CFO Hannes Boonzaaier will be moving to AdvTech next year

Gezzy S. Sibisi 22 November 2024

The AfroCentric Group CFO will become the group CFO at AdvTech.

The AdvTech Group has announced that Hannes Boonzaaier will be its group CFO and executive director from 1 February 2025.

Hannes will be replacing Didier Oesch, who will be retiring at the end of April 2025 after serving 19 years with the company.

Hannes is currently the group CFO of AfroCentric Group and has been serving in this role since 2015. Prior to that, he was the senior manager in the corporate finance team at KPMG, where he also completed his articles.

Hannes was admitted as a chartered accountant at Saica in 2000. He holds a BCom (Hons) from the University of Pretoria, and completed a chartered tax advisor (CTA) qualification through UNISA.

Commenting on Hannes’s appointment, AdvTech CEO Geoff Whyte said: “The board and the executive team are pleased with the appointment of Hannes as CFO. We are confident that his experience as the CFO of a listed company, coupled with his overall business acumen, will further support the delivery of our ambition and implementation of our growth strategy. I look forward to working closely with him.”

Hannes was the Transformation & Empowerment Award winner at the 2019 CFO Awards.

Gezzy S. Sibisi

Gezzy S Sibisi is a freelance writer. She has more than 8 years of experience in print and digital media. She has been published in prominent national newspapers and magazines.

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