Meet our support team

Marilie qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1998, after which she worked at Deloitte & Touche in Cape Town, London and Brussels.

After returning to Cape Town in 2003, she fulfilled the role of Finance Director for South African operations at Panalux until she joined Sable International in 2008.

Marilie describes herself as meticulous, fair, committed and lucky. She loves rules and reasoning. She taught herself to read at age five and has not stopped. She is also a closet chef with a deep love for gnocchi.

Sean grew up in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. He graduated from Rhodes University in 2008, after which he completed his BA (Hons) in Journalism and Media Studies, with a specialisation in digital media and technology at the University of the Witwatersrand.

After several years of working in the media industry, Sean found the perfect focus for his skills in the digital marketing field. He leads Sable International's digital marketing efforts and strategy, with a strong focus on quality content and exceptional user experience.

In his free time, he enjoys being outdoors, exercising and studying.

In her position as HR Manager of Sable International, Kendal is an integral part of the support team. She is ambitious, empathetic and strives to create a culture of motivated employees who will provide expert support to all Sable International clients.

She has been with Sable International for several years, over which time she has built up invaluable HR generalist experience. With an undergraduate degree in Organisational Psychology and an honours in Change Management from the University of Cape Town, she leads on HR policy, strategy, and employee support in all divisions and countries within the Sable International portfolio.

She is adventurous and has travelled widely. She ranks exploring different countries and cultures as one of the best ways to expand her knowledge.

Leanne was born in Cape Town and had an interesting upbringing travelling around South Africa. After working for Standard Bank for six years, she moved to London and gained international experience. Returning to South Africa, she started her career at Sable International as a Tax Refunds administrator.

She has worked across various departments in the company, honing her customer service skills and eventually becoming the Customer Service Manager. In her role, Leanne ensures that every staff member upholds and adheres to our exceptional customer service standards. She also project manages the IT development team.

Outside of work, Leanne enjoys reading, pursuing artistic endeavours and spending time with family and friends.

Tallulah started her professional career as an IT journalist for business technology media company, ITWeb. Part of her role involved Twitter reporting from events, which is how she discovered her passion for social media. She became the company's official social media manager in 2011 and now serves as the Content and Traffic Lead.  

Her role at Sable International involves managing the company's social channels, running ad campaigns, and writing and editing as part of the content team.

Outside of work, she is part of an authors' co-op that produces a variety of speculative fiction. She enjoys a wide range of creative hobbies from watercolour painting to knitting.

Michelle grew up in Cape Town and attended Wynberg Girls High School. Michelle went onto study digital design at Concept Interactive and branched into Front-end web design.

In 2017 Michelle joined Sable International’s Marketing team as a Front-end web developer.

In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, reading, spending time with family and friends and is a running fanatic.

Esme majored in graphic design at Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Communication in 2017.

The following year, she worked at Nudge Studio where she gained experience in corporate design and became skilled in industry standard design programmes. This laid a good foundation for her role at Sable International.

In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, hiking, running and spending time with friends and family. Her hobbies include photography, printmaking and illustrating.

Sarah studied human resources management at Damelin College where she obtained several distinctions. She kicked off her career in a front office and administrative position in the financial services industry. It is here that she also had her start in HR.

She later joined Sable International as an HR Administrator, making full use of her skills by supporting the business with talent acquisition.

Sarah is passionate about helping people and the generalist field of HR. She enjoys all aspects of her job, especially the people she gets to work with.

Outside of work, Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband and children, venturing out to see the lovely Cape Town surrounds and when back at home, finding a quiet moment to watch a good movie.

Zayaan graduated from the University of Cape Town with a degree in Film and Media Studies and started her career in lifestyle journalism at 24.com. After nine years, she moved on to freelancing before joining the Sable International marketing team in 2021.

Outside of work, she writes fantasy novels, enjoys being outdoors with her friends and having dance parties with her kids.

Erin completed both her postgraduate and undergraduate studies at UWC. She completed her honours degree in Linguistics in 2019 and is currently in the final stages of her master’s degree.

She previously worked in academia in the linguistics department at UWC, becoming a skilled researcher and developing a great interest in social media. She started a mental wellness and lifestyle blog in 2020 to share content around topics that she's passionate about. This laid a good foundation for her role as content developer.

In her spare time, she enjoys blogging, gardening, baking and going on hikes.

Ashley grew up in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. He attended his high school at Oude Molen Academy of Science & Technology, studying Civil Engineering.

For his coding skills, he attended CodeSpace and Life Choices Coding Academy. Before starting at Sable International, he worked at Inversion Marketing Agency. 

He is highly motivated and a goal-driven individual who thrives on challenges. His favorite part of being a developer is knowing there's a new challenge on every project. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking and spending time in nature. He's also a car enthusiast, and loves going to car events.