Join the 'Oscars' for South Africa's CFOs

Preshanta Govender has been nominated for the 2026 CFO Awards for her role as chief finance and value management officer at Standard Bank South Africa.

Nilisha Padayachee has been nominated for the 2026 CFO Awards for her role as chief financial officer at Bidvest McCarthy.

Nominations for the 2026 CFO Awards remain open until 30 April 2026, giving colleagues and peers more time to recognise the most outstanding CFO and finance leaders in the industry.

Workday Champions the changemakers driving agile, insight-led business transformation with their sponsorship of the Strategy Execution category at the 2025 CFO Awards.

CFO Bongani Ngcongo has joined the group of nominees for the 2025 CFO Awards.

CFO Boipelo Lekubo has joined the group of nominees for the 2025 CFO Awards.

CFO Joy Malete has joined the group of nominees for the 2025 CFO Awards.

CFO Matshidiso Nyembe has been nominated for the 2025 CFO Awards

Dr Sandile Mnguni, the CFO of eThekwini municipality, has joined the list of nominees for the 2025 CFO Awards.

CFO Adele Small has joined the group of nominees for the 2025 CFO Awards.

CFO Zaf Mahomed has joined the group of nominees for the 2025 CFO Awards.

CFO Charles Matumba has joined the group of nominees for the 2025 CFO Awards.

Thabile Ngidi, CFO of Bidvest Prestige, is one of the contenders for the 2025 CFO of the Year Award.

Clarissa Appana, group CFO of Tracker South Africa, has joined the list of finance leaders who will be competing in the 2025 ‘Oscars of Finance’.

Eazi Access CFO David Chadinha has been nominated for the prestigious 2025 CFO Awards.

CFO Suloshini Singh has joined the group of nominees for the 2025 CFO Awards.

Nominations for the 2025 CFO Awards are now open. Here’s your chance to showcase the finance executives who have shown impeccable leadership and innovation over the last year.

In an unforgettable fireside chat at the 2024 CFO Awards, which took place at the Polo Room at the Inanda Club in Sandton, dancer and choreographer Musa Motha held the room spellbound with his story of courage, resilience and an unbreakable spirit.

The 2024 CFO Awards was a celebration of finance leaders and a commitment to nurture future finance leaders.

Mike Davis, the CFO of Nedbank Group, has been voted CFO of the Year at the 2024 CFO Awards.

Marsh McLennan Africa, a leading insurance broker and risk advisor that prides itself on protecting their clients with data-driven solutions, will be sponsoring the CFO of the Year award at the 2024 CFO Awards.

This year's Strategy Execution Award recognises CFOs that have successfully adapted their organisations to the changing needs of the modern business world.

Old Mutual will be sponsoring the Transformation & Empowerment Award at his year’s ‘Oscars of Finance.’

The leading provider of digital technologies and IT services is throwing its weight behind the CFO Awards. MakwaIT Technologies will be sponsoring the Young CFO of the Year Award at this year’s CFO Awards.

Former Woolworths CFO Reeza Isaacs will take over the chief financial officer role at Spar

Fasset CFO recognised for his work and financial leadership.

Roselyn Madiba has been nominated for the 2024 CFO Awards for her work as the CFO of Citibank South Africa.

Morgan Nhiwatiwa has been nominated for the 2024 CFO Awards for his work at Walter Sisulu University.

Mikaeel Tayob has been nominated for the 2024 CFO Awards for his work as the CFO at Bridgestone South Africa.

Roshan Moonsamy has been nominated for the 2024 CFO Awards for his work as the CFO at BankservAfrica.

Momentum Metropolitan group FD Risto Ketola has been nominated for the CFO Awards for the third time.

Abigail Mukhuba has been nominated for the 2024 CFO Awards for her work as the CFO and FD of Sanlam.

King Price Insurance’s chief financial officer (CFO), Paul Stedall, has entered the list of finance leaders contending for CFO of the Year title.

Sean Capazorio, group finance officer of Aspen Pharmacare, has joined the group of executives vying for the title of CFO of the Year. 

IEC CFO Dawn Mbatha joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Sibanye-Stillwater CFO Charl Keyter joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

TWK Agri FD Eddie Fivaz joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Wesgro CFO Sandiso Gcwabe joins the list of finance leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Mustek group FD Shabana Aboo Baker joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

DRDGold CFO Riaan Davel joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Nedbank CFO Mike Davis joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development CFO Irene Singo joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The South African Qualifications Authority CFO joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Life Healthcare Southern Africa CFO joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Zeda FD Thobeka Ntshiza joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Nominations for the 2024 CFO Awards are now open. This is your chance to put forward the finance executives who have shown impeccable leadership over the last year, as they could walk away a winner at the annual Oscars of Finance!

During her keynote address at this year’s CFO Awards, 2022 Golden Globe Race Kirsten Neuschäfer illuminated the parallels between the seemingly disparate worlds of sailing and finance.

Held on the 16th of November at the exclusive Polo Room in Sandton's Inanda Club, the event lived up to its moniker as the “Oscars of Finance”, delivering a spectacular celebration of excellence, innovation, and resilience in the financial sector.

Raisibe Morathi, group CFO at Vodacom, has been named South Africa’s CFO of the Year at the 10th Annual CFO Awards.

View your favourite photos from the 2023 CFO Awards here!

As the sponsor of the Strategy Execution Award, Workday believes in recognising the CFOs who have been able to adapt quickly to see their organisations through tough times.

Comedian Nik Rabinowitz, award-winning band The Soil, the Kopano Jazz Collective and keynote speaker Kirsten Neuschäfer will dazzle guests at the 2023 CFO Awards.

As the sponsor of the Compliance & Governance Award at the 2023 CFO Awards, Ince not only celebrates CFOs who are excelling in this category, but offers the winner an exclusive rhino dehorning experience.

Excited to be part of the CFO Awards again this year, Coupa will be sponsoring the Finance Transformation Award.

Deloitte will be sponsoring the CFO of the Year, Public Sector CFO of the Year and Transformation & Empowerment Award at the 2023 CFO Awards, and looks forward to 10 more years of celebrations.

The Hulamin CFO joins the list of finance leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The Hatch Africa FD joins the list of finance leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Vodacom CFO Raisibe Morathi joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Attacq CFO Raj Nana joins the nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The Novus Holdings CFO joins the nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The Afrimat FD joins the nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The Phembani Group CFO joins the nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The African Rainbow Minerals FD joins the nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Vedanta Zinc’s Pushpender Singla joins other top finance execs competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Webber Wentzel’s Aneshree Naidoo joins the list of CFO of the Year nominees.

Outsurance’s Jan Hofmeyr joins the list of finance executives competing for the CFO of the Year title.

MTN Group’s Tsholofelo Molefe joins the list of finance executives competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Harry Kellan joins the list of finance executives competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Pretty Makukule will be competing for the CFO of the Year and the Public Sector CFO of the Year title.

IDC CFO Isaac Malevu joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

TransUnion Africa CFO Sharon Naidoo joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

SAFCOL CFO D’Shorne Human joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Stanlib CFO Avashnee Ramdial joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Amplats CFO Craig Miller joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

DHL Express South Africa CFO Craig Henery joins the list of leaders competing for the CFO of the Year title.

Nominations for this year’s CFO Awards will close in just a week – don’t forget to nominate your CFO.

David Hamilton says Coupa was proud to be able to recognise all the incredible work that CFOs are doing.

Nominate the CFO that inspires you most to be recognised at the 2023 CFO Awards.

On 16 November, CFOs were encouraged to be innovative leaders in this new era of disruption.

Finance leaders gathered at the Polo Room at Inanda Club to receive top honours.

On 16 November, the "Oscars of the finance profession" celebrated the winners of the 2022 CFO Awards.

The enterprise cloud services provider has partnered with the CFO Awards again this year.

On 16 November, one of 21 nominees will be crowned the CFO of the Year at the 2022 CFO Awards ceremony.

TreasuryONE CEO Hennie de Klerk unpacks what it takes to be a great Young CFO of the Year.

ACCA is one of the Associate Partners at this year’s CFO Awards, which take place on 16 November.

This year, six CFO Awards nominees are competing for the Young CFO of the Year title.

Nina explains that a great CFO is someone who is able to unlock insights from the data of the entire organisation.

Transparent’s Lourens van Zyl explains that this year’s CFO of the Year will be a strategist and business partner.

Four nominees will be competing for the coveted Public Sector CFO of the Year Award at the 2022 CFO Awards.

With little more than three weeks to go until the 2022 CFO Awards, we reminisce on last year’s winners.

The City of Ekurhuleni group CFO joins the list of nominees competing for the 2022 CFO of the Year title.

The Cell C CFO joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The FEM CFO joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The Lanseria CFO joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The DRDGold CFO joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The PnP CFO joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The Foskor CFO joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The Harmony Gold FD joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The recovery systems company will be sponsoring CFO Day and one of 10 awards at the CFO Awards.

The Development Bank of Southern Africa CFO joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees.

The CSIR CFO joins the list of nominees who will be competing for the prestigious CFO of the Year title.

The Tiger Brands CFO joins the list of nominees who will be competing for the CFO of the Year title.

The Hollard Insurance CFO has been nominated for the Awards a second time.

The “solution finder” CFO joins the list of Awards nominees for his role at Liquid Intelligent Technologies.

Elmarie, who has been redefining the mining industry for women, joins the list of CFO Awards nominees.

The Transaction Capital CFO joins other finance leaders on the list of this year’s CFO Awards nominees.

Thungela Resources CFO Deon Smith has been nominated for the 2022 CFO Awards.

Mr Price Group CFO Mark Stirton joins the list of nominees for the 2022 CFO Awards.

Royal Bafokeng Holdings FD Tinyiko Sihlangu joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees.

Douglasdale Dairy CFO Bradley Wentzel joins the list of 2022 CFO Awards nominees.

The Standard Bank chief finance and value management officer has been nominated for the second time.

Momentum Metropolitan group FD Risto Ketola has been nominated for the CFO Awards for the second time.

The CFO Awards recognise top CFOs for outstanding performance and excellent leadership.

During the 2021 CFO Awards, Dr Adriana Marais explained the importance of resource management.

Eight outstanding CFOs scooped top honours at the stunning gala dinner held at the Inanda Club.

South Africa’s leading finance professionals were celebrated at the spectacular 2021 CFO Awards.

Lauren Wortmann explains that Dimension Data is inspired by CFOs who partner with IT to drive business value.

OneStream’s Pieter van Zyl says it takes a village for any organisation to perform at its best.

Workday’s Kiveshen Moodley explains that CFOs’ adaptability is key to ensuring any organisation’s success.

Accenture’s Dzingira Matenga explains that good compliance and governance can add value to any organisation.