Our Team

Thomas Christopher Van Zyl
Thomas has over 16 years’ experience in insolvency, restructuring, and receiverships. He began his career with Shackleton Risk Management and later joined Mazars Recovery and Restructuring as a Senior Manager. In 2020, he rejoined Progressive Administration as Director and Shareholder. In 2023, Thomas purchased the remaining shareholding of Progressive Administration and has since become the sole shareholder and is now the Managing Director of the company.
Fields of Expertise: Liquidations, Business Rescue, Receiverships, Voluntary Liquidations, Labour and Union Engagements.
Member of SARIPA; appointed Commissioner of Oaths in 2014.

Nandile Maholwana
Nandile completed his auditing articles with Mazars in 2018 and later joined Mazars Recovery and Restructuring under the mentorship of Chris Van Zyl. He has completed the SARIPA course and has been placed on the Master’s National Panel.

Maura Blasich
Maura joined Progressive Administration in 1992, serving as Assistant to Chris Van Zyl for over 20 years. She now manages national administration and HR functions.
Regional Practitioners:
Cape Town – T Van Zyl, N Maholwana, Bryan Shaw
Johannesburg – Allan Pellow
Bloemfontein – Margaretha Goodrich