Simbarashe Mudzengi joins Webber Wentzel as CFO

Sinenhlanhla Mncwango 03 November 2026

Simbarashe Mudzengi joins Webber Wentzel as CFO, bringing extensive financial leadership experience from Adcorp Holdings, Deloitte South Africa and EY.

Simbarashe Mudzengi has joined Webber Wentzel as chief financial officer.

Before his appointment, Simbarashe served as finance executive at Adcorp Holdings for more than seven years. Prior to that, he spent over three years at Deloitte South Africa as senior finance manager.

He previously worked at Ernst & Young (EY) for more than nine years, serving as associate director for over seven years and senior audit manager for more than two years.

Simbarashe is a qualified chartered accountant and holds a Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (CTA) from the University of South Africa.

Sinenhlanhla Mncwango

Sinenhlanhla Mncwango is the senior writer for CFO South Africa. She grew up in Vryheid, northern KZN; studied journalism at the University of Johannesburg and obtained her honours in 2020. Sinenhlanhla has experience in online and broadcast media. In her spare time she enjoys a good game of cricket, hockey and loves learning different languages.

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