York Timber CFO Gerald Stoltz promoted to permanent CEO

CFO South Africa 04 July 2022

Gerald has been acting as both CFO and interim CEO of York Timber since July 2021.

York Timber has announced the appointment of its CFO Gerald Stoltz as the company’s permanent CEO.

Gerald has been acting as both CFO and interim CEO of York since July 2021, following the death of Pieter van Zyl. He will continue to serve as interim CFO until a replacement for the role has been appointed.

Gerald was appointed as the group’s CFO in June 2018 after serving as acting CFO since December 2017 when Pieter van Buuren resigned.

Prior to this, he served as the corporate financial manager of York Timber for four years. Before joining York Timber, he served as a senior audit manager at KPMG.

He is a qualified CA with a BCom degree in accounting from the University of Pretoria.

CFO South Africa

Simbarashe Mudzengi joins Webber Wentzel as CFO

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

03 November 2026

Former ACSA CFO appointed as CEO

Siphamandla Mthethwa will return to Airports Company South Africa as CEO on 1 November, three years after leaving the organisation where he previously served as CFO.

27 October 2026

Bilal Akoojeea appointed CFO of Mitsubishi Motors SA

Bilal Akoojeea has been appointed CFO of Mitsubishi Motors SA. A qualified chartered accountant, he previously served as finance director at 58Fleet and MotorHappy SA, following earlier roles at Deloitte and Lambat & Pochee.

15 October 2026

Koketso Kekana joins Microsoft South Africa as CFO

Koketso Kekana has joined Microsoft South Africa as chief financial officer, bringing experience across retail finance, commercial strategy and revenue management.

13 October 2026

Taufeeqa Waja joins FNB as CFO of Retail and Business Banking

Taufeeqa Waja has been appointed CFO of Retail and Business Banking at FNB, following almost two years as head of finance and more than a decade of experience in finance roles at Standard Bank and FirstRand.

06 October 2026

Sail Mining Group appointed Willie Scott as CFO and director

Willie Scott will join Sail Mining Group as CFO and director from 1 October 2026, bringing extensive finance and mining experience to the role after serving as group CFO at CSG Holdings.

29 September 2026