Marius Bierman returns to WE Wearne as CFO

CFO South Africa 31 January 2017

Marius Bierman CA(SA) has returned to the CFO seat he held from December 2011 to December 2013, as finance head for WE Wearne, a company that produces construction materials.

During his hiatus between these two roles, Bierman was first GM of Finance for Caxton, a position he filled for little over a year before taking the plunge into the entrepreneurial space, with a company called Inspiren. Holding a CA(SA) qualification, Bierman completed his studies at Rand Afrikaans University, also completing an MBA through the University of the North West.

Bierman takes over from Victoria Milazi, who took over the role on 1 February 2016. Milazi has moved into the CFO role at Nkomati, a company that operates in the mining and metals space.

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