Nigel Payne  lives in Sandton with his wife Debbie. They have a son Thomas and daughter Sasha. Nigel, a chartered accountant with a Masters in Business Leadership, is the Chairman of the boards of the Mr Price Group, Vukile Property Fund and Strate. He is Lead Independent Director of Bidcorp and AlexForbes, and a former director of Bidvest and the JSE. All of these companies are strongly committed to social good, including community development, education and job creation.

Adrian Payne  lives in Cowies Hill, Durban, with his wife Wendy. They have 3 daughters: Tracy, Michelle and Megan. Adrian is a medical specialist in private practice at Hillcrest Hospital. Having delivered thousands of babies over his career, he has a passion for childrens’ health and well-being.

Nigel and Adrian have been doing endurance sporting events for over 40 years, having both run the Comrades and Two Oceans marathons, paddled the Duzi and Fish River canoe marathons and done a number of multi-sport events.

The Payne Brothers have been a mountain biking team for over a decade, having done numerous Freedom Challenges, ABSA Cape Epic, Joburg2C, Tour de Tuli, Transkei Wildcoast and other events together.