Katrin Maja Maehl – Our Managing Director, Katrin Maja Maehl, originally from Germany herself but now a permanent resident of South Africa, heads up the team and supplies an unbridled passion with constant innovation to the services we offer. Educated in Germany, Berlin she completed her Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and after periods of work with SIEMENS and in the immigration industry was one of the founding partners of Intergate Immigration.

E-mail: katrin-maja@intergate-immigration.com

Stuart James – Stuart is the Englishman in the team and is responsible for supporting our clients from the United Kingdom. As a UK qualified certified financial-planner, he is the right contact person for questions concerning exchange control, investment and UK related tax issues. Stuart is the creative head of the team; he developed the “Immigration-Report”, which is tailored individually for every single client. As a very energetic person he is always on call for any queries and providing support throughout the immigration process.

Before he decided to follow his wife to South Africa, he worked for Standard Life UK and the Royal London Group among others. He has studied at the Chartered Insurance Institute in the United Kingdom and is the holder of the Financial Planning Certificate.

E-mail: stuart@intergate-immigration.com

Nico le Roux (Registered Immigration Agent) Nico, the South African financial-planner, is a member of the South African Institute of Financial Planning and our expert regarding questions towards local investments, accountancy, taxation and business consulting. As a Bachelor in Commerce (CTA) he spent the first part of his career working for the international business consultancy Price Waterhouse Coopers. Later he moved to their Financial Services arm where he operated as a Wealth Management Consultant. His experience in Finance was further enhanced when he was appointed as a capital/investment manager of M-Cubed Holding Ltd. E-mail: nico@intergate-immigration.com

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Nicholas Hunt – Nick Hunt is the second English man in the team and heads up our Corporate Services Department for Intergate, dealing with individual and corporate clients. Nick, although based in Johannesburg also conducts business within the whole of SA - so no matter where you or your company are based he is on hand to assist you. Nick’s previous background has been in the Financial Services and Insurance Industry in the UK, working for Winterthur Life UK Ltd before becoming a London Bank Manager for Nat West, Alliance & Leicester and Lloyds TSB. With a strong commercial expertise Nick decided to settle in South Africa’s financial hub Johannesburg. Nick’s travelling days have taken him to many countries throughout the world, from Laos to New York, also living and working in Australia for a year. His biggest love of South Africa is the National Parks. With Nick’s professional background, sense of humour, drive and motivation he always finds a way to make it happen!

E-mail: nick@intergate-immigration.com

Rebecca Bowman – Rebecca is a qualified barrister from Ireland. She joined our team this year after being an Immigration client herself. Now filling the position of Office Manager, Rebecca ensures the smooth and efficient running of the Intergate office.

E-mail: rebecca@intergate-immigration.com

Miems Swanepoel (Registered Immigration Agent) Although 71 years of age, she has the energy of a forty year old and is the fittest member of our team. She provides invaluable experience in dealing with home affairs. With her calm nature she is the perfect person to deal with the respective Departments and their often bureaucratic ways of handling things. E-mail: miems@intergate-immigration.com

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Gretta Jim – Gretta is one of the members of our international team. Her genuine character, her constant willingness to help and her eagerness to master new challenges distinguish her as a person and a colleague. As a native speaker of the Xhosa language, she is a great help while dealing with local authorities.

E-mail: gretta@intergate-immigration.com

Athini Ndobeni – Our Johannesburg office is fortunate to have Athini as a most reliable employee. Athini, a graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand, is a familiar face at the Regional Offices of Home Affairs in Gauteng. Her professional attitude paired with her people skills secure the ongoing contact between Intergate and the government authorities.

Mario Kestens – Mario Kestens from Belgium is looking after all Dutch and French speaking clients and as he is also fluent in German and English he is certainly the language wizard of Intergate.

Whether it is hello, bonjour, Guten Tag or Hallo - Mario will be able to help.
Having immigrated to South Africa himself he will be able to guide you through the whole moving process both from a professional view and also from personal experience.

E-mail: mario@intergate-immigration.com

Mark Wilkes – Mark Wilkes joins Stuart and Nick as the third Englishman in the team. Mark was recruited specifically to support the increasing number of retired people coming into South Africa and is passionate about making sure that all elements of each move goes smoothly. Before making the move to South Africa himself, Mark worked for the UK Post Office, where he developed strong marketing and communication skills.

E-mail: mark@intergate-immigration.com

Claire – Claire Roodman has been a member of the Intergate Team since February 2007. Claire studied at Montrose Business College, and so brings knowledge of travel and tourism, business administration, law and human resource management. Claire has studied and become a Registered Immigration Practitioner and is the Senior Administrator for Retired and Citizenship clients. Claire looks forward to meeting you and is always happy to help you with all your questions regarding the retired immigration process. E-mail: claire@intergate-immigration.com

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Miche Micheals (Registered Immigration Agent) Miche Michaels has been with the Intergate Group of companies for four years and now and during this time has progressed through various positions to the role of Immigration Administrator. An invaluable member of the Intergate Immigration team who always has a smile on her face, her claim to fame is her singing with the Intergate team, often treated to her superb renditions of Celine Dion. E-mail: miche@intergate-immigration.com

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Michelle Thomas – Michelle is the friendly lady on the phone line, greeting all clients with a warm South African hospitality. She is always helpful and directs clients to the experts at Intergate Immigration in order to make sure that the client gets the best advice and service. During her career she has always been involved with people and will go the extra mile in order to assist the Intergate Immigration clients. E-mail: reception@intergate-immigration.com

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Fiona Flügel – Fiona is a member of the taxation & accounting team. She is the expert unravelling all your international taxation matters. She will tell you how to avoid unnecessary double taxation and will assist you so that you can have peace of mind, being legal in all aspects of business, inheritance, investments and much more. Being qualified as an attorney under German Law, she specialises in International Tax Law. She graduated as a Master of Laws from the University of New South Whales (Australia).

Finally Fiona was “imported” by her South-African boyfriend to Cape Town where she is now enjoying the pleasures of fresh air, unspoilt beaches and the cultural sea foods.

E-mail: fiona@incompass.co.za

Andrew Brotchie – Andrew heads up the investment team at Incompass. Andrew has an M.B.A. in International Management and extensive experience in business development in the investment industry both in South Africa and internationally. He was previously involved in initiatives in South Africa, the UK, the Channel Islands and the Far East, but is pleased to be back in South Africa and helping our clients make the most of their savings and pensions.

E-mail: andrew@incompass.co.za

Jan Wink – Jan has visited many countries during his ‘younger’ travelling days, picking up a wealth of experience in the tourism and insurance industries. Heading up the insurance department of our sister company “Incompass”, he will be able to help with any queries regarding commercial and personal insurance (such as buildings, contents and cars). Jan has studied at the University of Stellenbosch, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce.

The current market situation regarding insurances is rapidly changing and with his commitment to continuing his studies, Jan is always up to date and able to give the best advice in terms of risk cover.

E-mail: jan@intergate-immigration.com

Cindy Clulow – Cindy is excited and ready to help you with your move to South Africa. She runs the insurance office and if you have any queries she ensures that you are provided with the best service as well as a helping hand when and where she can. Once a client, Cindy will help you with policy queries, claims that are incurred as well as general policy updates and renewals.

E-mail: risk@incompass.co.za

Marco Garuti – MD, SA HomeBuyers Cape. Marco is from Italian / Portuguese descendency and has lived in South Africa from age 6 and completed his tertiary education here. With a financial planning background and with extensive experience in property purchasing transactions, Marco has intimate knowledge of the local property market. With a passion for property, good vision for property improvements and clear understanding of demand, supply and location, Marco offers valuable insight to our Buyers, giving them knowledge to make informed decisions.Marco works very closely with his team of property consultants who are fluent in English, German, French, Dutch, Portuguese and Afrikaans. Our Buyers enjoy exclusive consultancy with one person responsible for the process.

E-mail: marco@sahomebuyers.co.za

Natasha Wagenaar – Managing Consultant (Mortgage Bonds) at SA HomeBuyers Cape, combines her banking experience form her years at Lloyds TSB Offshore Limited in the UK with her passion for property to assist all our clients local and from abroad to finance their dream home in South Africa.

E-mail: natasha@sahomebuyers.co.za

Belinda – Belinda makes sure that everything in the Incompass Investments office runs as smoothly as possible. She is well organised and vibrant, and always willing to go that extra mile to make sure that your investments are administered properly. Her professionalism with regards to customer service is an in-built passion and is part of her character. Belinda aims to excel in everything she does and is an invaluable asset to Inompass and, hopefully, to you as well.

E-mail: belinda@incompass.co.za

Bjorn – Bjorn is the client manger who assists South Africans returning home. Having spent some time in the UK himself he is aware of the challenges that face returning South Africans and their life partners or spouses.

Bjorn studied at Rondebosch and is an avid sports fan, even spending some time in the UK coaching cricket. A typically helpful and friendly South African his aim is to make your move back to South Africa as smooth as possible.

E-mail: bjorn@intergate-immigration.com

Joachim Schuckmann – As Consultant for Corporate Services, Joachim is responsible for the supervision and coordination of all applications for INTERGATE’s corporate clients, which include some of South Africa largest and well-known corporate organisations.

His extensive experience in working with the Department of Labour, the Department of Trade and Industry as well as the various South African embassies and consulates around the world, places Joachim in an ideal position to provide our corporate clients with accurate and expert advice and feedback.

E-mail: joachim@intergate-immigration.com

Franziska Limberger – Franziska is heading up the accounting division of our partner company 1st Contact Accounting South Africa. She and her team can assist you with all accounting and South African taxation matters – be it a VAT registration for your business, ongoing bookkeeping and payroll service or your personal tax return. 1st Contact Accounting South Africa is specialized on foreign owned business and will be able to advise you to meet the requirements of the Department of Home Affairs regarding your business accounting.

Franziska, born and bread in Germany came to South Africa in 2005 and made a quickly to her home. She studied at the University of Leipzig and has a degree in International Financial Reporting (IFRS).

E-mail: Franziska.Limberger@1stContact.com

Kirsten Seidel – Kirsten originates from Swakopmund, Namibia and has herself spent time traveling overseas. Her many years in banking and love of traveling combined with a high level of administrative skills will ensure that she will manage the position of Senior Work Permit Administrator efficiently.

E-mail: kirsten@intergate-immigration.com

Werner Stoltz – Werner is the medical aid expert with Incompass. Realizing this is such an important part of any immigrants, or returning South Africans relocation to South Africa he is able to offer advice and guidance on a number of different schemes. He prides himself with ensuring that you end up with best medical aid to match your individual circumstances. Werner is also able to help clients that need to review or commence South African life assurance.

E-mail: werner@incompass.co.za

Charlene Grice – Charlene heads up Intergate’s newest service offering "JOBNET". As part of Intergate’s Corporate team Charlene brings a wealth of knowledge and charisma to the role and has 8 extensive years experience in Recruitment. Charlene’s international understanding in the job placement market makes her the person to contact should you wish to work in South Africa. Charlene has recently returned home from the UK where she met her boyfriend and they are now based in Johannesburg. With her drive and determination you always know that you will have great service from an industry expert. Charlene is always happy to be of assistance.

E-mail: charlene@intergate-immigration.com

Candice Le Roux – Candice joined the business permits team in 2008 and has already proved herself an efficient and steadfast provider of administrative support to team leader Maike Reiner. Candice studied Tourism Management at the Cape Peninsular University and this theoretical background has bolstered her suitability for her new post as a result of the fact that many business permit applicants are aspiring to set up companies in the tourism industry.

E-mail: candice@intergate-immigration.com

Tammy Price – Tammy is an alumnus of Cape Town’s premier incubator of administrative excellence - Montrose Business College. She joined Intergate in late 2007 and has been assigned the role as an assistant to Nicole Boesch who works on permits for Life Partners and spouses of South African citizens. Tammy was head girl at Bergvliet High School in Cape Town’s southern suburbs and the nuanced people skills required by that post have already made her a valuable asset to Intergate in the often emotional world of citizenship applications.

E-mail: tammy@intergate-immigration.com

Samantha Brown – Samantha Brown is the administrative catalyst that allows Joachim Schuckmann and Rebecca Bowman to provide a seamless service to talented foreigners who would like to find work in South Africa. She has a diploma in business and office administration from Montrose Business College. The behind the scenes activity that takes place in the application for work permits is anything but plain sailing and Samantha’s ability to work under pressure in unpredictable scenarios is vital to Joachim and Rebecca’s commitment to rendering the application process seamless for the client.

E-mail: samantha@intergate-immigration.com

Andrew Alexander – Andrew grew up in Zimbabwe and completed his education at Rhodes University where he majored in Economics and Philosophy and graduated second highest in both subjects in his final year. He researches and writes comprehensive business plans for Intergate’s business permit clients. He is an avid reader of the financial press and has not missed a week of the Economist since May 1997. This gives him a broad theoretical knowledge of business fundamentals that is invaluable when writing about businesses that range from white-water fish farming in Limpopo to music studios in the Western Cape.

E-mail: andrew@intergate-immigration.com

Nicole Boesch – There is no risk of hyperbole in saying that life has tailor-made Nicole for her position as the senior administrator on the Life Partner and Spousal permits team. Nicole not only went through the sometimes arduous process of immigrating to South Africa, but also worked for a number of years in her native Austria for a company offering emergency medical intervention. Nicole was required to communicate with clients who were in difficult circumstances. Hence she not only has tremendous empathy for fellow immigrants, but is trained to impart highly sensitive or emotional information and deal with a client’s reaction with equanimity and professionalism.

E-mail: nicole@intergate-immigration.com