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Songezo NayoChairman
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Daniel QuintaCEO
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Kudzi NzombeHead of Sponsorship
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Hannelie SchoemanHead of Operations
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Diane HaydenEvents & Sponsorship Executive

Songezo Nayo
Daniel Quinta
In 2020, Daniel was promoted to CEO following 4 years at Accelerate to lead the expansion of the team and growth of the company.
He graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BCom Honours Degree in Recreation and Sport Management in 2012.
He is an avid sports enthusiast and when away from work, will often be found on one sports field or another.
Daniel was integral in successful bid for the 2023 Netball World Cup set to be hosted in Cape Town.
Favourite Quote: “Take a chance, because you never know how perfect something can turn out.” – J. Cole
Inspirational Sportsperson: Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kobe Bryant, Lewis Hamilton
Interest/Hobbies: Fashion, Technology, Music
Sport Interests: Football, Hockey, Rugby, Basketball, F1 and pretty much every sport
Based In: Johannesburg
Email: daniel@acceleratesport.com
Mobile: 083 308 6682
Kudzi holds a Master’s in Law degree together with a Sports Management qualification from the University of Cape Town. He first joined the Accelerate team as an intern in the marketing and sales division. He now heads up the Cape Town office as the head of sponsorship. His main set of responsibilities entails mapping, strategizing and implementing Accelerate’s short and long term sponsorship strategies with clients and sponsors alike. Kudzi is actively involved with University of Cape Town Rugby and currently manages the second team.
Favorite Quote: “You could not live with your own failure. And where did that bring you? Back to me” – Thanos
Inspirational sportsman: Roger Federer
Interests/Hobbies: Social sport, Netflix and a casual braai.
Sport Interest: Rugby, Football and Marble Racing
Based In: Cape Town
Email: kudzi@acceleratesport.com
Mobile: 073 640 2029
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Interest/Hobbies: Sport
Sports Interests: Netball
Based In: Bloemfontein
Email: hannelie@acceleratesport.com
Mobile: 071 239 1489

Diane Hayden
Based In: Cape Town
Email: diane@acceleratesport.com
Mobile: 082 787 61549