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17 June 2020 This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that can make a positive difference, says David. 17 June 2020 We don't know what the future is going to hold, but we have the opportunity to make it better, Rhett says. 17 June 2020 She sees the challenge of the new role as promoting more flexibility, adaptability and agility. 16 June 2020 Andri looks forward to steering the group in this period of uncertainty and making use of opportunities. 15 June 2020 Robert looks forward to helping the company steer through the challenges it is currently facing. 15 June 2020 Want to stay up to date with the latest developments in finance, but short on time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 14 June 2020 Avashnee Ramdial has learnt that finance departments don't deliver well if their culture isn't cohesive and collaborative. She explained how she got this right as the CFO of Stanlib, based on a similar process in her prior role at Absa, and how she is keen to share the learnings from the hardships she has faced with other women in finance, in an interview with Georgina Guedes. 13 June 2020 The government has made a number of changes to South Africa's level 3 lockdown regulations. 12 June 2020 The new council will be responsible for supporting government in repositioning state-owned enterprises. 12 June 2020 Nienke demos CaseWare Africa's automated reporting system in a CFO South Africa Webinar. 12 June 2020 Sateesh has held various roles within the Vodafone franchise, including FD and vice president. 12 June 2020 ACCA and Grant Thornton discuss the main challenges auditing faces in a series of roundtables. 11 June 2020 Jenna will continue at Investec Property Fund as head of treasury and balance sheet management. 11 June 2020 Tsogo Sun Gaming's focus during lockdown has primarily been to eliminate operating costs. 11 June 2020 CFO Community Conversation looks at the industries hit hardest by Covid-19 and how they survived. 10 June 2020 Elisa Mkhize has resigned as the CFO of Clinix Health Group with effect from 1 August 2020. 10 June 2020 Stangen CFO Lerato Olahleng believes the current crisis gives SA an opportunity to rebuild its economy. 10 June 2020 Absa has completed its separation from Barclays and emerges an independent African bank. 10 June 2020 This forms part of the company's strategy to right-size its balance sheet by reducing its debt levels. 10 June 2020 Kieron Futter will be resigning as the CFO of Ascendis Health after five years with the company. 09 June 2020 Subhradeep brings more than 19 years' banking experience to the Standard Chartered AME team. 08 June 2020 From the property sector to banking, companies have been supporting their customers and clients. 08 June 2020 Cobus, who has served as CEO since 2018, has tendered his resignation with effect from 30 November. 08 June 2020 Synthesis revenue is growing from the increased adoption of digital payment solutions during lockdown. 08 June 2020 Want to stay up to date with the latest developments in finance, but short on time? 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CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 08 June 2020 Finance manager Dominique Nash explains how the payment app now performs quick and easy daily screenings. 05 June 2020 Three young CFOs shared their experiences and tips with a captivated and interactive online audience. 05 June 2020 Her love for numbers and sharp logic make Jo-Ann Pohl a natural dynamo in finance, but what has really made her an exceptional leader is her strong creative streak and ability to imagine fresh new possibilities for every scenario. 05 June 2020 Businesses need to comply with these occupational health and safety measures in order to operate. 05 June 2020 Italtile executive director of retail Brandon Wood will be serving in Tsu's role for the interim. 05 June 2020 The CFOs agreed that Covid-19 has already started shaping the future and the new normal. 05 June 2020 Marketers should share their companies' stories on LinkedIn as people are noticing brand news more. 04 June 2020 Mphume will be taking over from Kabelo Lehloenya, who cited personal reasons for her resignation. 04 June 2020 Fulu is most proud of Renergen's increase in assets that came with its new Virginia Gas Project. 03 June 2020 Herman will be stepping down as RMH completes the unbundling of its shares in FirstRand Bank. 03 June 2020 To attain the "badge" of true leadership, you have to master personal leadership, says Nico. 02 June 2020 RMH's Herman Bosman: The unbundling ends a multi-decade relationship between RMH and FirstRand. 02 June 2020 Gwen adds to a new executive team that is intended to create a future-ready organisation. 02 June 2020 With years of experience in both CEO and CFO roles, Priscillah joins the Sasol Energy Business. 02 June 2020 Neil's appointment is one of a number that are part of Prasa's executive restructuring. 01 June 2020 Want to stay up to date with the latest developments in finance, but short on time? 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CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 01 June 2020 Pete will serve as interim group CEO of Jasco Electronics with the help of CFO Warren Prinsloo. 01 June 2020 Nischal looks forward to building onto SABRIC's success by leveraging technology, data and AI. 29 May 2020 Riaan is using his work ethic and hard-gained knowledge to rehabilitate areas historically damaged by mining. 29 May 2020 Premier Fishing and Brands is looking to preserve as much cash as possible says Brent. 29 May 2020 As part of Metair's Covid-19 response strategy, the company will be looking for a new CEO and COO. 29 May 2020 The team has thought up new creative ways to contribute to the business during Covid-19. 28 May 2020 Cathy says it's difficult to figure out what clients need because backward-looking data doesn't answer that question anymore. 28 May 2020 Paul is confident that the business is fundamentally robust despite recent challenges and Covid-19. 28 May 2020 Lerena believes their positive results and response to Covid-19 are a reflection of good teamwork. 28 May 2020 If IT transformation is done right, the benefits can outweigh the disruption says Oracle's Swami Natarajan. 28 May 2020 UCT GSB's Dr Tim London explores how businesses can work through the trauma of Covid-19 and tell a new story. 28 May 2020 Join South Africa's leading holiday timeshare company that for 20 years has helped thousands of people enjoy incredible holidays. 28 May 2020 CFO Community Conversation: Some teams continue to work from home, others are returning to work. 28 May 2020 We are especially proud of the resilience of its people and technology says Kim McFarland. 28 May 2020 SAP Concur's cloud-based platform automates much of the previously laborious reporting requirements incumbent on finance departments' spend management efforts. 27 May 2020 Mike says he is excited to help ensure the group's long-term sustainable future. 27 May 2020 Nedbank shareholders have unanimously approved two climate change-related resolutions. 27 May 2020 Ex-Massmart CFO Hans van Lierop will be based in TIP's Amsterdam headquarters as CFO. 27 May 2020 Sibanye has invested about R200 million on operations to protect employees says CFO Charl Keyter. 27 May 2020 As the CFO of entertainment giant Big Concerts, ACCA qualified Jonathan Murphy has become accustomed to preparing forecasts almost daily as the company and its US-listed parent come to terms with the global pandemic which prohibits gatherings. 25 May 2020 PwC's Dion Shango: CFOs are beginning to shift their focus to a more prolonged recovery period. 25 May 2020 Want to stay up to date with the latest developments in finance, but short on time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 25 May 2020 CFO Pieter de Wit says Afrimat has been very conservative with its balance sheet, in case of turmoil. 25 May 2020 The financial planning and scenario modeling tools help customers adapt to changing market conditions. 25 May 2020 Scenario planning can help visualize the future and assess how to respond to multiple scenarios. 24 May 2020 Kantar's Jacqui Horsley: How brands should go about winning their share of consumers' diminished spending power. 22 May 2020 Deon Fredericks, the interim CFO of South African Airways, might be in the throes of rescuing the struggling state-owned airline from collapsing but he still makes time to give back to society. He supports the CFO Case Study Competition, which is run by CharterQuest Institute South Africa and aims to groom high school (junior) and university students (senior) for the finance profession. 22 May 2020 As the CFO of Nando's South Africa, Simon Adams stands behind the company's strategy to make South Africa a better place, whether it's through their chicken, their community projects or their investment into South Africa's local designers and artists. 22 May 2020 Tertius will be working alongside CFO Ted Wilcox to overcome the immediate challenges of Covid-19. 22 May 2020 Vodacom South Africa will be operating as a standalone company after a Vodacom Group restructure. 21 May 2020 Ignatius Sehoole was appointed as CEO of KPMG South Africa in June last year, and given the challenging task of rebuilding and restoring trust to the Public and the SA business community and the audit profession more broadly as well. Ignatius is tackling the challenge head on, and while there are very specific steps he's taking within KPMG's walls, he believes that public trust in the audit profession must be rebuilt by every individual involved in the financial reporting space. 21 May 2020 The group's FD says after a period of stagnation, like lockdown, there is usually a boom of activity. 21 May 2020 Small business encouraged to increase vigilance against growing cybercrimes during and post lockdown. 21 May 2020 Walter Leonhardt, FD of CCBSA believes that if they care for people profitability will follow. 20 May 2020 CFOs often need to oversee the skilling up of their teams. But junior employees aren't the only staff who need to grow and learn - the demand for development exists all the way to the very top, with leaders needing to embrace learning opportunities as much as anyone else on their teams. 20 May 2020 Heather claimed that she was unaware of the need to disclose a transaction with Geros. 20 May 2020 John's resignation follows the company filing for voluntary business rescue due to Covid-19. 19 May 2020 Krishna will be taking over from Lesibana Fosu as CFO of PRASA with immediate effect. 19 May 2020 Find out how you can use Workday to successfully manage finance and human capital. 19 May 2020 Chatting to Devrani Moonsamy is like inhaling a deep breath of air after the rain. She is currently head of finance at the Competition Tribunal and is involved in delivering on the public sector promise of ensuring clean audits across the public sector. 19 May 2020 Digital assistants can support the functions employees may need now while creating efficiencies. 19 May 2020 One Adcock Ingram plant was shut down and cleansed after employee tested positive for Covid-19. 18 May 2020 Nonkululeko's work at the IDC has seen her nominated for the CFO Awards two consecutive years. 18 May 2020 Want to stay up to date with the latest developments in finance, but short on time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 18 May 2020 Despite the challenges, group CFO Brent Robertson believes Premier is financially stable. 18 May 2020 Till Streichert: The finance team has met every milestone right up to reporting very pleasing results. 18 May 2020 There are clear opportunities to harness synergies across both brands, says Rui. 17 May 2020 Rina started travelling for work, then made it her passion, and now feeds it back into her working world. 15 May 2020 The JSE has retracted its statement of a partnership with The Meeting Specialist on AGMs in SA. 15 May 2020 Sasol's asset review process has been extended to other measures to reposition its debt. 15 May 2020 Tongaat's Gavin Hudson has been issued with a material adverse change notice on the sale of its starch business. 15 May 2020 Adcorp's new CEO Phil Roux will have oversight of the finance team as CJ steps down as CFO. 15 May 2020 Victor Sekese and Nik Rabinowitz also enlightened and entertained at CFO Community Conversation. 15 May 2020 Aspen Pharmacare has donated 600 internet-enabled tablets to University of Pretoria students. 15 May 2020 The discussion also featured lessons for business from nature with biomimicry expert Claire Janisch. 14 May 2020 CFOs often need to oversee the skilling up of their teams. But junior employees aren't the only staff who need to grow and learn - the demand for development exists all the way to the very top, with leaders needing to embrace learning opportunities as much as anyone else on their teams. 14 May 2020 CFO Landi van Staden's role is to ensure finance supports the challenges of the new environment. 14 May 2020 The finance team at Jaguar Land Rover South Africa are encouraged to become business partners, influencing the organisation as a whole and seizing the opportunities presented for personal development. But there is one more characteristic that typifies the motor company's finance team - and that's an abiding passion for the two premier brands. 13 May 2020 Dress up in your best evening attire as Victor Sekese shares a judges perspective on the CFO Awards. 13 May 2020 Automation is one of the key strategies driving financial reporting says Nienke Krüger. 13 May 2020 Johan rejoins Afgri from GWK, where he served as group FD until April 2020. 13 May 2020 Herman Singh says a positive VUCA definition can help you to become more resilient. 12 May 2020 CFO Senele Mbatha: Discovery Vitality remains committed to its partnership with Comair. 12 May 2020 CFOs often need to oversee the skilling up of their teams. But junior employees aren't the only staff who need to grow and learn - the demand for development exists all the way to the very top, with leaders needing to embrace learning opportunities as much as anyone else on their teams. 12 May 2020 The company's shares have no value as it entered business rescue in September 2019. 12 May 2020 Lee joins Chrometco from the Sail Group, where he served the director of new business development. 12 May 2020 ACCA head Pat Semenya shares the steps SMEs can take to mitigate the Covid-19 impact. 11 May 2020 It's managing challenges like Covid-19 that has kept David Preston at Canon South Africa. 11 May 2020 CEO Leila Fourie: The state of capital markets ensures that the financial sector can support the economy. 11 May 2020 CFO Pieter van der Westhuizen: Management teams have taken steps to protect revenue streams 10 May 2020 Denzel was the Eastern Cape government's longest-serving CFO. 08 May 2020 Businesses are falling victim to South Africa's weak economy that has been worsened by Covid-19. 08 May 2020 Cedric Miller took on the role of group CFO of Altron in May last year after a long and fruitful career with Standard Bank. He's relishing getting to grips with the finances of an ICT empire, while playing an active role in delivering on CEO Mteto Nyati's vision for the transformation of Altron. 08 May 2020 New World Wealth has rated Patrice Motsepe and Sol Kerzner among SA's top 10 business people. 08 May 2020 New admission of guilt fine directives have been published for businesses breaking lockdown rules. 08 May 2020 One business owner responded to a fake tender from what she thought was the Department of Health. 08 May 2020 These CFOs share their insights into changing their companies' BEE scores and culture. 08 May 2020 SAA' Thandeka Mgoduso: We are proactively responding to requests for essential cargo. 08 May 2020 Oracle's Ronnie Toerien: Organisations are seeking to accelerate their digital transformation.David Lamont rejoins Australia-based BHP Group as CFO
King Price CFO Rhett Finch: Covid-19 has given us perspective on work and working
Abigail Mukhuba believes there's no better time to be stepping into the role of Sanlam FD
GWK's Andri Bezuidenhout gets promoted to group FD
Hammerson appoints Robert Noel as non-executive chair
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 24, 2020
Stanlib CFO Avashnee Ramdial gets candid about culture
Financial Sector Law Amendment Bill of 2020 among new directives passed for lockdown level 3
AngloGold Ashanti CFO Christine Ramon appointed to State-Owned Enterprises Council
CaseWare Africa's Nienke Kruger on why finance departments should automate their reporting
Former Safaricom Sateesh Kamath appointed as British firm Vodafone Business CFO
ACCA: Audits need to adapt to the digital age
Investec Property Fund's Jenna Sprenger steps down as CFO
New Tsogo Sun Gaming CFO Annelize Hoyer on reporting during Covid-19
CFOs reveal the changes they've had to make to survive lockdown and post-lockdown
Clinix Health Group CFO Elisa Mkhize to embark on the next chapter of her career
Life insurance industry looks to life beyond Covid-19
Absa group FD Jason Quinn: We are putting an important chapter of our history behind us
CFO Megan Pydigadu: EOH delivered a milestone R540 million in debt in May
Ascendis Health CFO Kieron Futter resigns
Subhradeep Mohanty appointed as CFO of Standard Chartered AME region
Corporate South Africa offering their support to communities impacted by Covid-19
Long4Life Sport and Recreation division CEO Cobus Loubser resigns
FD Gareth Corbishley: Synthesis experienced positive growth driven by Covid-19
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 23, 2020
Karri Payments will now be supporting teachers and parents with back-to-school screening
CFO South Africa launches webinar series with: Become an awesome CFO before 40
Shifting with purpose, iOCO group CFO Jo-Ann Pohl's tale of how to make smart moves
Minister of Employment and Labour announces lockdown level 3 regulations
Tsu Mhlanga resigns as Italtile executive director of finance and administration
CFO Community Conversation looks into the future and an "ideal world"
Marketers Com Con reveals: Give the market a story, or it will define your story for you
Mphume Llale steps in as Gauteng Health Department acting CFO during Covid-19
CFO Fulu Ravele shares Renergen's challenging year and approach to Covid-19
RMB Holdings' Herman Bosman steps down from FirstRand board
JAM CFO Nico Esterhuizen: Leaders, challenge yourself in these four life dimensions
RMB Holdings receives green light to unbundle its entire stake FirstRand Bank
Botswana's Letshego Holdings appoints South African Gwen Muteiwa as group CFO
Former BP executive Priscillah Mabelane joins Sasol's Energy Business as executive VP
Neil Roesch has been appointed as the permanent CEO of Prasa's Autopax
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 22, 2020
Jasco Electronics appoints alternate deputy chairman Pete da Silva as interim group CEO
SABRIC appoints Nischal Mewalall as its new CEO
CFO Riaan Davel: An eco-champion for DRDGold
CFO Brent Robertson: Premier only to pursue potential acquisitions after Covid-19
Metair CEO Theo Loock announced early retirement
Publicis CFO Karen Clarke's finance team is thinking out the box
Oracle marketing director Cathy Stadler says retrospective data is obsolete
CFO Paul Victor: Sasol has no intentions of divesting its downstream fuel retail business
CFO Lerena Olivier: Pick n Pay results made possible by building a better business
Face disruption head-on: Move core business processes to the cloud
Returning to work: Businesses after lockdown are like athletes after a serious injury
PROMOTION: Discover thrilling timeshare holidays at Sun City
CFOs share the challenges and opportunities that come with the easing of lockdown
CFO Kim McFarland: Ninety One remains financially strong despite Covid-19
SAP Concur's Angelique Montalto: Avoid the horror of wading through mountains of receipts
Mike Powell to drive Mondi's strategy forward as new group CFO
CFO Raisibe Morathi: Nedbank plans to ensure a low-emission and climate-resilient future
Hans van Lierop to lead TIP Trailer Services' finance organisation as CFO
Charl Keyter: Sibanye production ramped up only when health of employees is ensured
Big Concerts CFO Jonathan Murphy: Planning for the 'new normal' in events
African CFOs expect their firms' revenues to decline due to the impact of Covid-19
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 21, 2020
Pieter de Wit: Afrimat's exceptional performance has positioned it to weather Covid-19
Oracle offers free financial planning and scenario modeling tools
How to use scenario planning to navigate a crisis
4 opportunities for brands during the upcoming period of recovery
CFO Cares: SAA interim CFO Deon Fredericks making the case for giving back
Nando's CFO Simon Adams says "Make South Africa a better place!"
PepsiCo SSA appoints Tertius Carstens as CEO
Sitho Mdlalose appointed FD of now standalone Vodacom South Africa
KPMG's Ignatius Sehoole: Rebuilding trust in the audit profession isn't down to the auditors alone
Broll's Elscke Badenhorst: Investors have to take advantage of lower property prices
MoneyWorks owner Thandeka Zondi cautions against growing cybercrime rates
CFO Community Conversation looks into striking a balance between people and profit
Reinventing teams and their leaders for the future (Part 3): Applying lessons to yourself
Steinhoff chairperson Heather Sonn resigns
Phumelela Gaming and Leisure CEO John Stuart resigns
Krishna Govender to step in as acting PRASA CFO
Workday webinars explore finance, HR and planning system for a changing world
Competition Tribunal's Devrani Moonsamy: A well-rounded finance professional with big dreams
Bridging the gap for remote workers through digital assistants
CFO Dorette Neethling explains how Adcock Ingram factory was cleaned after Covid-19 case
Nonkululeko Dlamini resigns as IDC CFO
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 20, 2020
Brent Robertson: It has been a challenging year for Premier Fishing and Brands
Till Streichert enormously impressed with his finance team as Vodacom releases results
CFO Rui Morais says Dis-Chem excited about the Baby City acquisition
Bravo Group CFO Rina van der Merwe: Bitten by the travel bug
The Meeting Specialist a service provider of JSE, not a partner
Sasol considering additional divestments to reduce its $10 billion debt
Tongaat Hulett believes Barloworld's KLL Group is making a premature call on MAC notice
CJ Kujenga resigns as Adcorp Holdings CFO
CFOs can learn from nature says biomimicry expert Claire Janisch
CFO Sean Capazorio says Aspen donation helps future healthcare professionals
CFO Award nominees celebrated at CFO Community Conversation
Reinventing teams and their leaders for the future (Part 2): Toxic work environments
Cape Union Mart answers government's call to assist with producing face masks
Jaguar Land Rover's Liaan Kretzschmar: It's not just a job, it's an experience
The 2020 CFO Awards nominees join Thursday evening's CFO Community Conversation
CaseWare Africa launches Interim Financial Statements
Back to basics for Johan Geel as he rejoins Afgri as COO
In a world gone mad, South Africans need to focus on positive VUCA
Discovery Vitality members' bookings with Comair safe
Reinventing teams and their leaders for the future (Part 1): Internal vs external recruiting
Group Five to delist from JSE on 12 June after 46 years
Chrometco appoints Lee McCann as new CEO
ACCA: Accountants need to help keep SMEs afloat
Canon South Africa appoints David Preston as new MD
JSE announces relief measures for businesses affected by Covid-19
Life Healthcare Group expects tough trading conditions for the next six months
Eastern Cape transport department CFO Denzel Skweyiya passes away in car accident
Covid-19 Roundup: South African companies looking at business rescue and job cuts
CFO Cedric Miller tasked with turning Altron around
The 10 greatest business men and women in South African history
Retail businesses selling illegal goods expected to pay R1,000 fine
Businesses need to be aware of fake Covid-19 tenders
Four CFOs share their approach to fostering diversity
SAA to continue operating repatriation and cargo flights in and beyond May
Oracle IDC webinar: Digital transformation is no longer just an option
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