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Joanne Tanner has proven to be a resilient leader and CFO with an ability to solve problems creatively and implement change through simplifying and eliminating complexity.
A third-generation accountant, Imtiyaaz Abdul-Gaffur, has aspired to be a CFO since his final year of school, and having gained experience over a vast array of industries both locally and overseas, he provides insight on how he achieved his ambition to become a CFO.
Prinisha Khoosal is highly focused on team leadership and as CFO at Bridgestone Southern Africa she dedicates time to inspiring her team to deliver distinctive results.
Working for the largest blockchain company in the world, Monica Singer believes that innovation is brought into the world by people who are not invested in the current reality, and she provides insights into how blockchain will change the world over the next five to ten years.
Flexibility and a willingness to learn and work outside his comfort zone, has led Dean Schweizer to journey from South Africa to Mauritius and now working remotely in Switzerland as CFO of Astoria Investments.
Christopher Holton is part of a growing movement of senior financial guns for hire who are translating their deep experience in the corporate sector to the consulting field.
Nico Serfontein is part of a new generation of accountants coming up the ranks and bringing new skills and analytical ability to the profession, he’s got a deep understanding of how technology can guide the accounting profession into the challenges of the future.
Thembeka Maseko is a highly accomplished c-suite executive with over 12 years of financial services experience, she was recently appointed CFO of one of Standard Bank’s most lucrative segments.
Mercy Phetla wanted to see the status quo of Mamusa changed and services to be delivered when she was appointed CFO but instead, she has received death threats for uncovering corruption and irregular payments in excess of R40 million.
Michelle Pienaar is CFO at Marsh Africa, the number one insurance broker globally, she has extensive experience in accounting and financial management, and believes in life-long learning to build a skillset for the future.
Oyinda Akanbi is making a difference beyond finance in her position as CFO at the leading diagnostics provider in Nigeria.
Matthew Kloos quit his London job and returned home to Cape Town to embark on a new venture as CFO at CompariSure, which is focused on giving South Africans access to quality insurance products, making it easier to buy and compare, with the key differentiator being that it’s all done via chatbots.
After spending a significant portion of his career working in non-profit organisations across Africa, Christian Campbell has returned to his home country of Sierra Leone to follow his passion and launch his own business focusing on the SME sector.
Shane Leas is quite comfortable leading the finance function at large and complex organisations, and now as Group CFO at Select Africa Limited, he provides some fascinating insight to the African growth story that is microfinance.
Having moved from India to Nigeria 16 years ago to take up a position at Tolaram Group, Sandeep Parasramka shares insight to Nigeria’s largest FMCG player and its involvement in the development of a free-trade zone in Lagos.
Fascinated by numbers from a young age, Khuphukile Ndebele, has acquired diverse local and international experience that has equipped him to work as a finance executive in virtually any industry and he brings this wealth of knowledge and skills to his role at Bidvest Electrical Group.
SAIBA’s CEO, Nicolaas van Wyk, provides interesting feedback from the recent CFO World Congress in Mexico, how developments at COP26 will soon change a CFO’s reporting obligations, and the trends for CFOs going into 2022.
South African-born Daniel Raubenheimer is a passionate MBA graduate with cross-functional experience in tech, FMCG and manufacturing, he’s now CFO at Silon in Atlanta, USA, a leading producer of technical compounds and polyester staple fibres.
Johannes Seefried has spent the last decade in various positions within Hilti and now having relocated to Johannesburg, he’s focusing on merging his German experience with his new South African role.
Raised on a farm, Henk Cronje has returned to his roots as Head of Finance at Agri Technovation, a global innovation business focused on crop performance fuelled by science and technology.
Inspired to follow in her father’s footsteps as a CA, Lindelani Gumbo has carved her own path as a regulatory accountant, a career built on a genuine passion for the financial sector and regulatory space.
Finance Executive, Chris Strauss, describes his career in the food and food service industry as a life-long passion, and he believes it’s critical to understand the intricacies of business if you want to play an influential role in guiding the business.
After gaining experience in a variety of roles at PwC, Roxane Leita, was approached by Investec to assist with the launch of Investec Life as their Head of Finance, where she faced the challenge to create finance processes from the ground up and she shares here the intricacies of this role.
By her own admission, Gerda Janse van Vuuren believes she was an accountant before she even knew what an accountant was, and here she discusses her natural affinity for numbers, her role as CFO at SA Mint and her obsession with baking sourdough bread.
Despite being a self-confessed late bloomer, Marius Möller has an impressive CV and extensive experience in senior financial leadership that led to his current position at Business Science Corporation, a fourth industrial revolution enablement company.
Charles Mbale’s career experience has been predominantly in the NGO sector but in 2019 he established his own accounting practice and shares valuable insight for other finance professionals considering the same route.
Teboho Makakane represents the quintessential modern CFO, from humble beginnings as a motor mechanic, his diverse career and experiences have led him to being awarded the CFO (SA) designation, and he shares his expectations as he prepares to join SAIBA’s delegation to the CFO World Congress in Mexico.
Responsible for a budget of R7.8 billion, Sarika Lakraj-Naidoo is a CFO who has always challenged the status quo and she continues to do so as she strives to ensure that state money is used for its intended purpose at Johannesburg’s Public Safety Department
RiSA’s Nishal Lalla has solid financial experience, along with valuable skills that he’s gained throughout his career that enables him to be involved with all aspects of business at South Africa’s trade association for record companies.
Having spent her career in the motor industry, Catherine Campbell-Ferreira admits that it’s an industry that’s in her blood and which she loves, but she also shares her views here on the role of women in accounting and how they can assist in the post-Covid recovery.
Fatima Darsot’s shares how her career has been enriched through her love for teaching and mentoring graduates by empowering them with practical knowledge that allows students to have greater confidence to advance their careers.
Kulani Caroline Thuketane highlights the importance of soft skills, something that she finds is becoming essential for the modern finance executive, as this dynamic role is no longer defined by technical skills only.
Dhiren Maharaj has proven to be an adaptable and flexible finance executive, with extensive experience and a creative application of knowledge, while empowering and inspiring his team at LexisNexis.
IMEF will be hosting a conference in November this year focusing on the economic reactivation for the post-pandemic era. National President, Angel Garcia-Lascurain Valero, confirms that the chief economist of the World Bank and two Nobel Prize winners will be providing presentations.
Pedro De Matos brings a depth of experience to his position as Group CFO at Ingenia Polymers, and he provides insights into what makes a well-rounded CFO and how the next generation of CFOs can be developed.
Jace Subramoney of Goldline Industries highlights how the responsibilities of the senior finance executive go beyond the bottom line to incorporate a broader social responsibility, ensuring that staff and suppliers were not detrimentally affected during the recent lockdowns.
Lynette Mutsekwa joined Europ Assistance earlier this year, and being an Africa specialist, Lynette is a CFO who has acquired substantial experience in South Africa, as well as other Africa markets, experience that she can draw on as Europ Assistance grows their presence into the continent.
When the only certainty is the uncertainty of the economy, a CFO requires critical skills and stamina to manage in such a dynamic environment, skills that Believe Dirorimwe has honed over the past 12 years at African Sun Hotels.
Matome Modika has established a thriving accounting practice in Tzaneen, along with a college specialising in business studies, which is not surprising for a man who believes in continuous career development.
Thungela Resources was recently spun out of Anglo American as Anglo exited coal, CFO of Thungela, Deon Smith provides insight to the opportunities that lie ahead despite the longer-term uncertainty around fossil fuels.
Initially expecting to work in the Congo for a year, Raymond Chinyani fell in love with the culture and lifestyle of Kinshasa, where he has been head of finance at Bensiwe for the past six years.
Therese Cilliers lives by her own words of being adjustable and adaptable to remain relevant in the ever-changing finance profession, with an ability to multi-task with ease, Therese has gained a wealth of experience and skills in her career.
By her own admission, Sharon Naidoo has a very generalised personality that has led to a diversified career, most notably her experience in sales, which has provided her with valuable empathy for the functions and roles of all staff in an organisation.
Carina Spangenberg is the epitome of determination through adversity, overcoming each challenge in her career with grace and grit, and has now united her passion for both finance and design in her position as head of finance at Ideas Cartel.
Returning to his home of Kenya, Douglas Tuva, decided to take the plunge and move from corporate companies to a startup, where he is CFO at Kyosk Digital Services, connecting informal retailers directly to fast-moving consumer goods by leveraging a tech platform.
Averen Deonanan’s career spans 14 years across a variety of industries, which has led him to be head of finance at Allen & Overy, one of the world’s most prestigious law firms, now at the forefront of introducing new client-centric technology to the African market.
Always enticed to look for new opportunities, Francois Herbst started his first business at the age of 15, this maverick entrepreneur then went on to establish a host of other businesses over the years, now including House of Growth where, amongst other services, he has a passion for coaching entrepreneurs.
James Vanreusel spent many years working in finance in New York and California before launching his own CFO and corporate consultancy in San Francisco, and with a lot of capital floating around in the Bay Area, his consultancy has seen quite a big inflow of potential clients.
A man of integrity with a depth of experience, particularly in the non-profit sector, Kevin Woolward highlights the challenges of the past year for the South African Dental Association and provides some invaluable advice for up-and-coming accountants.
Emmanuel Millard has had an illustrious career, gaining experience at some of the world’s most foremost financial institutions and then moving into the public sector to serve his country, now recently elected as President of the National Association of Finance Executives, he shares some fascinating insights of his career journey.
Johnathan Dillon heads up JDCV Consult, with services ranging from corporate finance consulting to funding great entrepreneurial ideas. Through his passion for people and teaching he aims to unlock the potential that we have in South Africa from people being doers to value adders.
Tina Maharaj lives by the maxim, adapt and thrive, this tenacity and a flare for accounting has led her through a dynamic career to CFO at the SABS, where her current focus is on the financial turnaround of one of the world’s leading providers of standards.
A passion for numbers, people and retail drives the innovative thinking of Douglasdale Dairy’s CFO, Bradley Wentzel. Now this studious executive is embarking on a new challenge to complete his doctorate, with particular focus on reducing wastage in the food supply chain.
Matthieu Rivart is the consummate CFO (SA), this Frenchman’s passion for Africa has enabled him to adapt with agility to business on the continent and lead teams across seven countries in Africa as CFO for Brands Consumer Group.
Tasked with turning the proverbial ship around at KPMG, Ignatius Sehoole, is doing so, having replaced senior management and instilled a culture of trust and integrity, the firm has now regained distinguished clients and is the first of the big four to no longer offer non-audit services to audit clients.
Orphaned and the sole breadwinner at the age of 14, Khaya Gcobo has risen above every challenge to successfully work his way up to Financial Director at CirroConnect, he shares his remarkable journey with CFO Talks.
Responsible for quadrupling Verimark’s share price over a three-year period, Bryan Groome also achieved a substantial tax saving for the company within his first three months on the job. He is committed to active involvement in all business operations to ensure business efficiency and profitability.
Prosperity Zondi always aimed to work for some of the most elite companies and through hard work and determination, she achieved her goal. Now this finance executive has a love for technology and a heart for giving back to her community.
Providing affordable rental accommodation for the ‘missing middle’, the Johannesburg Housing Company strives to tackle housing challenges in cities across the country. CFO, Prosper Mpofu, explains how JHC have pioneered a model for developing social housing.
Liam Costello has returned to South Africa after gaining diverse financial management experience in Switzerland and the UK, and he now has his sights set on opportunities within the Southern African market.
Calvin Sehlapelo was raised in a township in Polokwane where CAs were virtually unheard of, and rose to head the National Metrology Institute of South Africa in 2017.
A chartered accountant with a PhD, Professor Niahm Brennan has had a distinguished career glittered with accolades, and in this riveting discussion shares her insights on the accounting profession and the fact that stricter accounting standards don't always lead to better outcomes.
Henk Venter obtained his MBA and decided to pursue his passion for the agricultural sector by offering a consulting service focusing on the starting of new projects in the agricultural sector and supporting CFOs with financial models and making investment appraisals on green energy projects.
‘I've always had a passion for education.’
A specialist in strategy turnaround and sustainable performance, Zanele Ngwenya’s diverse career experience has equipped him for the role as CFO at Unisa Enterprise.
‘We like to think of ourselves as a serious insurer who doesn't take ourselves too seriously.’ CFO Paul Stedall recently celebrated a year of working at King Price, where they aim to make a notable impact in the market just by doing insurance differently.
Donald Nieuwoudt has 22 years of experience at executive management level at various JSE listed and multinational organisations, now this strategy thinker and process changer is scanning the horizon for new opportunities.
After a successful 20-year career in finance, Precious Dube is launching herself in a new direction as a corporate coach.
‘As CFOs we are at war, the biggest war being that you are entrusted with the budget. In some instances, it's hundreds of millions of rands and in some instances billions of rands, amid a society that feels entitled to some of those monies.’
The insurance industry is a barometer of business conditions generally, CFO Dirk Viljoen explains how Hollard Insurance has weathered Covid after their travel insurance turnover dropped to almost zero.
A highly accomplished business executive with diverse international experience, Andre Hugo, has a flare for building and scaling companies, he is the CEO and Co-Founder of South Africa’s first open banking marketplace.
Financial Director, entrepreneur and author, Merusha Govender, is one of the shareholders at DDS Group blazing a trail across 15 African countries for this specialist dispense and refrigeration service provider based in South Africa.
‘I think the future of insurance ultimately will be in your cell phone’ says Compass Insure’s Ismail Ismail, who provides some fascinating insights on where the insurance sector is going in the next ten years.
SAIBA CEO Nicolaas Van Wyk talks to Channel Africa to emphasise the role of the CFO in the fight for Africa's financial freedom, and to further reiterate the demands of the modern CFO on the continent.
COGEREF’s El Hassen TAKTAK provides some fascinating insight into the background of economic life in Tunisia, and the integration of the Tunisian economy into European countries and particularly to France.
Julian Johnson is CFO at BioTherm Energy, a pan-African renewable energy development and investment platform focused on the commercialisation of PV solar and onshore wind projects.
South African-born, Mark Bartels, has gained a wealth of experience from Silicon Valley to Sydney, now CFO at Practice Ignition, specialising in software to simplify business processes for their clients and ensure they receive payments.
Identifying a gap in the South African SME finance market, Merchant Capital provides working capital to retailers without collateral. CFO Daniel Moritz explains how this innovative financing model was introduced to South Africa.
Accountant, innovator and serial entrepreneur, Coenie Middel, has added five new projects to his growing portfolio of businesses focused on trend innovation.
Unilever’s James Todd represents the modern versatile CFO with a flair for turnaround strategies and a genuine passion for the products, people and company that he’s served for the past 30 years.
Reflecting on the past year, Finance Director, Auvasha Moodley, forecasts that this will be a year of innovation as companies are compelled to think out of the box to adapt to a new normal.
Listed in France, the Sodexo Group is a worldwide leader in food services, as well as operating
benefits and rewards services, Sadok El Benna is CFO for Sodexo Pass Tunisia and Morocco.
Mark Putzier is a freelance CFO gun for hire and had to draw on all his corporate skills when the Covid lockdown hammered a food franchise client's business. The role of the CFO may never be the same again.
Fundi Capital is not only South Africa’s leading education finance provider but it’s also positioning itself as a brand for the continent. Makgau Dibakwane explains how Fundi is passionate about making a difference in the life of every African through education.
Since 2018 I-Tech South Africa has trained over 20 000 health workers to manage potential pandemic outbreaks, these skills have become vital to the country and economy in the past year.
Professor Rajen Pillay, CEO of Garuda Capital and Faculty Member of Economic and Financial Sciences at the University of Johannesburg, explains why Africa is the market of the future following the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA).
It takes some guts to introduce new vehicle models into the market in the midst of an economic downturn, but that does not faze Buhle Hanise, CFO at BAIC South Africa. The Chinese vehicle producer is investing R11 billion in production facilities and sees plenty of opportunity in the South African vehicle market. Hanise explains why this makes sense at this time.
Tax Ombud finds 'confusing' communication in SARS investigation into PAYE, dispute resolution
Andrew Glenn, senior marketing manager at Intuit QuickBooks, points out that accountants are in a unique position to assist clients in this time of crisis. It’s time to tune out the panic, and focus on the opportunities to boom your practice.
Lauren du Plooy, a Saiba member and director at Rae & Associates, has been advising clients for years to set aside reserves sufficient to cover two or three months of expenses. Most of her clients followed this advice and are able to survive this crisis because of it.
Pieter de Wit, CFO at JSE-listed Afrimat, explains why the company – which announced a stunning set of results in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic – cut its debt to almost nothing at a time when debt is so cheap. Those companies that survive this crisis are those that get bullet-proof balance sheets.
Justine Hoppe, director for restructuring and recovery at Mazars, says we should brace ourselves for a wave of liquidations and business rescue applications as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown. Confronting this early, rather than late, may be the less painful solution.
Bernard Schoeman set up The Tax Shop more than a decade ago as an accounting and tax consulting business and has seen it grow to more than 70 franchises across the sub-continent. He explains the formula for running a successful practice, and the benefits you get from being part of a large knowledge-based organisation – particularly now that clients are looking to accountants to help them through these tough times.
Earl Steyn, founder and CEO of Draftworx, gives in in-depth insight into how accountants are grappling with increasingly complex reporting and compliance obligations during lockdown - and provides a fascinating look at which companies are likely to survive the lockdown, and those that won't.
Gerhard Papenfus, CEO of the National Employers Association of SA (Neasa), talks about the experience of small businesses trying to stay afloat during lockdown - and it's not a pretty picture.
Guillaume Oberholster, regional manager for Mazars, delves into the various financial relief packages available to businesses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and explains why some companies have been unable to access funds. He urges employers to stay positive in these extraordinary times as there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Economist Mike Schussler believes the worst is yet to come from the Covid-19 economic slump – though a recovery in the latter part of the year is on its way.
Accfin founder Mark Silberman says many companies won’t survive the economic lockdown. But new opportunities are opening up for those who embrace the right technologies.
Glen Ansell is head of intelligent automation at Tangent Solutions, part of the Jurumani Solutions Group. Glen offers some interesting insights into the future of the accounting profession in the time of Coronavirus, including the need to automate routine functions so as to provide deeper-level business intelligence to companies.
Guillaume Oberholster is managing partner at accounting firm Mazars Central. Based in Bloemfontein, Free State, he has a staff of 110 at the regional who are now working remotely. Guillaume discusses how the COVID-19 lockdown has affected the business, and how accountants can position themselves to thrive once the lockdown is lifted. An interesting point he raises is how the lockdown is helping people re-discover their spiritual core and humanity - something that will hopefully survive the lockdown.
The economy is likely to contract 10% this year as a result of the lockdown. That’s the bad news. The good news is that it may unleash a wave of new entrepreneurial ventures.
Lawyer and legal activist Leonard Benjamin explains what is likely to happen to those who default on their bank repayments in the coming months. There are likely legal consequences, but Benjamin explains how to protect yourself.
Panelists at the SA Institute of Business Accountants (Saiba) Practice Management Conference say it’s time to lift the lockdown and prepare for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Justine Hoppe, senior legal counsel at Mazars, has already witnessed a revolution in the way companies are reacting to the COVID-19 crisis. Those that adjust their business practices to the “new normal” stand to benefit the most.
Participative democracy organisation Dear South Africa conducted a survey of 42,000 South Africans and the feedback was virtually unanimous: we want the lockdown ended now! If we don’t, the economic consequences could be worse than the actual COVID-19 disease.
Gina Bester of events organiser Terrapinn explains how the company is using technology and ingenuity to continue creating and promoting events during the lockdown.
The COVID-19 lockdown is the best time in years to upgrade your skills as an accountant, and the resources being made available online make this a no-brainer, says Ebrahim Boomgaard, director of research and planning at the Financial and Accounting Services Sector Education Training Authority (Fasset).
Yugen Pillay of SNG Grant Thornton has spent his life mentoring small businesses. While many will fail, many more will be born out of this COVID-19 crisis.
Fintech companies such as Bridgement can do what no bank can – give you a yes or no answer in 90 minutes, and then deposit cash in your account. CEO Daniel Goldberg explains how this works.
Russel Ngobeni didn’t exactly have it easy growing up. As he explains here, he had to work harder than most to graduate as an accountant, but that experience spurred him on to assist pothers from disadvantaged backgrounds to make the grade as professional accountants.
Coenie Middel, serial entrepreneur, and founder of one of the largest private accounting practices in the country, with eight branches and more than 170 staff, sees opportunities aplenty coming out of the lockdown. For example, the ability to leverage the weak rand to spread your wings abroad and take on finance and consulting work and get paid in US dollars.
Lehana Nel grew up in Limpopo on a strawberries and cattle farm. She moved to Namibia when she met her husband 9 years ago. Since 2013, she started her practice in Gobabis, near the Botswana border. She might be in a remote part of Africa, but technology lies at the core of her accounting practice.
Ettean Smit, founder of accounting practice Finovo, realised his fellow accountants were stuck in the stone age when it came to technology. He formed Smart Practice, a low-cost way for accountants to embrace technology in their practices, and what came out of this was astounding.
Every crisis has a silver lining, and COVID-19 is no different. Alex Clark, regional manager of Receipt Bank in South Africa, says this is the perfect time for accounting practitioners to understand the digital universe in which they now find themselves, whether it be teleconferencing, the Cloud, or tools such as Receipt Bank.
Being an auditor could be regarded as a high-risk occupation these days, Marthie Claassens provides some insight as to why our pool of auditors is dwindling.
With 11 000 bursaries issued each year, CFO of the Education, Training and Development Practices SETA, Nonhlanhla Mona, is at the forefront of closing the critical skills gap in SA.
From banking to working at the cutting edge of data analytics, Jodi Joseph, is a CA who has proven that versatility leads to a dynamic career.
Fraud examiner, Jacques van Wyk, outlines various scenarios where fraud commonly occurs in business and highlights the necessity to look for red flags, especially from the most trusted employees.
With a greater degree of instability in the world, financial executives can no longer rely solely on budgets, John Stretch explains the benefits of rolling forecasts.
A self-professed Austrian economist, Russell Lamberti, provides fascinating insight into how a recession is a necessary and healthy process.
Hiten Keshave, the chief financial officer with PRP Solutions, a cloud-based people management software company.
PRP is a management enabling tool that is based around understanding the staff complement that you have.
PRP's product is it’s entirely South African developed but is distributed throughout Africa and throughout South Africa. The software is to do with people management. Hiten is also a contender for the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Top 35 Under 35 and at the age of 32-years-old is a chief financial officer at PRP Solutions
Earl Steyn is the managing director and founder of a company called Draftworx. Draftworx is operating now in 22 countries worldwide and is a great South African success story.
Draftworx essentially automates financial statements the preparation of financial statements and audit compliance. Draftworx is a software suite that is to provide IFRS automation and assist an auditor or accountant in their audit compilation.
Jo-Ann Pohl, CFO at African law firm Bowmans,discusses a day in the life of a CFO: it's about spending time with people rather than just checking emails and crunching numbers. Oh, and emails are often not the best way to get things done. A phone call or a face-to-face meeting is far more effective. And then get your staff on training - it's a life-long process.
Louis Klopper, senior business rescue practitioner for the Gupta companies, talks about what it takes to turn around a failing enterprise.
Tanya Tosen of Tax Consulting. Tanya has over 15 years of tax and employee benefit experience, which encompasses optimising employee salary packages incorporating all benefits, both from a tax and cost perspective.
Tanya assists many multi-nationals with both complex remuneration and tax solutions. and is considered as one of the leaders in the areas of tax and benefit compliance and process optimisation.
Patuxolo Nodada of Busmark is South Africa’s only manufacturer of buses and now has its sights set on producing 1000 buses every month throughout Africa
Lungisa Gqweta the regional financial and administration manager at National Health Laboratory Services. With 250 laboratories and 8000 employees, the National Health Laboratory Services is the largest diagnostic pathology service in SA.
Nicolaas Van Wyk says the accounting profession in SA was once regarded as the best in the world. That changed as one corporate and public sector scandal after another oozed off the pages of the daily press with dreadful monotony. The profession has lost public trust because it no longer practices professional skepticism. And behind this is the relentless drive to turn what should be a public good into a business. Accounting firms are turning a blind eye to irregularities where they should be pointing a blow torch. Nicolaas has some interesting suggestions on how to turn the profession around.
Pieter de Jager of AfriSam’s Tanzanian divisionexplains the challenges of the modern CFO. He spends less than 5% of his time on reporting and preparing financial accounts. A far greater amount of time is spent on corporate finance and funding, making sure the business has sufficient liquidity to compete. Tanga Cement contributes 30 – 40% of parent Afrisam’s business and the compliance requirements of being listed on the Tanzanian Stock Exchange occupies a considerable amount of his time. Pieter provides a fascinating window into the life of the modern CFO.
Brett Tromp the chief financial officer for Discovery Health a dominant player in the health insurance market, Brett Tromp, not only focuses on financial matters but he emphasises the importance of staff motivation and well-being.
Otsile Matheba A2X Markets.dynamic and ambitious chief financial officer.
For the first time in nearly a century, the JSE faces a formidable competitor, A2X aims to capture 20% of the market within the next five years.
Bajabulile Mthiyane is a Finance Professional who is about much more than just number crunching. Bajabulile is the Finance Director of Sasria. Affordable cover against special risks is the niche offering provided by this flourishing state-owned company.
Lorien Gamaroff, CEO of Centbee and South Africa’s foremost blockchain expert, Lorien Gamaroff, provides insight into blockchain technologies and their benefits.
Bryan Dorfan who is a chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Alyak Investments. Drawing on his financial and forensic experience, Bryan Dorfan’s new consultancy assists businesses to improve their profitability.
Talifhani Khubana chief financial officer for the Pan South African Language Board which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1995, it falls under the Department of Arts and Culture and its purpose is to promote multilingualism in South Africa, where we have eleven official languages.
Fernando Lopez Macari, national president of the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives or IMEF. Fernando Lopez Macari provides a fascinating insight into the Mexican economy.
Pieter de Wit chief financial officer at Afrimat, ‘We are a very entrepreneurial-type culture in Afrimat and we always look for opportunities in the crisis. Afrimat is a construction material and mining company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Renolda Mogale, she is the director of financial management at Stats SA. Stats SA is the body that keeps huge volumes of data on South Africa, on economic trends, population trends, poverty and the like.
A dedicated work ethic and continual training ensures that Stats SA not only maintains its reputation for clean audits but also consistently provides accurate data
Des Muller is the managing director for NuEnergy Developments, which is a consultancy structured around the development and industrialisation of a balanced and sustainable energy mix for Southern Africa.
Energy has become one of the key risks facing South Africa and the availability of power at a reasonable cost will determine whether or not South Africa will be able to break out of its low-growth trap.
Bruce Gordan is the acting chief financial officer at the Rural Housing Loan Fund, which was merged with the National Housing Finance Corporation and the National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency in 2018.
Shabeer Khan is a chief financial officer at the Department of Trade and Industry, also known as the DTI.
Shabeer is a CA and a registered government auditor, he achieved the first-ever clean audit for the DTI and successfully managed a R10 billion budget.