Leïla Bonmariage

Leïla is our Operations Director at Sealand. Known as the one with the curls, with an affinity for corn chips and hummus, being in the mountains, always looking for an adventure or challenge, known...

Shumirayi “Shumi” Chikwama

If you've got yourself a Jolla, Bettie, or Shel, then the chances are good Shumi made it for you (with more love than most can give). She came all the way from Zimbabwe to spread her warmth over Ca...

Nonthatu Constance Dubase

Constance, also known as Nondatu, is one of Sealand's many success stories. She came to us with limited knowledge of sewing and bag manufacturing. Despite this, we could tell there was something sp...

Jasper Eales

Jasper Eales, one of the original founders of Sealand, remains as a valued shareholder of the business. He is the imaginative mind behind the brand, driving the brand’s focus to achieve refined, pr...

Adrian Hewlett

Adrian Hewlett grew up in Zambia and Mozambique and is a fluent speaker of French and Portuguese. Following a successful career in the world of advertising and media, Adrian became the CEO of Seala...

Mosima Moabelo

Mosima is the Retail Manager at Sealand Sandton. He is passionate about delivering a world-class retail experience to every customer, and striving to ensure excellence and satisfaction in all aspec...

Daniela De Siena

Daniela heads all digital marketing and e-commerce operations at Sealand. Her love for life is contagious, and she inspires those around her to live their best lives. Her positive attitude and zest...

Tim Coles

Tim is Head of Sustainability at Sealand.  He is a passionate surfer, sailor, and ocean enthusiast who joined our team in January 2024 after an extended sabbatical from the office and South Africa. 

Luke Johnston

Unofficially, Luke heads up new business development and sales, spreading the word about our story with everyone he meets. Officially, he is HoS (Head of Stoke) at Sealand – and he’s stoked to hold...

Ulfah Davids

Ulfah is our Design Lead at Sealand. You will often see her in the design room cutting patterns, developing samples, and most of the time showing those around her images of her cats on her phone. ...

Judith Mukendi

Judith began her journey sewing in the DRC Congo where she was born. After arriving in South Africa in 2009 with her husband and children, she found a job sewing bags. Fast forward to 2020, Judith ...

Zolani Masembathe

Oh, Zola, what would we do without you? Zola ensures every Sealand product is of the highest quality before you receive it and that it safely departs when being shipped to you. A CrossFit enthusias...

Nana Matete

Described as 'French Dynamite', Nana has been the soul of Sealand since the beginning. When she took time off to welcome her twins into the world, we knew we’d miss her but didn’t realise how much!...

Bulelwa Bakana

Bulelwa is our Admin Assistant at Sealand. She is originally from the Eastern Cape but has since moved to the Western Cape. She did a one-year learnership in ‘Clothing Manufacturing Processes’ at ...

Emmanuel Mulumba

Emmanuel Mulumba has been with us for a long time and it is hard to imagine Sealand without him. He is all the way from the Congo, and makes Roamers, Spex Camera Bags, and people laugh. He works as...

Precious Mpofu

Precious is a Machinist at Sealand. She started her sewing journey back in her home country of Zimbabwe where she made clothes in a small retail shop. She decided to immigrate to Johannesburg, Sout...

Rachel Musariri

Rachel is sweet as sugar and is not shy to ask you how your day is going – and really listens to what you’re telling her, lending an ear to anyone who needs it. Rachel is one of our skilled machini...

Innocent Chinseu

Innocent cuts our gear trims at Sealand. He grew up in Malawi and moved to South Africa after school, which brought him to Sealand.  In his downtime, he likes playing games, watching movies, as w...

Brenda Ngubetole

Meet Brenda, she is an instrumental part of the Sealand crew; you can find her in and around campus and we can bet that she will greet you with a big smile. Brenda has a son who she loves to spend ...

Ncomeka Mnqwazi

Ncomeka is a Machinist at Sealand. She has a deep passion and background in fashion design. She studied fashion design at WSU in the Eastern Cape for two years, which only cemented her love for the...

Ntombozuko 'Ntombi' Qhora

Everyone at Sealand has their own unique style, and Ntombi is known for being glamorous. Whether it is Monday or Friday, sunny or snowing, she comes to work looking like she is about to step onto t...

Kiza Rukengeza

Kiza has the kindest heart, is a lover of music, and is an excellent machinist from the DRC. He learnt to sew in his hometown, where he would observe his mother sewing and practice alongside her. S...

Vuyo Sazona

Vuyo is one of the friendliest faces around the studio. Even though the job of cutter was a new experience when he joined us, he is now more precise than a German's timing. He spends his weekends r...

Emmanuel Nyalugwe

Emmanuel works as our Cutting and Production Assistant at Sealand. He completed his studies in the Education realm and is a qualified to work as a teacher. Previously he worked for the Civil Servi...

Pascaline Tshiela

Say howzit to Pascaline, a lover of fashion and an excellent addition to our Studio Crew and Sealand family. Pascaline is serious when it comes to work and being a machinist but don’t be fooled – s...

Jordan-Lee Vera

Jordan is a father before anything else; die-hard Manchester United supporter and a strong believer of always staying positive. He’s been lucky enough to travel around most of Africa and has experi...

Andiswa Mankune

We love people who love their job and after sitting down with Andiswa it's pretty clear that this is the way she feels. From the Eastern Cape of South Africa, she is a machine on the machine and wo...

Lolita Mahombo Tshibanda

Lolita is a Machinist at Sealand. Her hobbies include listening to music, watching comedy and singing. In her spare time, she supports her husband, a minister in the church and ensures that her ki...

Leeroy Van Rooi

Leeroy is the Driver at Sealand. He loves playing football and being part of the game. He enjoys being part of a party and making plans.

Joseph Madabali

Joseph is a Machinist at Sealand. Joseph's hobbies are watching TV and listening to music. In his spare time, he likes to go to church, visit friends and spend time with his family.

Jontelle Linnegar

Jonti is the Head of Apparel at Sealand. This means she develops apparel ranges and sources new suppliers for Sealand.

Lara Van Der Merwe

Lara is our Operations Assistant, collaborating closely with Leïla and the crew on all things production-related. Her first real introduction to working at Sealand involved falling off a deck durin...

Faida Fatuma Bakano

Faida is a Machinist at Sealand. Her hobbies include singing and listening to music that she loves. In her spare time, she spends time with her kids and attends church.

Chestor Lyons

Chestor is the Warehouse Manager at Sealand. He likes to explore the outdoors and nature. He loves listening to music, debating and having fun. Most of his time is spent with his family - his wife ...

Prisca Zeferino

Prisca is our Retail Manager at our Campus - the heart of the brand. She spends most of her time in the kitchen, always experimenting with new recipes and flavours. Her goal is to find art i...

Sisipho Qabaka

Sisipho is a Sales Assistant and Sealand Sandton.  Outside of work, she has a diverse range of interests that keep her engaged and balanced. She values her rest and enjoys getting a good night's sl...

Howie Kahn

Howie is the Brand Director at Sealand. He manages internal and external brand relationships and looking for new partnership opportunities – both in marketing and commercially.

Carlo Crotz

Carlo is the Production Manager at Sealand. He manages Sealand’s internal cutting and sewing rooms and ensures that Sealand cuts and produces a quality product. He makes sure that Sealand is on tr...

Dean Scott

Dean Scott is the Retail Operations Manager at Sealand. He is in charge of all things retail and direct-to-consumer sales related. He manages the Distribution Centre team and ensures that finished ...

Matthew Cross

Matthew joined our team in Johannesburg in May 2024. He is the Head of Field Marketing Gauteng, along with performing retail duties in our Sandton store.

Amisi Juma Kaisi

Amisi is a cutter at Sealand. His hobbies include watching and playing football. He also likes to read books in his spare time. 

Akadatani 'AKA' Palameza

AKA is Head of Quality Control at Sealand. His job entails checking all bags handmade by our production team are up to scratch. His hobbies are watching football and his favourite team is Arsenal. ...

Aimee Claasen

Aimee is the Head of Accounts at Sealand. She loves being a dog mom to her Miniature Schnauzer, Ollie.

Sam Gait

Sam is a graphic designer and is one of our interns at Sealand. Zimbabwe-born and raised in Malawi, she settled in South Africa to study further. Sam spent time in Stellenbosch attaining her De...

Tyde Rudman

Tyde works as a Sales Assistant at Sealand Sandton. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, swimming, and watching various series. Tyde is known for her adventurous spirit, always wearing ...

Jayden Mampies

Jayden heads all Customer Service at Sealand, as well as heading our retail store at the Oakhurst centre.  In addition to his time at Sealand, he's a passionate football coach. He loves working wit...

Hendrina

Not only is her day-to-day filled with being a machinist, but she also runs a soup kitchen in Kuils River that feeds 350 children a day. The soup kitchen began during the Covid pandemic, and she sa...

Adielah

Adielah started off making clothes for her own clothing company, but she moved to Camp Cover to do something new and challenge herself. She has many years of experience in the clothing industry. Wh...

Anne

Anne’s specialty is sewing bags. She is often called the ‘spirit of the factory.’ When she is not working, she is making her own clothes and outerwear for her children and friends.

Velda

Velda has been in the industry for two years. She really enjoys her time at Camp Cover, and that is down to the people around her. In her downtime, she likes to take walks blasting her favourite mu...

Andisiwe

Andisiwe loves making upholstery and bags. She loves a challenge and being a machinist challenges her in a way she loves. When she is not hanging out with her family, she is making leather goods at...

Francis

Francis is new to the industry, but she is enjoying learning more every day. She loves working on Sealand bags, as she loves the look of the bags as well as the details that go into making them.

Abel

Abel’s sewing background is from sewing tents. He was born in Zimbabwe, where he did his studies, but now lives in South Africa after coming down here for a job. Abel’s dream is to work in the indu...

Melody

Melody has been in the industry for over 30 years. She started making shoes during Covid at home. She enjoys making Sealand bags as it’s a new challenge in her career.

Sharne

Sharne says that machinist work is difficult work, but the community makes it worthwhile and fulfilling. She has previously worked in pattern making and designing clothes. In her downtime, she enjo...

Portia

Portia has previously worked in the clothing industry and has made bags before. She enjoys learning new skills in the industry, as well as the challenges that come with it. In her downtime, she enj...

Ursula

Ursula started out in the clothing industry and moved into making bags when she started working at Camp Cover. Her favourite thing about working now is making bags and learning new skills every day.