Angus Rowe, Chairman of Schindlers Digital Assets, is a seasoned director with an impressive track record of developing and leading multiple successful companies. Throughout his career, Angus has strategically built businesses from the ground up, steering them to success and eventually facilitating their acquisition. His entrepreneurial vision and business expertise have positioned him as a respected leader in the industry.

In addition to his corporate achievements, Angus is deeply committed to philanthropy, actively supporting and guiding charitable organizations to create meaningful impact in their communities. His dedication to social responsibility reflects his belief in using business as a force for good. Angus holds postgraduate qualifications from Harvard Business School in the United States, further strengthening his strategic and leadership skills, which he now brings to Schindlers Digital Assets, driving the company forward in the dynamic digital economy.

Candice Dawkshas is a highly accomplished attorney and forward-thinking entrepreneur, with over two decades of experience in law, business, and innovation. After beginning her career at Bowmans, one of South Africa's premier law firms, in 2001, Candice has built an impressive legal and commercial profile grounded in academic excellence — including a BComm from Rhodes University, an LLB from the University of Johannesburg (formerly RAU), and further accreditations as a Court-Aligned and Commercial Mediator from the University of Cape Town. She is currently advancing her expertise in digital finance by studying blockchain through ConsenSys Academy.

As the Chief Executive Officer of Schindlers Digital Assets — a registered Financial Services Provider (FSP) — Candice leads a groundbreaking platform that enables individuals and entities to legally convert cryptocurrency into ownership of real-world, high-value assets. Through Schindlers Digital Assets and SchindlersX.io, Schindlers Digital Assets empowers clients to purchase property, luxury vehicles, rare collectibles, and other tangible assets using Bitcoin, Ethereum, or USDT. Every transaction is executed with full legal oversight, transparency, and professional support.

Candice is also a pioneer in the tokenisation of Real World Assets. Through this model, Schindlers Digital Assets and SchindlersX.io breaks down the traditional barriers that once made investing in high-value opportunities exclusive to the wealthy. Her vision is to democratise investment access, offering a path for individuals and businesses to diversify and grow their wealth through legally compliant, tech-enabled structures that are simple, secure, and scalable.

In parallel with her work at Schindlers Digital Assets, Candice manages her own legal practice, CRD Attorneys, where she specialises in blockchain law, commercial law, mediation, and litigation. Her dual roles in legal strategy and crypto innovation uniquely position her to guide clients navigating the convergence of traditional law and emerging technologies.

Candice is passionate about opening the doors to asset ownership and financial empowerment. Through her leadership, Schindlers Digital Assets and SchindlersX.io is not just enabling crypto-to-cash conversions and Real World Asset tokenisation — it is redefining how value moves, how assets are owned, and how wealth is built in the digital age.

Melvin Chagonda is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience in finance, strategy, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Rhodes University and an Honours B Compt from UNISA. Melvin has held key roles, including Chief Accountant at Vodacom, where he managed R8 billion in revenue, and CEO of Primedia @ Home, leading over 3,000 employees across multiple countries.

As an entrepreneur, he founded Moben Africa, establishing a free Wi-Fi network servicing over a million users monthly across 14 African countries. Most recently, he served as Chief Strategist for Upgrade Energy Africa, driving renewable energy projects across Southern Africa. Melvin is also deeply committed to social impact through youth mentorship, community projects, and investments in small businesses.

Lisa was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2000 and heads up the commercial law department at Schindlers. Lisa has numerous foreign, multi-national and South African clients and advises them on a wide range of general corporate areas including the negotiation and drafting of commercial transactions, providing opinions and local compliance.

Her experience includes but is not limited to mergers and acquisitions, trade finance, cross border transactions, finance, corporate governance, capitalisation transactions, cross border finance, lending and syndicated lending, specialised finance, aviation, service agreements, joint ventures and licensing agreements.

Daniella completed her articles with Schindlers and was admitted as an attorney in the High Court of South Africa in December 2013.

Daniella started her articles in the conveyancing department and thereafter served the remainder of her articles in the family law department where she gained experience in various family matters, including divorce, maintenance and ancillary matters thereto.

Since her admission Daniella has worked in the commercial department of Schindlers and specialises in drafting and negotiating of commercial transactions and her experience in this regard includes trade finance transactions, cross border transactions, lending, and other commercial matters related thereto.

Professional Membership Law Society of the Northern Provinces Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Degrees BCom Law and Accounting – Stellenbosch University LLB – University of Cape Town

Fields of Practice Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Insolvency Law, Blockchain and Crypto currency, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury

Lisa is a qualified attorney with over 13 years' experience and a well-established practice in commercial litigation. She has been involved in several reported judgments in the High Court.

Lisa has extensive experience in insolvency law and has successfully run numerous enquiries related to commercial fraud, breaches of fiduciary duties and other unlawful transactions. In addition to the aforesaid, she has led several successful forensic investigations in respect of fraudulent and other unlawful activities. Lisa played a significant role in the first ever judgment handed down in terms of which a director was declared to be delinquent. In addition to the aforesaid, she was the lead attorney in a relatively recent reported judgement which determined the rights of employees during business rescue proceedings.

Lisa also specialises in administrative law and has been the lead attorney in matters in which unlawful tender awards were successfully set aside, thereby saving tax-payers hundreds of millions of Rands. On the other side of the coin, she has successfully defended lawful tender awards made to her clients.

Lisa has a keen interest in fintech and the legalities surrounding blockchain transactions and has advised several clients in this regard.

Finally she has obtained numerous successful outcomes for her clients in various medical negligence and personal injury matters.