About SAAC
Management Consultants.
AI-Integrated.
For over 20 years, SAAC has been a trusted management consulting partner to businesses across Southern Africa. Today, we integrate AI into every engagement — delivering sharper strategy, faster decisions, and measurable results.
Our Story
The Southern African
Advisory Company
Founded in Johannesburg, SAAC — The Southern African Advisory Company — was established with a clear mission: to bring world-class management consulting to the Southern African business landscape.
Over the past 20 years, we have grown from a specialist advisory practice into a comprehensive management consulting firm with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, serving clients across the continent.
Today, SAAC stands at the forefront of AI-driven consulting in Africa. We combine deep local expertise with cutting-edge technology and international best practices to deliver solutions that are both innovative and practical.
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Our Values
What Guides Us
Our values are the foundation of every engagement, every recommendation, and every relationship we build.
Excellence
We hold ourselves to the highest standards of quality and rigour in every engagement.
Integrity
Transparent, ethical conduct is the foundation of every client relationship we build.
Innovation
We leverage AI and emerging technologies to deliver insights beyond traditional consulting.
Partnership
We work alongside our clients as trusted advisors, invested in their long-term success.
Impact
Every recommendation is designed to deliver measurable, sustainable business outcomes.
Local Insight
Deep understanding of Southern African markets combined with global best practices.
Our Journey
Key Milestones
Founded in Johannesburg
SAAC established as a specialist management consulting firm serving the Southern African market.
Cape Town Expansion
Opened our Western Cape office in Stellenbosch to serve the growing Cape Town business community.
Business Rescue Practice
Launched our specialist Business Rescue & Turnaround division with registered practitioners.
AI-Driven Advisory
Integrated artificial intelligence and advanced analytics into our core consulting methodology.
ISO Alignment
Aligned all consulting methodologies with international ISO standards for quality assurance.
Our Leadership
Consulting Partners
Our partners bring decades of combined experience in management consulting, strategic advisory, and AI integration across Southern Africa.
Tiaan Herbst
Consulting Partner
BA (Hons), MBA, Yale Financial Markets
Certified business rescue and turnaround practitioner with over 17 years of management consulting experience. Tiaan has managed 106 business rescue and turnaround projects, raised R395 million in post-commencement funding, and saved over 5,500 direct jobs. He maintains a 41% turnaround success rate — 20% above the industry median.
CEO of the Turnaround Management Association of Southern Africa NPC. Member of INSOL. Content contributor to Moneyweb.
Kobus Coetsee
Consulting Partner
CA(SA), Senior BRP, Registered Tax Practitioner
A Chartered Accountant with a diverse career spanning roles as CFO, CIO, Non-Executive Director, and Senior Business Rescue Practitioner. Kobus brings deep expertise in financial management, turnaround strategy, project management, and strategic consulting across multiple industries.
Industry experience includes Agri, Vehicle Dealership, Retail, Micro Lending, Forestry, IT Software & Services, and Mobile Network Aggregation. Member of SAICA and TMA.
Our Presence
Two Offices, One Vision
