People moves

Discovery Vitality CFO Senele Mbatha has been promoted to the group's chief risk officer.

The Development Bank of South Africa has promoted CFO Boitumelo Mosako to the role of CEO.

Martin Buys steps into the role after CEO Andre de Ruyter resigned, and CFO Calib Cassim took his place.

New CFO, Deborah Davel, will take over from retiring interim CEO and CFO Stephen Griffiths.

Woolworths’ new interim CFO Zaid Manjra will be taking over from exiting group FD Reeza Isaacs.

Chris Bowman will be replacing Diarmuid Kelly, who left the company in August 2022.

Marius van Niekerk has been appointed as the new executive VP and CFO of OceanaGold.

Douglas will be replaced by Brett Copans, who will serve as interim CEO from March.

Yvonne’s leadership will help the company grow into other markets in Africa, including South Africa.

Mark Steyn has been appointed to Adock Ingram’s board of directors, starting 1 April 2023.

The power utility’s CFO takes up the role after CEO Andre de Ruyter’s resignation in December.

The former BAIC SA CFO has been appointed as BDO Business Restructuring’s new COO.

The former Denel CFO will start her new role as Sygnia’s FD in April 2023.

The 2018 CFO of the Year has been appointed to the Clicks board as an independent non-executive director.

Whitney will lead the company’s finance team as its new head of finance.

Dion will serve another four-year term as PwC Africa’s senior partner, starting July 2023.

Thabile will take on an entirely new business and industry as the new CFO of Bidvest Prestige.

Jenna has been appointed as the fund’s permanent CFO after serving as interim CFO since July 2022.

Sudesh Moodley will step in as the new FD of Dipula following the resignation of Ridwaan Asmal.

Fawzia takes over from Carmini Kander, who has been acting as CFO since May 2022.

Margherita will hold the role, along with her current role, until a replacement for Nick Read has been appointed.

He couldn’t pass up the request to help Frey’s recover after the challenges from the last two years.

Emma has served in the company’s finance function before, as VP of finance and interim CFO.

Ellen will relinquish her roles as company secretary and financial manager, and step in as FD from 1 December.

Taryn has been with the company since 2004, and takes over from retiring CFO Klaus Eser.

Sandiso aims to create sustainable value as new Wesgro CFO, starting in the new year.

Burtie September will take up the CFO role in January 2023, when Cobus Loubser takes on the CEO role.

Schalk will resign from PwC, and York Timber has commenced the search for a new audit partner.

The CFO explains that he looks forward to building on the firm foundation laid by his predecessors.

The former AngloGold Ashanti CFO will serve as a non-executive director on the Vodafone Group board of directors.

She will continue serving her three months’ notice, and step down at the end of January 2023.

Gordon Traill will be taking over from CFO Michael Fleming, who retires at the end of 2022.

Anushuya has been appointed as the new group CFO for financial services firm, PPS.

Zaf will take on the role of CFO designate from November, and will become CFO in February 2023.

In his first half-year as CFO, Polani has been tasked with transforming the AGSA’s strategy.

The KPMG South Africa CEO of three years will now set his sights on uniting the KPMG firms across Africa.

Charl will take over from retiring CEO Andries van Rensburg to continue implementing the group’s strategy.

Imre, who has been acting as CEO since February 2021, has been appointed as the company’s permanent CEO.

After spending the last four years turning Cell C into a profitable telco, Zaf has taken a sabbatical.

Formerly the CFO and COO of Syspro, Jaco has been working his way up the ranks of the tech company.

Lerato Pule will take Cell C on its new growth journey following its successful recapitalisation.

Willie will be leaving the role in September, and Emma Oosthuizen will step in as interim CFO.

Punki was recently appointed as Absa’s chief strategy and sustainability officer after serving as interim FD.

Diarmuid has stepped down from the CFO role following the birth of his first child, and will return in 2023.

Neena Harri was appointed as the company’s CFO in July 2022.

The newly appointed CFO says he is privileged to be part of a brand that will change the software insurance industry.

Yusuf Dockrat’s appointment as TymeBank’s CFO follows a series of other leadership changes for the group.

Frederick has been appointed as the CFO of Graphene Manufacturing Group, with effect from 25 July.

The former Altron and MTN CEO has been appointed as an independent non-executive director at Telkom.

Grant has taken over the role of CFO following the retirement of André du Plessis.

Shabana will be taking over from Neels Coetzee, who has been promoted to divisional MD.

Sandi will play a guiding role in the enterprise application software firm’s transition to a new business model.

Ian steps into the role following the early retirement of CFO Christine Ramon on 30 June.

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

The South African joins Gatos Silver from Nevada Copper Corporation from 1 July.

The new role will give her exposure to the prospects and difficulties in Africa, Nilza says.

The UCT CFO looks forward to making a meaningful impact on the accountancy profession.

Having recently joined the National Youth Development Agency as CFO, Khuthi is both nervous and excited.

Having been in the finance space her entire career, Tasneem is ready for the challenge of being CEO.

David will be taking over from Coen Jonker, and will move to the company’s head office in Singapore.

Cobus has a strong background in investment management in the energy and resource industries.

The new company will unite Dark Fibre Africa and Vumatel under the same management.

As the newly appointed head of finance, Kyle will be responsible for furthering the e-commerce group’s growth.

Sam is looking forward to expanding his skills and learning about a large-scale market like the US.

Berrangé takes over from previous CFO Jonathan Knowlden, who has been appointed as CEO.

Johan and Lizette will be taking over from CFO Imraan Parker, who leaves Mweb at the end of June.

South Africa Andre Nel has been appointed as Amsterdam-based Lumicks’ new CFO.

Kyle, who previously served as the e-commerce business’s finance manager, has been promoted.

Rob now serves on the Frontier board, as well as on the Impact Oil and Gas and Tsogo Sun Hotels boards.

Averen, who joins from outside the travel industry, says he will be bringing a fresh perspective to FCTG.

Raluca takes over the CFO responsibilities from Irina Girgore, who has been promoted to CEO.

Formerly known as Wescoal, Salungano Group bids farewell to its CFO, Jubilant Speckman.

Harriet says she aligns with Sasfin’s commitment to add value to customers and contribute to society.

Jaco joined Fundi in March 2022 following the closure of IPS, where he also served as CFO.

Stephen steps in for retiring CEO Martyn Wade, and will retain his current role as CFO.

The iOCO group CFO has been appointed as Kearney’s new senior advisor.

Brett and his family will be relocating to Austin, Texas, to take on new opportunities in the health tech space.

Absa’s recent CEO appointment sees Jason Quinn step back into FD role, and Punki Modise move to RBB division.

After four years with the company, Thuli has resigned as Old Mutual Insure’s FD.

Yuresh becomes CEO of Liberty Holdings as David Munro joins the Standard Bank board.

The group has announced that its CEO and COO also plan to leave, following on the heels of exiting CFO.

Mark will take on the role of Virgin Active CFO when a successor for his current role has been appointed.

The property group has appointed Jonathan Bigham as the successor to exiting CFO Jonathan Weltman.

Cordelia, who has been with the group since 2012, will be taking over from exiting Thabo Tshepuwane.

Albrè will be taking over from exiting Norman Janse van Rensburg until a permanent FD has been appointed.

South African Claire Cobden has been appointed as the new CFO of international consulting group Cowi.

The Santam subsidiary has promoted Carla Jordan to CEO, with Nonte Nzimakwe taking over as CFO.

The new CFO brings over 20 years of oil and gas industry experience to the energy solutions provider.

After her retirement in June, Christine plans to devote more time in the near term to her children.

Carmini will be taking over from Aarti Takoordeen in an acting role until a new CFO has been appointed.

Aarti, who has been CFO at the JSE for the last nine years, has been appointed as the new CFO at AECI.

Sayuri will step into the role of Calgro M3’s new FD in March this year, replacing Waldi Joubert.

The Sonoma Valley winery has appointed Johannesburg-born Kim Cotter as its new CFO.

With a passion for data and analysis, Gustav will be responsible for executing the bank’s new digital strategy.

Thamsanqa Mkhwanazi has been appointed as the water supplier’s new CFO and debt officer.

The bank has appointed Sugendhree Reddy as its new CEO, seeing Chrisanthi step back into her CFO role.

Norman has been the FD of WG Wearne for a year, assisting in finalising outstanding financial information.

Deepa has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the Datatec board.

Diarmuid will be taking over from Alistair Marks, who has been appointed as chief investment officer.

Thandie will take over as the EPPF’s new CFO following the promotion of Shafeeq Abrahams to CEO.

Currently the deputy CFO, Kyle will be taking over from retiring CFO Ray Pleaner in April.

Doug said that he is proud of the recovery and strong performance of the company during his tenure.

CJ takes over from Andrew Marshall following the implementation of a recapitalisation transaction.

Angela Pillay has tendered her resignation as the FD of Sasfin after three years in the role.

Grant Hardy has been identified as the successor CFO that will take over from retiring André du Plessis in June.

Pushpender looks forward to contributing to the growth of the country’s mining industry in his new role.

A look back at some of the CFOs who had to make the transition to CEO this year.

Naeem Kola has been appointed as the new group CFO for Net1 UEPS Technologies, replacing Alex Smith.

Justin O’Meara will take over as AVI CFO from Owen Cressey, who has taken a new role at Mondelez.

The RMI CEO and Outsurance CFO will step down following the sale of Hastings Group to Sampo.

Raluca Buzuleac will be taking over from CFO Irina Girgore, who was appointed as deputy CEO.

Sam Moodley succeeds Antoinette Basson as SA Corporate Real Estate’s CFO.

Malcolm Noriskin will be succeeding Dale Sinnott as the CFO of Australia-based RPM Automotive Group.

Euan McNeil will take over from Andrew Stark as the MD of Flight Centre Travel Group’s South Africa region.

Dumisani plans to guide the conservation authority to a full revenue recovery after the Covid-19 impact.

Corrie Verburg has been appointed as the new CFO for cloud technology solutions company BlueSky.

David has been appointed as the CFO of EV Cargo’s Global Forwarding and Technology division.

Sheldon, who was recognised during the 2021 CFO Awards, will join SA Taxi in 2022.

Leon will be taking over as New Frontier FD from Richard Bolleurs, who has resigned due to ill health.

Thabo’s appointment as FD will see him relinquish his role as an independent non-executive director.