Our Offshore Real-Estate and Investment Migration team

Richard grew up in Cape Town and graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in 2001. Like many South African’s at that time, he then moved to London and spent four years working at Goldman Sachs Investment Bank.

In 2004, Richard returned to Cape Town and joined the Pam Golding Property Group’s international division, where he moved through the ranks from finance, to operations and then the Director of their Mauritius Operation. Richard and his family moved to Mauritius in 2017, where he headed up the group's Mauritius operation on the Island, with a specialised focus on successfully launching new real-estate developments to the Southern African and EU market.

Richard has an extreme passion for real-estate and the investment migration industry, which focuses on residency-by-Investment and citizenship-by-Investment programmes that allow individuals and families alike the freedom of global movement.

In his free time, Richard enjoys travelling, a session of surfskiing, a round of golf, or a walk up the mountain with his family.

Richard holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town, Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Stellenbosch and a diploma in Real-Estate Development from Cape Town Technical University.

Andrew grew up in South Africa, where he was schooled at Michaelhouse after which he completed his education at the University of Stellenbosch.

He served as an officer in the South African Navy before completing his management training with the McCarthy Group.

He established a company that facilitated the investment of UK client money into the emerging South African property market. He successfully sold his interests before being appointed to head up Sable International's forex team.

Andrew is a keen sailor who has competed internationally and spends many weekends away either sailing or enjoying the outdoors with his wife and two children.

Sihle studied Surface Design at Cape Peninsula University of Technology and has qualifications in in hospitality and graphic design. She is well experience in assisting clients through her previous experience as a Front Office Administrator at The Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel.

At Sable International, Sihle performs a key role in assisting investment migration clients with all aspects of administration around their application.

Outside of work, she taps into her creativity and spends her time on DIY projects, sketching and creating textile designs.

Shakirah was born and raised in Table View, Cape Town. She travelled a bit when she was young, and that’s where her desire to explore and travel the world began.

After matriculating, she studied Events Management at Prestige Academy college. Before joining Sable International she worked at Discovery Headquarters in Cape Town for six years. During this time, she was tasked with numerous operations pertaining, but not limited to, delivering excellent services to clients from start to finish. Problem solving and providing initiative thinking just to mention a few.

She is currently an Investment Migration Caseworker at Sable International assisting clients through every administrative step throughout their migration application process.

She is extremely goal-oriented and hard working. She is always up for a new challenge and love seeing her visions come to reality.

Paula is South African - Portuguese and from the city of Johannesburg. In 2014 she left South Africa to be a flight attendant for Emirates Airlines where she lived in Dubai for 11 years. She left commercial aviation to do private aviation in Saudi Arabia and the UAE for a further nine years, where she spent half the year living in Portugal in her time off. Her first job in Portugal was as a chiropractic assistant. 

She loves meeting people and getting to see and experience new things. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and resources with other people. On her time off she loves cooking (and eating), reading and learning new hobbies. She also enjoys a good TV series when the weather is moody outside.

Valencia matriculated from Steenberg Secondary then did a PA course at the Academy of Learning. She has worked at Table Mountain Cable Way, and in 4- and 5-star hotels in Cape Town. She took a four-year break from working, in order to study social work through Unisa, after which she worked in Health & Safety for seven years.

She joins our Investment Migration team where she will be working as a client administrator. 

She has a bubbly personality and is very humble. She is eager to learn and grow in her new role. Outside of work, Valencia loves spending time with her daughter and grandson. She also loves to braai with friends or binge watch series.

Tarren was born and raised in Cape Town and matriculated from Fairbairn College in 2006. She has higher certificates in finance and banking, as well as education, training and development practices.

Before joining Sable International as a Sales and Marketing Coordinator, she worked for Capitec Bank Head Office for six years before moving into offshore property investments. She spent four years at OrbVest gaining an in-depth understanding of offshore property management in the medical office building niche.

Tarren is a mother of two, embracing life with a bright perspective. She flourishes through continual learning, finding the silver lining in every experience.

Outside of work, she loves taking photographs (she is a part-time photographer) and travelling to new places as well as spending quality time with her family.

Originally from the UK, Sarah is well-travelled – having worked in France, South America and Botswana before settling in Cape Town. She graduated at the top of her class with a BA (Hons) in International Business before spending 15 years in hospitality. During this time, she gained a clear understanding of the need for global mobility through her own experience.

Sarah currently oversees Sable International’s Investment Migration casework team, assisting clients with finding the programme which best fits their needs. Once people have chosen their route to global citizenship, she assists them every step of the way through the entire process.

In her free time Sarah enjoys life outdoors, spending time with family and friends paired with laughter, good food and wine.

Megan was educated at St Peters College, followed by Stellenbosch University, before leaving South Africa to pursue a property career in London.

Predominantly working in real estate across Europe, the UK, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, advising clients on their portfolios, Megan has worked for Savills and UK billionaire John Caudwell and now is now Sales Director for Sable International’s Real Estate and Investment Migration division.

Her vision is to advise clients, through a very personalised process, on investing in real estate abroad and to build a division anchored on integrity and trust, using her ample experience in the property world.