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About Celagenix®

Built from practice.
Driven by purpose.

We are the governance group that organisations build on - combining strategic advisory, a board evaluation platform, a professional development academy, and practical governance tools into one connected system.

150+Organisations
17Countries
3,000+Evaluations
2014Established
Who we are

The governance infrastructure your organisation runs on.

We are not a generalist management consultancy. We do not do everything. We have made deliberate choices about where to focus.

Celagenix® was established in 2014 with a clear conviction: that governance, done properly, is not a compliance function - it is the foundation on which high-performing organisations are built. Over more than a decade, we have built the advisory capability, the platform, the training system, and the practical tools to prove it.

Our ambition is to help create sustainable societies by empowering decision-makers in the corporate world. As global citizens and environmental advocates, we recognise that sustainability goes beyond carbon - it runs through everything we do and everything our clients do.

What makes Celagenix different from a traditional consultancy is not what we do - it is how everything we do connects. Advisory informs evaluation. Evaluation informs training. Training informs the tools directors use every day. The tools surface the gaps that bring clients back to evaluation and advisory. No other firm in our market has built all four of these capabilities together, from practice, over more than a decade.

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Our purpose

"Strong leaders create healthy organisations. Healthy organisations create sound communities. Sound communities raise strong leaders. This is the cycle of true sustainability."

Be kind  ·  Be honest  ·  Be smart  ·  Make things better.
Governance as strategy

We move governance from the background of compliance to the foreground of organisational performance.

Built from practice

Everything we offer was built from real engagements - not from theory or templates borrowed from other markets.

Connected by design

Every product and service connects to every other. Advisory, evaluation, training, and tools reinforce each other.

AI-enabled

We are AI-enabled in how we work. When we advise on AI governance, we speak from operational experience.

The ecosystem

Four connected business lines.
One integrated system.

Each part of the Celagenix group has a distinct market, buyer, and commercial model. Together they form a flywheel - every engagement feeds the next.

The flywheel

Everything connects.
Every engagement feeds the next.

Most governance advisory ends with a report that disappears into a filing system. Ours doesn't. The recommendations from a BoardEvaluator™ cycle connect directly to Academy training, toolkit tools, and - where it demands it - consulting. The cycle repeats annually. Each pass builds on the last.

Entry

Clients enter through any touchpoint - consulting engagement, BoardEvaluator™ discovery, Academy download, or toolkit tool. No single required starting point.

Any brand
Qualify

Tools and training surface governance gaps. Academy toolkit gateway prompts direct users toward formal evaluation at natural thresholds. Consulting engagements recommend cycles directly.

Academy
Evaluate

BoardEvaluator™ runs the formal cycle - quantitative platform, qualitative interviews, King V-mapped per-principle outputs, disclosure-grade report with specific recommendations.

BoardEvaluator™
Recommend

Report recommendations reference specific Academy modules, toolkit tools, and where complexity demands it - premium consulting. The cycle repeats. Each year builds on the last.

All brands

No other firm in our market offers all four in one connected system. Advisory, evaluation, training, and tools - built together, from practice, over more than a decade across 17 countries.

Where we operate

Built for specific jurisdictions.
Applicable across borders.

Celagenix operates globally with deep expertise in specific jurisdictions. Our products are always built for the legislative reality of the market they serve.

Our priority markets are South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia - where we have established offices and the deepest legislative grounding. We serve clients across sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and internationally.

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South Africa
International HQ · Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton · Companies Act · King V 2025
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Botswana
Regional office · Gaborone · Companies Act Botswana · CIPA
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Namibia
Priority market · PEGA 2019 · NamCode · King V as best practice
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Active across the continent · Jurisdiction-specific adaptation
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Middle East
UAE · Saudi Arabia · Satellite capacity
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17 Countries
Total operational footprint · Growing
Who you'll work with

Senior practitioners.
Not account managers.

Every Celagenix engagement is led by a senior principal with direct practice experience in the domain you need. You work with the people who built the methodology.

Martin Louw
Martin Louw
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Governance strategist, entrepreneur, and architect of the Celagenix ecosystem. Martin leads the group's strategic direction and senior advisory engagements across corporate governance, AI governance, and organisational strategy. Over a decade of practice across 17 countries.

Johann Koen
Johann Koen
Director · Corporate Governance

Specialist in corporate governance frameworks, board effectiveness, and evaluation methodology. Johann leads governance advisory and BoardEvaluator™ evaluation cycles across southern Africa and internationally, with deep expertise in King V application and board performance.

Calistas Chijoro
Calistas Chijoro
Director · Operations

Leads operational delivery and client engagement across the Celagenix ecosystem. Calistas oversees governance capability building, Academy training programme delivery, and the operational infrastructure that keeps all four business lines running at pace.

Simeon Swanepoel
Simeon Swanepoel
Compliance & Regulatory Consultant

Specialist in regulatory compliance frameworks, data privacy, and POPIA implementation. Simeon advises organisations on navigating complex regulatory environments - translating compliance obligations into practical, operational systems that build trust rather than create overhead.

De Villiers du Plessis
De Villiers du Plessis
Head of Media & Product Development

Leads the Celagenix Agency's studio and media production capability - the production engine behind the Academy's training content, the group's brand output, and the methodology that has reduced content production costs by over 90%. Architect of the Academy's automated production system.

Backed by a wider practitioner network. Celagenix engages specialist practitioners, subject matter experts, and independent professionals across governance, law, technology, sustainability, and organisational development - drawn on based on the specific requirements of each engagement across our 17-country footprint.

Explore the Celagenix® Corporate Profile 2026

The complete overview of the group - our ecosystem, our service lines, our methodology, and our track record. Explore it as an interactive experience, or download the PDF for procurement, boards, and executive teams.

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