NELÉ Naturalé™ Team

The NELÉ Naturalé Nails Team is dedicated to empowering nail professionals with innovative products and expert support. With a passion for beauty and a commitment to quality, they help create stunning, healthy nails that clients love.

Jacques Rheeder
CEO of NELÉ Naturalé™

Before NELÉ Naturalé™ Jacques studied to be an IT engineer. Going on to program and maintain software for the US Defence Force. Jacques was part of a team responsible for implementing software solutions to the US Defence Force for the codification of military equipment that was integral to their operations.

Opening a Salon with Nelie his wife, and growing it to a salon with 20 Nail Technicians, was the beginning of our journey into the Nail retail space. Quality products were always on the top of his agenda to make sure clients got a product that was as strong as Acrylic and as flexible as a gel. Jacques was instrumental in expanding the range of products to be able to create a retail range of products to cater for this industry.

With his IT/Software development background, the next step was to create an online platform to make sure the Nele range of products would be supplied to the whole of South Africa.

Jacques still dreams of taking the NELÉ range of products to the rest of the world.

Carla van Tonder
Operations Manager, NELÉ Naturalé™

With 24 years in the nail industry, I have held various roles, including Nail Technician, Business Owner, and Educator. As Operations Manager at NELÉ, I oversee branch management and serve as the key communication hub for distributors and educators. I focus on onboarding new partners and addressing client inquiries while continuously enhancing our training materials to ensure we have the best educators in the field.

As a wife and mother, I am passionate about both my family and the nail industry. I look forward to growing with NELÉ and elevating the brand.

Dominique Merrington
Senior Nail Professional and Head Educator, NELÉ Naturalé™


Dominique is a Senior Nail Professional and Head Educator here at NELÉ South Africa, providing training in both the Pretoria and Westrand Branches, she is here to assist with all of your training requirements.

Dominique is also involved in making sure NELÉ South Africa keeps up with the latest trends within the industry, and providing new, exciting ways to keep our ever growing #neletribe updated with educational information.

Dominique has been a Nail Professional for the last 18 years, she has International as well as National Qualifications and prides herself on teaching through her experiences over the last 18 years.