CFO South Africa Newsletter April 24th 2013

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Dear CFO South Africa group member,

Stay up-to-date and read our newsletter with the latest topics, articles and interviews on CFO South Africa.

Don’t miss it!
The time to register for the next CFO South Africa Events is approaching. The 14th & 16th of May prominent financial professionals and directors will represent Cape Town and Johannesburg’s finest companies at the exclusive CFO South Africa Round Tables & Cafés. You can be part of this too! These CFO Events will focus on discussions of how better use of technology can improve the CFOs decision making and optimize processes.

Meet CFOs from top companies
More than 80 CFOs, Finance Directors and other finance professionals from both the private and public sector will attend the Round Table & Cafés. CFOs from companies such as, Sanlam, Discovery, De Beers, Nedbank, SABMiller, Spur, Dell, Winhold, General Electric, McDonalds, PIC and The City of Johannesburg among the few will gather during this special event. Who is working for which company? What is on top of the minds of your colleagues in the industry? You can find out the 14th & 16th of May. Register now.

Meet us in Africa’s most beautiful venues

Register now for the CFO Cafe May 14th at the Twelve Apostles in Cape Town.
The Cape Town CFO Café participants will be able to indulge in their discussions at the Twelve Apostles Hotel, rated the best 5 Star hotel in Cape Town, while taking advantage of the breathtaking view of the ocean.


Register now for the CFO Cafe May 16th at Saxon Boutique Hotel in Johannesburg.
The Johannesburg CFO Café participants will be inspired to converse at the quiet retreat that the Saxon Boutique Hotel provides, rated the No 2 World's Best Hotel in Africa, with panoramic views over the indigenous gardens.

Are you a CFO or finance director of a top tier company? We would like to invite you.
CFO South Africa organises a unique series of exclusive CFO Round Tables (16.00-18.00) and dinners (18.00-22.00). If you are a CFO of a top tier company than let us invite you for May 14th in Cape Town at the Twelve Apostles Hotel, May 15th in Sandton at the Westcliff Hotel, or May 16th in Sandton at the Saxon Boutique Hotel. Send an email to [email protected]

Read new interesting articles and interviews on CFO.co.za
• Ian Graham, CFO of GE Oil & Gas Africa & GE Southern Africa: “South Africa can be a launch pad for the continent”
• Brett Tromp, CFO at Discovery Health: The softer side of a CFO
• Bright Amisi, Group Finance Manager at SABS: "Risk management is going to become a key part of the CFO portfolio"
• Callen Hodgskiss, CFO HPCA: Opportunities for finance talents at NGOs

Your company profile viewed by 3500 finance professionals? Let us interview you!
We would very much like to meet with companies who are interested in showing themselves and their company to the CFO Community. Please send an email to [email protected].

Meet CFO South Africa in 2013 & 2014
• CFO Café May 14th 2013 in Cape Town: click here
• CFO Executive Diner May 15th 2013 in Sandton: click here
• CFO Café May 16th 2013 in Sandton: click here
• CFO Café September 2013 in Sandton: Email [email protected]
• CFO Café October 2013 in Cape Town: Email [email protected]
• CFO Day & CFO Awards March 6th 2014 in Sandton: click here

*All our CFO events are free of charge, however CFO South Africa events are for senior financial executives working in companies with revenues exceeding 100 million rand. If you are not part of the target audience but would like to participate in the event, please contact [email protected] and download our Partner Proposal.

Get Involved with CFO South Africa
• Read articles and interviews on our community website CFO.co.za
• Attend our events: /events
• Get interviewed: Email [email protected].
• Join us online: LinkedIn & Twitter

About CFO South Africa

CFO South Africa launched in September 2011. Since then, the network for finance professionals in South Africa has been growing at a rapid pace. CFO South Africa connects finance professionals in order to share knowledge, exchange interests and open up business opportunities. CFO South Africa invites all finance professionals working in South Africa to get connected. Through further building the community CFO South Africa wishes to establish a great network of the top South African finance professionals and therewith contribute to the growth of the country. Over 3500 finance professionals already have joined CFO South Africa. Read more here.

Are you enthusiastic about CFO South Africa? Please invite your friends and colleagues to join by sending them this link: /

Kind Regards,

Jurriën Morsch
Community Manager CFO South Africa | [email protected].

PS
- Register now for the event on May 14th in Cape Town: http://tiny.cc/CFO_Cafe_14_May
- Register now for the event on May 16th in Johannesburg: http://tiny.cc/CFO_Cafe_16_May

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