Our Team

At Usizo Advisory Solutions, our strength lies in the collective expertise of our entire team, which includes administrators, managers, subject matter experts, and executives. While the executives featured on this site represent the strategic leadership of the company, they are supported by a talented group of professionals who ensure the seamless execution of our services and solutions.

Our executive team, comprised of experienced leaders with deep industry knowledge, sets the strategic direction and drives innovation within the company. Supported by a highly skilled broader team, we work collaboratively to deliver insights and solutions that create lasting value for our clients.

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Dr Anuschka Coovadia - Director: Usizo Advisory Solutions

Dr. Anuschka Coovadia is a highly respected healthcare leader, medical doctor, economist, and entrepreneur with actuarial training. She is the founder of Usizo Advisory Solutions and is passionate about leading the business and adding value to Usizo’s clients.

 With over two decades of experience, Dr. Coovadia has dedicated her career to improving healthcare and education systems across Africa and beyond. She served as the Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences for Africa at KPMG for over a decade, spearheading more than 23 projects related to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Her prior roles include leadership positions at Novartis and Momentum Metropolitan Health, where she specialized in clinical governance, health actuarial advisory, and policy design.

Dr. Coovadia sits on several influential boards, including Dischem, South Africa’s largest pharmacy group, and is the Chair of the KZN Children’s Hospital Trust. She also contributes to other organizations, as a trustee or committee member, such as CAPRISA, Durban Girls’ College, Busamed and Beamtree, a global health technology firm. Her expertise spans across healthcare transformation, policy development, and the operational overhaul of health systems, with a particular passion for Universal Health Coverage and healthcare innovation.

 A frequent speaker at international conferences, Dr. Coovadia is also a published author on healthcare trends and governance. She holds an MBChB and an MSc in Health Economics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has actuarial qualifications from the Institute of Actuaries in the UK. Driven by her vision of equitable and sustainable healthcare, she continues to make significant strides toward improving health outcomes and access in Africa.

Dr Coovadia’ s unwavering commitment to creating a world where healthcare and education systems uplift all individuals continues to inspire those around her. With a heart for service and a mind for innovation, she is driven by a singular vision: to build a future where quality care and opportunities are accessible to every person, no matter where they are born.

Farzanah Mall CA(SA) - Director: Usizo Advisory

Farzanah is a dynamic, highly respected professional with over 22 years of specialised strategy and business advisory experience. She is a qualified chartered accountant and management consulting specialist, and she is passionate about using her in-depth business and human capital experience to enable and support organisations, young talent, and leaders to achieve their personal, business, and professional goals.

She has extensive experience in strategy development and implementation, market and brand positioning, leadership development, auditing, stakeholder management, strategic eventing, brand profiling, business optimisation, innovation, governance, risk management, communications, internal auditing, and publishing of thought leadership particularly in the healthcare and educational sectors.

Her experience also includes lecturing, postgraduate managerial accounting and finance, and working for a large, listed company in Melbourne, Australia; Coles Myer Limited, on business optimisation.

She is also a non-executive director of Tsogo Sun Gaming Limited and Crookes Brothers Limited and was previously a non-executive director of Comair Limited. She has worked for 3 of the big 4 auditing firms and was a Board member and Director at KPMG for over 10 years and played a key role in supporting KPMG’s turnaround strategy. Farzanah was also previously the National President of the Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa (BWA).

She has a proven track record of delivering strategic change and operational accountability across a business eco-system.

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Jenitha John - CA(SA), CD(SA), CIA, QIAL, SEP (Harvard Business School) - Usizo: Sustainability/ESG Expert

Jenitha is a seasoned executive with over 28 years of corporate experience in industries ranging from health care to automobile, to utilities & telecommunications, agriculture, property development, insurance, information technology, and financial services.

She has served as both an executive and as a non-executive director (including Audit & Risk Committee Chairman) to a number of public and private sector entities.

She is currently a global governance, risk and sustainability/ESG consultant.

Her key experience and achievements include, 2020/2021 Global Chairman of the Institute of Internal Auditors (USA – IIA) Global Board of Directors servicing around 200 000 members in over 170 countries, Accomplished Chief Audit Executive at large companies in different sectors, Deep expertise in in all risk types, emerging risks, and business model disruption, Multinational speaker at conferences (as an executive and as a non-executive) across the world on varied topics ranging from corporate governance, risk management, compliance, ESG/Sustainability Implementation and Assurance, women in leadership, the impact of AI and robotics on industries, emerging issues in the financial services industry, the value of key performance indicators, eFuture and Digital Frauds in Banks. 

In addition, she has presented Globally (onsite and virtual) spanning over 30 territories and over 25000 delegates in attendance and she has signed off on FirstRand’s Annual Sustainability report for a period of 7 years.

She also currently serves on the GRI’s (Netherlands) due process oversight committee for the release of Sustainability standards globally and serves as a volunteer on the global The ESG Exchange technical committees focusing on releasing ESG playbooks internationally covering a wide array of sustainability topics.

Nitesh Ramsaroop - Usizo: Digital/Technology expert

Nitesh is a seasoned Technology Strategist, Chief Digital Architect, and a Visionary with approximately 20 years of experience across a broad technology spectrum. He specializes in developing and executing IT strategies that drive digital transformation, boost revenue, enhance profitability, and improve the competitive positioning of businesses in an increasingly digital world. Leveraging his end-to-end IT knowledge, Nitesh simplifies complex business challenges by crafting efficient, pragmatic, and low-risk IT solutions.

Throughout his career, Nitesh has held a diverse range of technical roles, including Project Management, Business Analysis, Software Development (Desktop/Web/Mobile), IT Management, and Infrastructure & Solutions Architecture. He has continuously expanded his skill set to embrace critical thinking, innovation, and continuous improvement, propelling him into several senior leadership positions. 

This background has facilitated his transition to Management Consulting, where he became a Senior Enterprise Architect within CIO Advisory at KPMG (Durban), and eventually founded Limpid Consulting & Turmeric Digital.In recent years, Nitesh has augmented his expertise to include modern IT and digital trends, such as Cloud Computing, DevOps, Cybersecurity, data analytics and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning integration within business applications. 

He has received numerous accolades for his contributions to the ICT industry. In 2009, SETA and DHET recognized his expertise by appointing him as South Africa’s Web Design Expert/Lead for the International WorldSkills competition, a role he held until 2018. Nitesh has been honoured with prestigious business awards, including ‘Best Newcomer ICT Company’ and ‘ICT Company of the Year’ during his tenure at SmartXchange, where he also served on the SMME Board. Additionally, he has played a key role on the Advisory Board of Durban University of Technology.

Nitesh has completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) and holds several industry and ICT certifications, including TOGAF 9.1, ITIL Foundations, PMBOK Foundations, Microsoft Visual Basic.net, Rapid Deployment of SAP Solutions, and Diploma in Loyalty. His continuous drive for professional growth ensures he remains a trusted advisor, not only to enterprise clients but also to strategic partners and industry stakeholders. As a member of the Association of Enterprise Architects, Nitesh’s expertise remains highly sought after in the evolving digital landscape.

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