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15 March 2019 Simon Kruger has stepped in as acting FD after Ian Botha's departure in February. 14 March 2019 The Googler beat the Guinness World Record with a value of 31,415,926,535,897 digits for pi. 14 March 2019 Thabo Dloti was also appointed non-executive director of the companies' boards. 13 March 2019 Angelique Montalto explains how SAP Concur projects pay for themselves in five months on average. 13 March 2019 Atterbury moves forward in its leadership succession plan, restructuring and realigning its executive management. 12 March 2019 Customers are responsible for revenue and growth, and must remain at the centre of the business. 12 March 2019 Stretch Global owner and founder John Stretch reveals that intellectual capital and intangible assets can and should be accounted for. 12 March 2019 Lenders unwilling to provide more funding lead to Group Five's appeal for business rescue. 12 March 2019 Comair to consult with other operators, Boeing and technical experts to ensure the aircraft is safe. 11 March 2019 SAIPA's Professor Rashied Small explains the ways in which accounting will change within five years. 10 March 2019 CFO South Africa introduced the two CFOs to clear up who's who in the Jaco Maritz zoo. 10 March 2019 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? 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CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 10 March 2019 She has been appointed as CEO of the seta by the Minister of Higher Education. 08 March 2019 This comes after shareholder concerns about the independence of some of Sanlam's long-serving non-executive directors. 08 March 2019 Competition Tribunal approves some mergers, Seacom and Stor-Age acquire 100 percent stakes. 08 March 2019 Marlé's is the eighth women to be appointed to the Investec Group Management Forum team. 08 March 2019 Insightful perspectives on the customer are drawing CFOs, CHROs and CMOs to the Cape Town summit. 07 March 2019 Forbes has published its annual Rich List, featuring five South Africans among the world's wealthiest. 07 March 2019 The banking, insurance and telecoms companies have released their annual financial year-end results. 06 March 2019 The new SA BRICS Business Council has appointed five members to replace previous council. 05 March 2019 Herman Singh speaks from personal experience when he says: "Directing is only for the brave". 05 March 2019 Mpumi has been appointed as CEO designate to ensure a smooth transition into the top job. 05 March 2019 Ebrahim Ally has been the chief financial officer at ZAR X and TwinToken since June 2016. 05 March 2019 Nishen Daya has been the chief financial officer at Toyota Financial Services South Africa since April 2015. 05 March 2019 Avashnee Ramdial has been the chief financial officer at Stanlib since 1 October 2018. 05 March 2019 Hennie Nel has been the chief financial officer of Santam since 17 September 2012. 05 March 2019 Hanre Rossouw has been the chief financial officer at Royal Bafokeng Platinum since 1 October 2018. 04 March 2019 AngloGold Ashanti's Christine Ramon was declared CFO of the Year at the 2018 CFO Awards. 04 March 2019 Dion Mhlaba has been the chief financial officer at RH Bophelo since 27 March 2017. 04 March 2019 Morne van Tonder has been the chief financial officer of Pragma Group since February 2013. 04 March 2019 Fabian Cazares has been the chief financial officer of Philips since August 2015. 04 March 2019 D'Shorne Human has been the group financial director of Pearlstock Holdings since May 2017. 04 March 2019 Anees Mayet has been the finance director at Oracle since December 2003. 04 March 2019 Robin Seabrook has been the chief financial officer of Mr. Tekkie since July 2018, three months before its official launch. 04 March 2019 Taner Bostan has been the chief financial officer at Microsoft South Africa since August 2018. 04 March 2019 Konehali Gugushe has been the chief financial officer at the Land Bank since 2019. 04 March 2019 The funding will recapitalise the struggling company and stop it from closing its doors. 04 March 2019 Victor Senna will be replacing Robert McBride, who is contending Victor's appointment, with immediate effect. 03 March 2019 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? 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CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 03 March 2019 Six years down the line, Barry reflects on his first challenging year as Didata's CFO. 03 March 2019 Financially troubled Ensolor has closed down the Mall of Africa Hamleys and is in business rescue. 02 March 2019 The JSE reports growth in group earnings and revenue for the financial year ending 31 December 2018. 01 March 2019 Helios building towers in SA, new minority shareholder Cell C for and De Beers consolidates assets. 01 March 2019 Shoprite plans to buy chairman Christo Wiese's shares to achieve greater transparency for shareholders. 01 March 2019 Make a difference to SA's economy and your scorecard by supporting SMEs through Black Umbrellas. 28 February 2019 The former Virgin Mobile SA FD takes up the Huge Group CFO role from 25 March. 28 February 2019 She has been mandated to grow the pool of critical skills in the insurance sector. 28 February 2019 Anthony Clacher has been the chief financial officer of Group Five since December 2018. 28 February 2019 Logamal Ramiah has been the chief financial officer at FutureLearn Group since April 2018. 28 February 2019 Jennifer McDonald has been the chief financial officer of Deloitte Africa since June 2017. 28 February 2019 Auvasha Moodley has been the chief financial officer of Damco since February 2017. 28 February 2019 Lindsey Ord has been the chief financial officer at Climate Fund Managers since December 2018. 28 February 2019 Sandra Atkins-Sadler has been the regional chief financial officer at IBM Southern Africa since January 2019. 28 February 2019 Mpho Mashile has been the financial director at Air Liquide since September 2017 until October 2018. 28 February 2019 Otsile Matheba has been the chief financial officer at A2X Markets since December 2017. 28 February 2019 Wesbank appointed Thembeka Maseko as its CFO in November 2018. 27 February 2019 Deloitte's Doug de Villiers: "Brand owners need to drive data optimisation and deliver differentiated human experiences." 27 February 2019 TymeBank goes live with big dreams of targeting SMEs and 21 million potential customers. 26 February 2019 Capitec CFO André du Plessis will be sharing his customer-centric view at the summit. 26 February 2019 Yusuf Bodiat has been appointed as the CFO of mutual assurance company FEM. 26 February 2019 The Group has invested in the Maraphone project, which will see factories located in Rwanda and South Africa. 25 February 2019 Vodacom CFO Till Streichert won the CFO of the Year Award in 2017. 25 February 2019 EOH has announced the suspension and resignation of employees involved in causing Microsoft to cancel contracts. 24 February 2019 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? 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CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 24 February 2019 The Telkom CFO says: "You need to act beyond reproach, never compromise your integrity." 22 February 2019 Rebosis Property Fund sells more properties, AngloGold Ashanti sells mine and Glencore buys Chevron SA. 22 February 2019 Tegeta Exploration and Resources has applied for the liquidation of sister company Oakbay Investments. 22 February 2019 The company announced a record first-half increase of 12 percent in revenue despite negative GDP growth. 22 February 2019 EOH announced that two of their founding members and directors will be stepping down. 22 February 2019 Cell C has announced that CEO Jose Dos Santos has stepped down with effect from 1 March. 22 February 2019 Stuart Hughes excited about facing the challenges in South Africa as Pernod Ricard SA FD. 21 February 2019 Attendees shared their stories about collaboration and big thinking to help others achieve successful outcomes. 21 February 2019 Former VBS chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi has been stripped of his CA(SA) title. 21 February 2019 CFO Nokuthula Selamolela has been appointed as FoodBev SETA CEO. 21 February 2019 PwC economist Christie Viljoen outlines the key takeaways for business in Tito Mboweni's budget speech. 20 February 2019 Tim London: "Your vision statement is probably useless. Here's how to make it better." 20 February 2019 JSE All Share Index best-performing share in 2018 Amplats reduces debt and increases HEPS. 20 February 2019 CFO South Africa sponsored the Reporting Accountant category awards at the gala event. 19 February 2019 All the spaces for the Get Smart summit on 21 February are almost gone. Register now! 19 February 2019 Craig Miller will take over from Ian Botha as financial director of Anglo American Platinum. 19 February 2019 Lonmin has appointed Phembani CFO Sizwe Nkosi as a non-independent non-executive director. 19 February 2019 Petra Diamonds has appointed former AngloGold Ashanti CFO Richard Duffy as its new CEO. 18 February 2019 Woolworths Holdings CFO Reeza Isaacs won the CFO of the Year Award in 2016. 18 February 2019 Vukile Property Fund has appointed Laurence Cohen as its new CFO with effect from 1 March. 18 February 2019 SAA to break into three business units as part of a restructuring plan, says CEO Vuyani Jarana. 17 February 2019 Whether she's running Nedbank Group finance or a marathon, Raisibe Morathi gets the job done. 15 February 2019 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 15 February 2019 Telkom, Airtel, Tourvest and Travelex embark on joint ventures and Brimstone second guesses Clover acquisition. 15 February 2019 Poor-performing Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins to exit South Africa, says Grand Parade Investments. 15 February 2019 Willem van Biljon and Ryno Blignaut were also appointed to the global messaging services company board. 15 February 2019 Icasa chairperson Rubben Mohlaloga sentenced to two decades in prison for fraud and money laundering. 14 February 2019 Seismologists, chemists, engineers... These CFOs haven't always served in finance. 14 February 2019 Sanlam announced the appointment of Sydney Mbhele and other new members to its executive committee. 13 February 2019 Angelique Montalto explains how Get Smart event partner SAP Concur adapted to change and grew. 13 February 2019 The amendment bill will close loopholes that businesses have used to enrich themselves. 12 February 2019 Keeping an anxiety disorder from your coworkers? CA and entrepreneur Liezl Berry believes it makes you a better accountant. 12 February 2019 A report by the Public Protector claims Dondo Mogajane failed to disclose a criminal record. 11 February 2019 Former Alexander Forbes CFO Deon Viljoen won the CFO of the Year Award in 2015 CFO. 11 February 2019 Tongaat Hulett has appointed acting CFO Rob Aitken permanently with effect from 1 March. 11 February 2019 The CFO says the unbundling won't be cheap and the costs are yet to be determined. 10 February 2019 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 10 February 2019 The FD tells how she joined Comair to simplify her life, then her career took off. 09 February 2019 Phembani CFO Sizwe Nkosi: You should not and frankly you cannot adapt to all changes. 08 February 2019 Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni has appointed a panel to interview candidates for the position. 08 February 2019 Sea Harvest Group and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa expand while Clover gets bought out. 08 February 2019 SONA: Eskom turnaround strategy to be implemented, and the company to be split into three. 07 February 2019 To hedge or not to hedge? That is the question. Five CFOs unpack their reasoning. 07 February 2019 Olufunke Ighodaro has tendered in her resignation as CFO-designate at Barloworld as of 1 February 2019. 07 February 2019 Andries van Tonder and Patrick Gillingham have been arrested on charges of corruption and fraud. 06 February 2019 Lauren Odell, Hannes Boonzaaier and Thobeka Ntshiza anticipate learning new skills and ideas for the future. 06 February 2019 DHL has appointed Jed Michaletos as MD of DHL Express SA as of 14 January 2019. 05 February 2019 Brett Terespolsky explains why financial services providers are over-investing in technology, and under-investing in people. 05 February 2019 Wayne will be leaving the group on 31 March to pursue other interests. 05 February 2019 Group Five has announced the resignation of CEO Themba Mosai as of the end of January 04 February 2019 Former Standard Bank CFO Simon Ridley won the CFO of the Year Award at the 2014 CFO Awards. 04 February 2019 The PIC board of directors handed in their resignation after Minister of Finance loses confidence. 03 February 2019 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 03 February 2019 AstraZeneca's Osman Mia is expanding his skills set and industry understanding in the UK. 01 February 2019 Elon Musk announced the appointment of Zach Kirkhorn as Tesla's new CFO. Market responds negatively. 01 February 2019 Competition Tribunal approves and disapproves some mergers while South African companies invest in Nigeria.Ian Botha leaves the role of Anglo American Platinum FD
Emma Haruka beats world record for most-calculated digits of pi
Thabo Dloti new African Bank and African Bank Holdings chairperson
SAP Concur enables African companies to manage their employee spend
Atterbury promotes Armond Boshoff and Louis van der Watt
Reimagine the Customer summit: Executives agree the best approach is back to basics
Explained: How to manage and measure intangible assets
Group Five files for business rescue as financial constraints worsen
Comair grounds Boeing 737 MAX following Ethiopian Airlines crash
What will matter most for accountants by 2023
Jaco Maritz, Syspro CFO, meets Jaco Maritz, Acacia CFO
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 10, 2019
Ayanda Mafuleka takes up the role of CEO for FASSET
Sanlam chairperson Johan van Zyl moves to calm shareholders by stepping down
M&A Roundup: MTN, Edcon and Clover continue making headlines
Marlé van der Walt appointed Specialist Bank CFO at Investec
Summit attendees are excited to tackle reimagining the customer
Top 5 wealthiest South Africans on the Forbes's annual Rich List for 2019
Busy day: Standard Bank, Sanlam and MTN deliver 2018 results
IDC chair Busi Mabuza to head up the new BRICS Business Council
So you want to serve on a board? Read this first
Mpumi Madisa becomes Bidvest Group's new CEO designate
ZAR X: Ebrahim Ally
Toyota Financial Services SA: Nishen Daya
STANLIB: Avashnee Ramdial
Santam: Hennie Nel
Royal Bafokeng Platinum: Hanre Rossouw
Flashback: CFO of the Year Award winner 2018 Christine Ramon
RH Bophelo: Dion Mhlaba
Pragma Group: Morne van Tonder
Philips: Fabian Cazares
Pearlstock Holdings: D'Shorne Human
Oracle: Anees Mayet
Mr. Tekkie: Robin Seabrook
Microsoft South Africa: Taner Bostan
Land Bank: Konehali Gugushe
Edcon secures R2.7 billion in funding and with it jobs for employees
Bheki Cele appoints former CFO Victor Senna as acting head of IPID
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 9, 2019
Barry Curtin's notes from the deep end at Didata
Playtime's over: Hamleys franchise operator Ensolor is in business rescue
JSE delivers resilient results despite macroeconomic challenges in 2018
M&A Roundup: Deals galore this week as companies acquire and sell for big change
Shoprite negotiating for transparency with Christo Wiese, who needs to step back
Use your ESD budget to bring about real change and improve your B-BBEE scorecard
Samantha Sequeira has been appointed as the new Huge Group CFO
Nadia Starr appointed as new INSETA CEO
Group Five: Anthony Clacher
FutureLearn: Logamal Ramiah
Deloitte Africa: Jennifer McDonald
Damco: Auvasha Moodley
Climate Fund Managers: Lindsey Ord
IBM Southern Africa: Sandra Atkins-Sadler
Air Liquide: Mpho Mashile
A2X Markets: Otsile Matheba
Thembeka Maseko appointed as Wesbank CFO
Explained: how to deliver differentiated, high-impact brand experiences
Introducing TymeBank, South Africa's first digital bank
CFO and CHRO Summit Cape Town: Put the customer at the centre of your business
Yusuf Bodiat has been appointed as the new FEM CFO
Mara Group introduces high-quality cell phone made in Africa for Africans
Flashback: CFO of the Year Award 2017 winner Till Streichert
EOH employees suspended for sabotaging Microsoft deal
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 8, 2019
Tsholofelo Molefe explains how she said no to Gupta and co while at Eskom
M&A Roundup: Mining, resources and property companies make headlines
Gupta vs Gupta: Tegeta applies for liquidation of Oakbay
Comair maintains profitability despite oil price spike
Embattled EOH loses founding members and directors
Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos steps down
Stuart Hughes joins Pernod Ricard SA from the Angolan business as FD
Top CFOs and CHROs share learnings on change and collaboration at Get Smart summit
SAICA strips Tshifhiwa Matodzi of his registration
Nokuthula Selamolela new FoodBev SETA CEO
Budget 2019: The good news is there wasn't more bad news
Getting your vision, mission and purposes statements in shape for success
Amplats delivers strong results after a busy year
South Africa's top M&A professionals get recognition at the DealMakers Awards
Few sought-after spaces left for Get Smart event registrations
Anglo American group financial controller Craig Miller is the new Amplats FD
Sizwe Nkosi to replace Kennedy Bungane as a director on Lonmin's board
Former AngloGold Ashanti CFO Richard Duffy now Petra Diamonds CEO
Flashback: CFO of the Year Award 2016 winner Reeza Isaacs
Laurence Cohen new Vukile Property Fund CFO
SAA breaks into three to improve agility and accountability
Raisibe Morathi: Set yourself a goal and you'll probably achieve it
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 7, 2019
M&A Roundup: Airtel-Telkom, Tourvest, Brimstone make headlines
This is why we can't have nice things: Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins leave SA
Michael Jordaan appointed chairman of the board of Clickatell
Icasa chairperson sentenced to 20 years in prison
Meet six CFOs who took the career path less travelled to their roles
Sydney Mbhele new Sanlam CE: Brand along with other appointments
SAP Concur and the Get Smart summit: a perfect partnership
Competition Amendment Bill signed into law
There could be an upside to your anxiety disorder
Ramaphosa initiates remedial action against appointment of Treasury DG
Flashback: CFO of the Year Award 2015 winner Deon Viljoen
Rob Aitken made permanent CFO at Tongaat Hulett
Eskom's Calib Cassim explains that unbundling will not solve all of Eskom's issues
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 6, 2019
Comair's Kirsten King: Flying high and staying grounded
Get Smart summit attracts CFOs who aim to stay relevant
The search for a new SARS commissioner is on
M&A Roundup: Food & beverage companies make headlines this week
Eskom to split into three separate entities
Top CFOs explain their companies' approaches to rand hedging
Olufunke Ighodaro resigns as CFO-designate at Barloworld
CFOs at heart of Bosasa corruption case arrested
CFOs looking forward to learning, sharing and being inspired at Get Smart summit
Jed Michaletos appointed as DHL Express SA MD
True disruption is less about technology and more about people
Omnia announces resignation of CFO Wayne Koonin on 1 February
Group Five CEO Themba Mosai resigns
Flashback: CFO of the Year Award 2014 winner Simon Ridley
PIC board hands in mass resignation following allegations of corruption
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 5, 2019
Osman Mia, area CFO-in-waiting to a global pharmaceutical business
Zach Kirkhorn announced as new Tesla Inc CFO
M&A Roundup: M&A activity hotting up as 2019 gets underway
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