OUR PEOPLE

Meet the Innovators

The trusted experts ensuring every verified business meets the highest standards of authenticity and compliance.

Sibusiso Khumalo

Global Director

Shaping global trust, verification standards, and long-term credibility across interconnected markets.

Thabo Maseko

Head of Business Verification Operations

Thabo leads global verification operations, ensuring business legitimacy, ownership authenticity, and fraud prevention at scale while maintaining fast, accurate, human-reviewed approvals.

Sofia Petrovic

Senior Corporate Verification Analyst

Sofia specialises in ensuring only fully compliant and authentic businesses are approved.

Daniel Whitaker

Compliance & Regulatory Affairs Lead

Daniel leads regulatory alignment and data governance across Verified Directory, ensuring global compliance with GDPR, international standards, and digital verification ethics.

Lerato Dlamini

Verification Processing & Quality Manager

Lerato oversees verification workflows and quality standards, ensuring every approved listing meets accuracy, consistency, and trust requirements.

Michael Tan

Business Expansion & Strategic Partnerships Lead

Michael leads global expansion and strategic partnerships, ensuring growth scales responsibly without compromising verification standards or trust.

Naledi Motloung

Trust Review & Appeals Specialist

Naledi manages verification appeals and trust reviews, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability across all disputed and post-approval cases.