Raubex Group appoints Sam Odendaal as its group FD

CFO South Africa 08 April 2021

Sam takes over from James Gibson as the group FD of the Raubex Group.

Raubex Group has announced the appointment of Sam Odendaal as its new group FD with effect from 1 June.

Sam will be taking over from James Gibson, whose resignation comes into effect from 31 May.

Sam joined Raubex in July 2007 as the financial manager of its construction division. He was appointed as financial manager of the roads and earthworks division in May 2015 before being appointed group financial manager in March 2020.

Sam is a qualified CA and holds a BCom honours from the University of the Free State. He completed his articles with Havenga Rossouw Viljoen in Bloemfontein in 2004.

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