About Tiro

Tiro Ratone is a social entrepreneur who has carved his teeth in a variety of major FMCG organisations in SA, in Marketing and Sales. He later established a Management Consulting firm which provided services in both the public and private sectors. He has vast experience in business strategy, project management and related fields, both in SA, SADC region, COMESA, Europe and Asia, stretching more that 20 countries.

A Wits Business school graduate, he sat on number of boards and trading entities in the Gauteng government and other parastatals. Among others, he sat on the board of Omnimeta Australia and served on the board of KGA Life for 6 years before he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2020. He established Tiro Funeral Solutions in 2011, which provides Affordable Funeral Insurance Cover and Quality Tombstones.

He is on the forefront of transformation, compliance and other initiatives which put the interest of the consumer at the centre of what we do and foster a consistent drive to restore the dignity of the industry and services provided. We currently have 11 branches in Gauteng and 1 in the Free State with a plan to expand to other areas. We manufacture from our factory and install in 7 provinces.

Areas of Expertise

Strategy Formulation and Implementation – Sales, Marketing and Operations – Human Capital – Organizational Development and Leadership.

Guiding Principles

My personal philosophy is that life, work and moral values are inseparable. I believe that we must recommit humanity to a vision of shared destiny and collective effort for a better world.

 

Current Business Ventures

 Tiro Funeral Solutions


Tiro is currently the Executive Chariman of Tiro Funeral Solutions which provides affordable funeral cover. The successful entity has become a household brand held close to the hearts of the communities that it serve because of its efficiency and transparency.

 

Tombstones

 

Tiro Funeral Solutions also offer high quality tombstones as an additional service to its basic operations. Families are now capable of affording their loved ones dignified memorials with a solid guarantee at affordable rates.

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