Mr Lyons is an investment banker and businessman with strategic, management and finance experience in various industries, having built and led several leading businesses in Southern and West Africa. He actively participates as a chairman/director and/or investment committee member on various company boards, committees, and investment funds. Lyons worked for Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank (Investment Banking) prior to co-founding Mvelaphanda Strategic Investments (Pty) Ltd where he was responsible for building and managing its investment portfolio of financial services, property, infrastructure, resources, technology, telecommunications, engineering, healthcare and engineering assets and investments. He is Member of HSEC Committee.