Since 1997, Solve has focused on financial services — building deep sector context and combining senior advisory input with experienced execution capability.
Solve describes itself as a Level 2 B-BBEE, 51% black-owned boutique consultancy. Its public record cites 240 projects, 72 clients and around 440,000 project hours since inception.
Solve’s current leadership team is publicly listed as Lionel De Nicola, Chris Lourens and Khaironesa Lutta, with executives actively overseeing projects and sponsor expectations.
Founded Solve in 1997 after beginning his career as an investment professional in London. Holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and has worked across financial-services sectors.
Nearly three decades of financial-services and investment-industry experience spanning risk, treasury, regulatory reporting, investment management, systems, performance and strategy. Joined Solve in 1998.
A Chartered Accountant with experience across audit, business and technology consulting, business analysis and operations leadership within financial services.
Solve’s published values are accountability, transparency, integrity, professionalism, empathy and partnership — a useful set of principles to make visible through behaviour rather than a decorative values grid.