Make More of Your Success.
Building institutional strength to increase the long-term economic value of your firm.
ABOUT
Building institutions that endure may be an old-fashioned ambition, but at McK's Enterprises, it is our defining purpose.
At McK's Enterprises, we work alongside successful independent private wealth management firms to help realise this potential. Through an integrated approach to business strategy, behavioural insight and institutional development, we strengthen the foundations that enable firms to serve their clients more meaningfully, compete more effectively and create lasting economic value.
A great wealth management firm is about more than the assets it manages or the returns it delivers. It is about the trust it earns, the opportunities it creates and the families whose futures it helps secure. It is about building something worthy of being entrusted to generations.
Realising that ambition requires more than investment expertise and commercial success. It requires an institution with the strategic clarity, organisational strength and leadership capabilities to deliver exceptional value consistently, while evolving with the needs of the clients and generations it serves.
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Vision for PWM
"We are the future of consulting, shaping the future of wealth management, one firm at a time. While McK’s represents a new chapter in consulting, the experience, expertise and collective judgement behind our work have been cultivated over decades. We believe the future of private wealth management belongs to firms that look beyond managing wealth, towards building enduring institutions — institutions defined by the trust they inspire, the strength of their leadership and the generations of clients whose lives they shape."
Mac Gounden
Founder & CEO
TEAM
McK’s Enterprises was founded by Mac Gounden, who began his entrepreneurial journey at 19 when he established his first company. Having since dissolved that venture to pursue a more ambitious vision for the private wealth management industry, he has built McK’s around a distinctive approach to institutional development and long-term value creation.
The firm’s advisory practice brings together seven consultants with more than a century of combined strategic business consulting experience across international markets. They are supported by a further ten members of the business development team, with the wider organisation continuing to expand.
Experience Behind Every Engagement.
Wikus Jansen van Vuuren | Strategic Advisor
Wikus Jansen van Vuuren is a Strategic Advisory Consultant at McK’s Enterprises, bringing 25 years of executive leadership and strategic advisory experience across three continents. Having served as Group CEO, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, he brings extensive experience in institutional strategy, corporate governance, financial management, organisational transformation and business performance.
Throughout his career, Wikus has led complex organisational restructures, business turnarounds and strategic expansion initiatives across Africa, Europe and the Middle East. At AMSCO, he led a fundamental business transformation, with the organisation achieving its strongest financial results in its 28-year history during his tenure. His experience includes executive board appointments, international partnerships and the design of leadership and management solutions for senior executives.
Dean Johnston | Strategic Advisor
Dean Johnston is a Strategic Advisory Consultant at McK’s Enterprises, bringing more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, business consulting and organisational development. His work spans strategic human capital management, organisational effectiveness, leadership performance and business transformation across a range of industries, including financial services.
Throughout his career, Dean has undertaken executive leadership and strategic advisory responsibilities, working with organisations to evaluate institutional effectiveness, strengthen management structures and improve operational performance. His consulting work includes an operational improvement initiative at Montigny, contributing to an 18% reduction in administrative contract follow-up requirements and a 22% reduction in ranger fuel expenditure.
Francois Cloete is a Strategic Advisory Consultant at McK’s Enterprises, bringing 20 years of experience across insurance, financial services and business leadership. His experience spans executive management, commercial risk, business development, strategic planning and organisational growth.
Throughout his career, Francois has held multiple directorships, leading business development, brokerage operations, commercial partnerships and strategic growth initiatives. He has overseen personal and commercial insurance businesses, developed distribution opportunities and contributed to the development and expansion of insurance products and services. His professional experience combines an understanding of financial services operations with an entrepreneurial approach to business development, commercial strategy and long-term client relationships.
Francois Cloete | Strategic Advisor
Michael Gwebu | Strategic Advisor
Michael Gwebu is a Strategic Advisory Consultant at McK’s Enterprises, bringing 10 years of experience in management consulting, enterprise strategy and organisational performance. An Industrial Engineering professional, his expertise spans business architecture, enterprise competitiveness, process engineering, project management and operational transformation.
During his tenure at the National Technologies Implementation Platform and the Production Technologies Association of South Africa, Michael served as an enterprise strategy developer and business adviser to more than 120 companies. His collaborative work has involved institutions including CSIR, Productivity SA, UCT and the Automotive Industry Development Centre, alongside international engagements with RWTH Aachen University and JICA Japan.
