Our Story

# A Strategic Consultancy Driving Clarity, Confidence & Value 

Founded in 2013, The Shard began with a bold vision: unite complementary skills to offer the financial industry a new kind of consulting partner.

Our Vision & Mission 

## Innovation, Impact & Lasting Value

Vision:  To be a trusted force of innovation and impact, known not just for the crafted solutions we deliver, but for the possibilities we awaken and the value we leave behind.

Mission:  We bring together diverse expertise, extensive experience and dynamic tools to co-create solutions that challenge convention, unlock opportunity, and deliver lasting value — not just for now, but for what comes next.

![The Shard team collaboration](/assets/team-collaboration-BJDoo_V6.webp)

Since 2013

Building partnerships that matter

Our Journey 

## Bold Ideas, Meaningful Impact 

Founded by Chief Executive Smangaliso Mkhabela in 2013, The Shard began with a bold idea: unite the complementary skills of actuaries, accountants, auditors, and analysts to offer the financial industry a new kind of consulting partner.

We saw an opportunity to break silos and provide an integrated approach to risk, finance and data challenges. Starting as a small team in Johannesburg, The Shard has grown over the past decade into a dynamic firm serving both private and public sector clients across South Africa and beyond.

Our journey has been defined by continuous learning, agility, and an entrepreneurial spirit. While we have expanded our team and client base, we remain committed to the personalized, hands-on service that defined our early days.

Today, The Shard stands as a testament to what a diverse and empowered team can achieve. We are proud of our roots as a 100% black-owned Level 1 B-BBEE company, and even prouder of the value we create for our clients. From helping a state fund tighten its controls, to guiding a leading insurer through regulatory change, to enabling a bank with advanced analytics – our story is written in the success of our clients.

And we're just getting started.

![Smangaliso Mkhabela, Founder & Chief Executive of The Shard](/images/team/smangaliso-mkhabela.webp)

Smangaliso Mkhabela

Founder & Chief Executive

Our Values 

## Sharing Our Company Culture

![Entrepreneurial Thinking](/assets/Entrepreneurial_Thinking_v2-BZto4-7x.png)

### Entrepreneurial Thinking

Entrepreneurial thinking is how we grow, together. We look for smarter, bolder ways to unlock growth and create value for our collective success.

![Strategic Agility](/assets/Strategic_Agility_v2-Eui-ZB4u.png)

### Strategic Agility

Change doesn't rattle us; it refines us. We remain clear-eyed and responsive, pivoting with purpose while keeping the long view in focus.

![Principled Action](/assets/Principled_Action_v2-SoX8KLIr.png)

### Principled Action

In every decision, we do what's right, not just what's easy. We anchor to integrity, earning trust through bold honesty and ethical clarity.

![Deliberate Excellence](/assets/Deliberate_Excellence_v2-NDNHej-6.png)

### Deliberate Excellence

We don't chase applause — we pursue enduring impact. Every detail matters because every outcome does.

![Shared Intelligence](/assets/Shared_Intelligence_v2-CQYULzXI.png)

### Shared Intelligence

Our strength lies in the calibre of our collaboration — where deep expertise meets open exchange. We believe the future is co-authored.

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Consulting firm providing actuarial, risk assurance, accounting and data science and analytics services to leading institutions across the world.

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Our Services

-   [Risk Assurance & Advisory Services](/services/risk-assurance)
-   [Actuarial Consulting](/services/actuarial)
-   [Accounting Advisory](/services/accounting)
-   [Data Science & Analytics](/services/analytics)

Contact Us

-   [info@theshard.co.za](mailto:info@theshard.co.za)
-   South Africa
    
    [+27 (0) 87 049 2302](tel:+27870492302)One Sturdee, Building B, 2nd Floor  
    10 Baker Street, Rosebank  
    Johannesburg, 2196 
-   Kenya
    
    [+254 726 809 545](tel:+254726809545)Office No 9, Karen Village  
    Nairobi 

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