Team
Core Team
Chrisna Boswel
Managing Member
Chrisna Boswel
Chrisna has the privilege of building , together with the team at AB& A, the legacy of her late husband Adv Anton Boswel.
She has a passion for the successful, continuous and professional support and guidance for all the clients.
Integrity, expertise and sound moral values are of the utmost importance to her.
Chrisna has more than 20 years’ managerial experience. She obtained a BA degree ( Maths III, Psych III ) and a higher Education Diploma (with distinction) from The University of Pretoria.
Chrisna is a proud loyal South African and her goal is that AB&A will contribute to a brilliant future for all.
Theo Van Zijl
H.R Manager
Theo Van Zijl
B.A Sociology & Advanced Certificate Labourlaw for Industrial Relations
Theo is an accomplished senior HR manager as comfortable in a boardroom as engaging with employees on a factory floor. He possesses analytic and rational problem solving skills. He has honed his listening as well as communication skills to a level that enables him to swiftly identify issues and weak points and finds solutions to any HR or IR problems of our clients.
He creates value for our clients via:
- Human Resources analysation and optimisation
- Sound knowledge and experience in Employment legislation
- Job Evaluation & Remuneration consultation
- Organisational restructuring
- Project Management
- Procurement Management
- Conflict & labour dispute resolution
- Expert negotiator, facilitator, mediator and trainer
- Soft Skills development
Adv. Paul Mavanyisi
H.R Specialist
Paul Mavanyisi
LLB
Paul Mavanyisi is an LLB Graduate, He has been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
He is a specialist in Labour and Industrial Relations. Throughout his career, he has successfully led masses of disciplinary hearings, drafted documents, consulted with employees, successfully negotiated collective agreements, concluded grievance hearings, and developed training programs for management and supervisors.
Further, he is experienced in managing and resolving employees relations issues, he has a deep understanding of both union and non-union environments, he has successfully navigated through difficult negotiations and disputes.
Paul is passionate about helping employees and employers find solutions that are fair and equitable for all involved, he is committed in building positive relationships with employers and employees, and he firmly believes communication is the key to successful Labour Relations.
Furthermore, he utilizes his knowledge and talent in Labour Relations to contribute towards success of businesses, and he always prioritizes clients' needs.
Paul has expertise in Payroll Management, throughout his career he has managed payroll of 600 plus employees on a weekly, fortnightly, and monthly basis.
Adv. Brandon Roode
Consulting Advocate
ADV. Brandon Lee Roode
Brandon Roode was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 2000. His areas of expertise involves High Court, Labour Court and CCMA litigation. He specialises in Alternative Dispute Resolution in both Employment and Commercial Law disputes.
His area of expertise focusses on Employment and Labour Law having been reported in a number of Labour Court, CCMA and Bargaining Council decisions in more than 20 years of practice.
Brandon has consulted extensively in the Private Sector and Public Sector spheres where he has been involved in high level wage negotiations, business restructuring and business re-alignment projects.
Brandon is a member of the Gauteng Society of Advocates (GSA) where he also holds the position of training coordinator for the labour law module of the GSA’s accredited pupillage program. He is a member of the Association of Arbitrators of Southern Africa, and an accredited Court-Annexed Mediator.
Chrisna Boswel
Managing Member
Theo Van Zijl
Chrisna has the privilege of building , together with the team at AB& A, the legacy of her late husband Adv Anton Boswel.
She has a passion for the successful, continuous and professional support and guidance for all the clients.
Integrity, expertise and sound moral values are of the utmost importance to her.
Chrisna has more than 20 years’ managerial experience. She obtained a BA degree ( Maths III, Psych III ) and a higher Education Diploma (with distinction) from The University of Pretoria.
Chrisna is a proud loyal South African and her goal is that AB&A will contribute to a brilliant future for all.
Theo Van Zyl
H.R Manager
Theo Van Zijl
Theo is an accomplished senior HR manager as comfortable in a boardroom as engaging with employees on a factory floor. He possesses analytic and rational problem solving skills. He has honed his listening as well as communication skills to a level that enables him to swiftly identify issues and weak points and finds solutions to any HR or IR problems of our clients.
He creates value for our clients via:
- Human Resources analysation and optimisation
- Sound knowledge and experience in Employment legislation
- Job Evaluation & Remuneration consultation
- Organisational restructuring
- Project Management
- Procurement Management
- Conflict & labour dispute resolution
- Expert negotiator, facilitator, mediator and trainer
- Soft Skills development
Adv. Paul Mavanyisi
HR Specialist
ADV. Brandon Lee Roode
Brandon Roode was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 2000. His areas of expertise involves High Court, Labour Court and CCMA litigation. He specialises in Alternative Dispute Resolution in both Employment and Commercial Law disputes.
His area of expertise focusses on Employment and Labour Law having been reported in a number of Labour Court, CCMA and Bargaining Council decisions in more than 20 years of practice.
Brandon has consulted extensively in the Private Sector and Public Sector spheres where he has been involved in high level wage negotiations, business restructuring and business re-alignment projects.
Brandon is a member of the Gauteng Society of Advocates (GSA) where he also holds the position of training coordinator for the labour law module of the GSA’s accredited pupillage program. He is a member of the Association of Arbitrators of Southern Africa, and an accredited Court-Annexed Mediator.
Adv. Brandon Lee
Consulting Advocate
ADV. Brandon Lee Roode
Brandon Roode was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 2000. His areas of expertise involves High Court, Labour Court and CCMA litigation. He specialises in Alternative Dispute Resolution in both Employment and Commercial Law disputes.
His area of expertise focusses on Employment and Labour Law having been reported in a number of Labour Court, CCMA and Bargaining Council decisions in more than 20 years of practice.
Brandon has consulted extensively in the Private Sector and Public Sector spheres where he has been involved in high level wage negotiations, business restructuring and business re-alignment projects.
Brandon is a member of the Gauteng Society of Advocates (GSA) where he also holds the position of training coordinator for the labour law module of the GSA’s accredited pupillage program. He is a member of the Association of Arbitrators of Southern Africa, and an accredited Court-Annexed Mediator.