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Afgri Group Holdings: Rivasha Maharaj

Rivasha Maharaj has been the chief financial officer of Afgri Group Holdings since May 2017.

RCL Foods: Rob Field

Rob Field has been the Chief Financial Officer of RCL Foods since July 2004.

Edcon: Richard Vaughan

Richard Vaughan has been the Chief Financial Officer of Edcon since June 2016.

Alviva Holdings: Richard Lyon

Richard Lyon has been Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Alviva Holdings since January 2013. He is also the Group Risk Officer.

Department of Rural Development and Land Reform: Rendani Sadiki

Rendani Sadiki has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform since February 2015.

Capevin Holdings: Pieter Louw

Pieter Louw has been the Financial Director of Capevin Holdings since 5 March 2015.

VBS Mutual Bank: Philip Truter

Philip Truter has been the Chief Financial Officer of VBS Mutual Bank since September 2014.

Shanduka Black Umbrellas: Nyasha Madavo

Nyasha Madavo has been the Chief Financial Officer of Shanduka Black Umbrellas since August 2015.

Sun International: Norman Basthdaw

Norman Basthdaw has been the Chief Financial Officer of Sun International since 24 March 2017.

New Frontier Properties: Nigel Gurkin

Nigel Gurkin has been the Financial Director of New Frontier Properties since January 2016.

Citi South Africa: Nico Botha

Nico Botha has been the Chief Financial Officer of Citi South Africa since August 2016.

Reunert: Nick Thomson

Nick Thomson has been the Chief Financial Officer of Reunert since 15 June 2015.

V&A Waterfront: Narriman Taliep

Narriman Taliep has been the Finance Director of the V&A Waterfront since June 2011.

Royal Bafokeng Holdings: Nakedi Ramaphakela

Nakedi Ramaphakela has been the Financial Director of Royal Bafokeng Holdings since July 2016.

Insimbi Alloy Supplies: Nadia Winde

Nadia Winde has been the Financial Director of Insimbi Alloy Supplies since February 2017.

The Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority: Musa Magongo

Musa Magongo has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority since November 2015.

Esor CFO Bruce Atkinson resigns

Bruce Atkinson, CFO of Esor, has tendered his resignation.

I look forward to making a difference, says GWK's new Group FD, Johan Geel

GWK's Group FD talks about leaving Afgri after 22 years, his new role in agri, and moving to a small NC town.

Five-fold increase in H1 earnings for Astral Foods

The jump in earnings caused the poultry producing firm's shares to increase by six percent.

Vedanta considering an $800 million smelter investment

Vedanta Resources's proposed zinc smelter will be a first for SA since 2011.

Fitch keeps Eskom's rating unchanged

Fitch has maintained a rating of BB- for Eskom, also leaving it at speculative grade.

Finance Indaba 2018: How CIPC is transforming through tech

CIPC commissioner Rory Voller speaks about the efficiency gains and digital drive of the regulator - as well as the big financial reporting shift that your business needs to know about.

Barclays Africa parts ways with KPMG

Barclays Africa Group will no longer be using KPMG as its joint auditors.

African Media Entertainment: Michelle Mynhardt

Michelle Mynhardt has been the Executive Financial Director and Executive Director of African Media Entertainment since 1 June 2010.

Vukile Property Fund: Michael Potts

Michael Potts was the financial director of Vukile Property Fund from 17 May 2004 until 30 June 2019.

InterContinental Hotels Group: Michael Cockcroft

Michael Cockcroft has been the Chief Financial Officer: Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa of InterContinental Hotels Group since January 2018.

Finance Indaba 2018: how Futuresense partners with CFOs

Futuresense is a silver partner at the 2018 Finance Indaba Africa.

STRATO IT Group: Mervyn Coopen

Mervyn Coopen has been the Financial Director of STRATO IT Group since January 2013.

Eazi Access Rental: Megan Pydigadu

Megan Pydigadu has been the Chief Financial Officer of Eazi Access Rental since February 2017.

Stanlib: Mbongeni Bhebhe

Mbongeni Bhebhe has been the Chief Financial Officer of Stanlib since April 2016.

Ingenuity Property Investments: Mark Wagenheim

Mark Wagenheim has been the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Ingenuity Property Investments since 2008.

AECI: Mark Kathan

Mark Kathan has been the Chief Financial Officer of AECI since September 2008.

MAS Real Estate: Malcolm Levy

Malcolm Levy has been the Chief Financial Officer of MAS Real Estate since 2008.

Comair: Kirsten King

Kirsten King has been the Financial Director of Comair since June 2014.

Wipro Technologies Africa: Kiran Kumar

Kiran Kumar has been the Finance Head at Wipro Technologies Africa since October 2016.

Consol Holdings: Karuna Nayager

Karuna Nayager has been the Chief Financial Officer of Consol Holdings since March 2004.

Freedom Property Fund: Jonathan George

Jonathan George has been the Interim Chief Financial Officer of Freedom Property Fund since August 2016.

Coronation Fund Managers: John Snalam

John Snalam has been the Chief Financial Officer of Coronation Fund Managers since 1993.

EOH Holdings: John King

John King has been the Group Financial Director of EOH Holdings since 2008.

Bowmans: Jo-Ann Pohl

Jo-Ann Pohl has been the Group Chief Financial Officer of Bowmans since November 2017.

Smollan: Jeanette Hern

Jeanette Hern has been the Group Chief Financial Officer of Smollan since February 2015.

Cape Union Mart Group: Jason Wright

Jason Wright has been the Group Chief Financial Officer of Cape Union Mart Group since March 2015.

Raubex Group: James Gibson

James Gibson has been the Financial Director of Raubex Group since June 2013.

Stratcorp: Jaen Viljoen Esterhuyse

Jaen Esterhuyse has been the Group Financial Director of Stratcorp since 15 August 2017.

Sandoz Africa: Jacques van Wyk

Jacques van Wyk has been the Chief Financial Officer of Sandoz Africa since March 2016.

Tongaat Hulett's profits drop by 30 percent

The company also expects operating profit to be 15 percent lower than last year.

UBank: Henry du Preez

Henry du Preez has been the Chief Financial Officer of UBank since March 2017.

Royal Bafokeng Platinum CFO resigns

Martin Prinsloo, CFO of Royal Bafokeng Platinum, has tendered his resignation.

NVest Financial Holdings: Frank Knox

Frank Knox has been the Chief Financial Officer of NVest Financial Holdings since 2015.

Anheuser-Busch InBev: Felipe Dutra

Felipe Dutra has been the Chief Financial and Technology Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev since 2014.

Right to Care: Fabian Naidoo

Fabian Naidoo has been the Chief Financial Officer of Right to Care since August 2013.

HEINEKEN: Eric van Lokven

Eric van Lokven has been the Financial Director of HEINEKEN South Africa since March 2015

Delta EMD: Emma J. Nel

Emma Nel has been the Financial Director and Company Secretary of Delta EMD since 14 May 2015 and 14 December 2015 respectively.

Capital & Regional Plc: Charles Staveley

Charles Staveley has been the Group Finance Director of Capital & Regional Plc since 1 October 2008.

Westfalia: Bongani Manzi

Bongani Manzi has been the General Finance Manager of Westfalia since July 2012.

Eli Lilly and Company: Barry Wren

Barry Wren has been the Chief Financial Officer of South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa at Eli Lilly and Company since April 2015.

Central Rand Gold: Ashwin Naidoo

Ashwin Naidoo has been the Financial Director of Central Rand Gold since January 2009.

Westcon SA: Andries Coetzee

Andries Coetzee has been the Chief Financial Officer of Westcon SA since 29 January 2016.

Servest Marine: Adrienne Harrington

Adrienne Harrington has been the Financial Director of Servest Marine since March 2016.

DHL Global Forwarding South Africa: Abdoulaye Bidié Sarr

Abdoulaye Bidié Sarr has been the Chief Financial Officer of DHL Global Forwarding South Africa since February 2016.

R9.47 billion surplus for SA's trade balance

SA's exports rose almost ten percent, on the back of a trade balance surplus in March.

Naresh Tulsie new Fais Ombud

Naresh Tulsie has been appointed Fais Ombud, replacing outgoing Ombud Noluntu Bam.

Thomson Reuters joins CFO Awards and CFO Day as sponsor

The two most important events in the calendar of every South African CFOs have received a massive boost, with the announcement of the sponsorship by Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.

We must purge ourselves of complacency as a profession, says Lindiwe Ndlela, 4AX CFO

4AX's Lindiwe Ndlela sees an opportunity for cleansing after the recent scandals that rocked the finance profession.

Exxaro to dispose of more Tronox shares

Exxaro previously disposed of a R5.9 billion stake and plans to further disinvest from the US company.

Share sale brings in millions for Amplats

The sale of Royal Bafokeng Platinum shares has netted Anglo American Platinum a tidy R390 million.

Zimbabwe looking to start a wealth fund

Struggling Zim is considering its options in accessing cash, says Deputy Finance Minister Terence Mukupe

Big banks, big bucks

Finance bosses at SA's largest banks take home pretty pleasing paycheques. 

Thabo Phokane appointed as Servest CFO

Thabo Phokane has taken over from Peter Walsh as CFO of Servest.

Showcasing talent brings a level of best practice, says IIA SA's Claudelle von Eck 

Claudelle von Eck, CEO of IIA SA, talks about her five years on the CFO Awards judging panel.

T-Systems South Africa: Dineo Molefe

Dineo Molefe was the chief financial officer of T-Systems South Africa from 2016 to 2018. She is now the MD.

Dimension Data: David Sherriffs

David Sherriffs has been the Chief Financial Officer of Dimension Data since 2004.

Yum! Brands: David Gibbs

David Gibbs has been the President and Chief Financial Officer of Yum! Brands since 2 May 2016.

Murray & Roberts Holdings: Daniël Grobler

Daniël Grobler has been the Group Financial Director of Murray & Roberts Holdings since April 2017.

Invicta Holdings: Craig Barnard

Craig Barnard has been the Financial Director of Invicta Holdings since 1998.

Super Group: Colin Brown

Colin Brown has been the Chief Financial Officer of Super Group since 28 February 2010.

Cunningham Lindsey South Africa: Clint Capitano

Clint Capitano has been the Chief Financial Officer of Cunningham Lindsey South Africa since May 2010.

Amalgamated Electronic Corp: Claire Halliday

Claire Halliday has been the Chief Financial Officer of Amalgamated Electronic Corp since December 2016.

Primedia: Christopher Patricios

Christopher Patricios has been the Chief Financial Officer of Primedia since June 2011.

Group Five: Christina Teixeira

Christina Teixeira was the Chief Financial Officer of Group Five from 2008 to December 2018.

Vuyani Jarana: SAA needs R5 billion now

SAA CEO has said the airline needs a R5 billion capital injection to make ends meet and settle debt.

WATCH: TransUnion's Lee Naik talks innovation at Finance Indaba 2017

Lee presented a positive and upbeat take on the risk-opportunity spectrum inherent in the rise of automation and artificial intelligence

5 unlikely celebrity accountants

Here are five accountants (or would-be number-crunchers), who disregarded the call of the financial calculator to take centre stage in an entirely unrelated field

Google's Alphabet sees revenue soar

Commentators put the increase down to profits from advertising

Rectron: Christiaan Engelbrecht

Christiaan Engelbrecht has been the Financial Director of Rectron South Africa since 16 April 2018.

Deloitte: Chris Beukman

Chris Beukman has been the Chief Financial Officer of Deloitte since 2005.

Sibanye-Stillwater: Charl Keyter

Charl Keyter has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Sibanye-Stillwater since January 2013.

Bombela Concession Company: Chantelle Loots

Chantelle Loots has been the Chief Financial Officer of Bombela Concession Company since July 2015.

Universal Coal Plc: Celeste van Tonder

Celeste van Tonder has been the Chief Financial Officer of Universal Coal Plc since July 2017.

Toyota SA: Bronwyn Kilpatrick

Bronwyn Kilpatrick has been the Chief Financial Officer of Toyota SA since April 2015.

Mondel?z International: Brian Gladden

Brian Gladden has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Mondel?z International since October 2014.

Discovery Health: Brett Tromp

Brett Tromp has been the Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Health since June 2007. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Health Care Services and the Head of Discovery SRX Pharmacy.

Mpact: Brett Clark

Brett Clark has been the Chief Financial Officer of Mpact since June 2012.

5 benefits of CFOs collaborating with CIOs

A recent survey by Robert Half Management Resources and Robert Half Technology found that more than half (51 percent) of CFOs collaborate more often with their company's CIO today versus three years ago

WATCH: Vusi Thembekwayo at Finance Indaba 2017

The entrepreneur, venture capitalist and reality TV star has been a fixture on the Finance Indaba stage over the past two years

Township-based entrepreneurs get business boost

Entrepreneurs will benefit from a new incubation programme recently launched in Mitchells Plain.

WATCH: Indox's Gur Geva at Finance Indaba 2017

CIPC joins the Finance Indaba 2018 line-up

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is part of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) group

Purple Group takes revenue hit

Investment holding company Purple Group has reported a decline in revenue of 8% to R34 million in the six months to end-February

Reserve Bank calls for FinTech harmonisation

Deputy Governor of the central bank, Francois Groepe, said South African policymakers had been keeping a close eye on FinTech developments

Global FinTech funding hits record $5.4bn in Q1

VC-backed FinTech firms raised a record $5.4 billion in the first quarter of 2018

Firms slow to adopt FinTech, executive optimism at all-time high - CFO survey

Firms are only slowly adapting to advances in financial technology even when they know it will affect their business models, according to a new survey

Olam International: Bikash Prasad

Bikash Prasad has been the Chief Financial Officer of Africa and Middle East of Olam International since 2017.

Lonmin Platinum: Barrie van der Merwe

Barrie van der Merwe was the Chief Financial Officer of Lonmin Platinumfrom 17 May 2016 until 2019.

Northam Platinum: Ayanda Khumalo

Ayanda Khumalo has been the Chief Financial Officer of Northam Platinum since 1 July 2010.

KuuHubb Inc: Arsi Rosengren

Arsi Rosengren has been the Chief Financial Officer of KuuHubb Inc since May 2017.

Deloitte Consulting: Aneshree Naidoo

Aneshree Naidoo has been the Chief Financial Officer of Deloitte Consulting Africa since March 2016.

Grindrod: Andrew Waller

Andrew Waller has been the Group Financial Director of Grindrod since 1 March 2011 until March 2013.

Quantum Food Holdings: André Muller

André Muller has been the Chief Financial Officer of Quantum Food Holdings since October 2014.

Rolfes Holdings: André Broodryk

André Broodryk has been the Chief Financial Officer of Rolfes Holdings since 6 November 2017.

Award-winning Osman Arbee new Imperial CEO

Currently CEO of the Motus division, ex-CFO Osman Arbee will take over from Mark Lamberti.

Futuresense signs on for Finance Indaba 2018

Futuresense is a niche software-solutions consultancy that works with CFOs, and implements solutions across the full suite of Oracle Hyperion financial software.

PSG Konsult reports impressive 16 percent rate of growth

CEO Francois Gouws says the company is satisfied with the results, especially as times are tough.

BayHill Capital lists Transformational Investment Portfolio on ZAR X

ZAR X has become a fulcrum for companies basing their financial success on inclusion.

Transnet CFO Garry Pita resigns

Garry Pita has decided to part ways with SOE Transnet, and will be replaced by Mark-Gregg McDonald.

I have something of a rebel in me, says Westfalia Fruit's Bongani Manzi

Bongani Manzi, Westfalia Fruit's GM of Finance, says he has a future CFO role in his sights.

DBSA appoints Boitumelo Mosako as CFO

Boitumelo Mosako took the reins as CFO of BDSA on 1 April.

Global finance leaders prepared to tackle risk head-on - survey

Global finance executives remain optimistic about economic growth prospects for the year ahead, according to the 2018 Global Business & Spending Outlook

Purpose Beyond Profit

Recent research has shown a need for broader information for effective corporate reporting.

Christiaan Engelbrecht takes over as Rectron FD

Christiaan Engelbrecht took up the role of FD of Rectron on 16 April.