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07 February 2018 Dumisani Dlamini has left the National Arts Council to instead take up the role as SANParks CFO. 19 January 2018 Risto Ketola, currently chief financial officer of MMI, has been appointed the group's FD 18 January 2018 Wiseman Nkuhlu and Ansie Ramalho are new appointments to the KPMG board 17 January 2018 Former Momentum MD Hillie Meyer has replaced Nicolaas Kruger as CEO of MMI 05 January 2018 Angela Pillay has been appointed group financial director for the Sasfin board of directors 05 January 2018 Pieter van Buuren has been appointed CFO of construction firm Basil Read 05 January 2018 Casper Troskie has been appointed new FD of Old Mutual Emerging Markets 27 December 2017 Elvin de Kock has been appointed CFO of Ansys, replacing Burt Lambrecht 27 December 2017 André Koekemoer has been appointed CFO of Capital Drilling 27 December 2017 Manie Mayman has taken over from Cindy Hess as (acting) CFO of Media24 15 December 2017 Recent uncertainty at EOH, including a huge drop in share price, prompted ex-CEO Asher Bohbot to return 11 December 2017 Verster takes over from Wim de Klerk, who recently announced that he would be retiring in January 2018 06 December 2017 Alex Smith, Altron CFO, will be leaving his role end February 2018, to instead fill the CFO role at Net1 UEPS Technologies 04 December 2017 The recently appointed public sector CFO is also the winner of the 2017 BWA award in the Government category 01 December 2017 Coal of Africa has replaced CFO De Wet Schutte with Brenda Berlin, Impala Platinum Holdings CFO 30 November 2017 The two retail businesses will also be merged into one, reporting into MMI deputy group CEO, Mary Vilakazi (pictured) 29 November 2017 As of 1 December 2017, Makwana takes over from Gavin Dalgleish as Illovo Sugar South Africa chairman of the Board 27 November 2017 South African born and educated William Etzine recently joined Trump Hotels to head up their finance department 24 November 2017 Prof Woolard is the first woman to lead the university's faculty of economic and management sciences 24 November 2017 Pieter van Buuren has resigned as York Timber CFO, with Gerald Stoltz filling the position in an acting capacity 23 November 2017 As of end February, 2018 Berlin will no longer head up Impala Platinum's finance division 22 November 2017 Kentin Welgemoed has been appointed CEO of JSE-listed Spanjaard 20 November 2017 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Joubert a director of the company, effective immediately. 17 November 2017 Naspers has announced that it has appointed Calvo Mawela as the new CEO of Multichoice South Africa 17 November 2017 Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has appointed Vivek Venkatkumar CA(SA) as its new financial director. 16 November 2017 Law firm Bowmans has appointed the highly experienced Jo-Ann Pohl as CFO. 11 November 2017 Chinese vehicle manufacturer, Beijing Automotive Group South Africa (BAIC SA) has appointed Batandwa Mdyesha (pictured) as CFO, effective immediately. 09 November 2017 Globetrotting head of finance Wayne Beifus has left his position at British American Tobacco (BAT) South Africa, after being promoted to head of finance for the West Europe area, based in Paris. 07 November 2017 Lushen Pather has been appointed as Divisional Head: Bank Supervision at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), starting on 1 January 2018. He was Sasfin’s chief financial officer and as acting group FD was slated to take over the reins from his long-serving predecessor Tyrone Soondarjee. 06 November 2017 Former KPMG chairman Ahmed Jaffer, who resigned amidst the Gupta-linked upheaval at the firm, has been appointed as group CFO of Crestar Printers and Publishers, a Centurion-based business run by his children Ikraam and Salahhuddeen. 01 November 2017 Insurance group Alexander Forbes has named Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, former ArcelorMittal SA CEO, as the new chairperson of its board. She is the first woman chair in the company’s 82-year existence. 30 October 2017 The Department of Public Enterprises recently announced two executive-level appointments at state arms company Denel: Odwa Mhlwana as the new group CFO and Zwelakhe Ntshepe (pictured) as the new group CEO. 26 October 2017 Agricultural products and services provider NWK has appointed Pieter Kleingeld as its new CFO, effective 1 November. Kleingeld joined NWK in 2015 as group manager for asset management and risk services. 24 October 2017 JSE-listed Rolfes, a chemical group, has announced that its current acting CFO Richard Buttle (pictured) will replace current but outgoing CEO, Lizette Lynch. 23 October 2017 Frantz Scheepers has been appointed the new CFO of Clover Industries, replacing 2017 CFO Awards nominee, Elton Bosch (pictured). 10 October 2017 Nhlamu Dlomu (pictured), KPMG South Africa’s new CEO, has announced an incoming executive team which she says will support her in “restoring public trust and rebuilding the firm”. 09 October 2017 Izak Van der Walt took over as CFO and executive director of JSE-listed mining company Wescoal on 1 September, replacing Bothwell Mazarura, who left to pursue a role as FD at Kumba Iron Ore. 06 October 2017 MiX Telematics has appointed Fundiswa Roji-Maplanka CA(SA) as an independent non-executive director and a member of the audit and risk committee and of the social and ethics committee, effective 3 October 2017. 12 September 2017 Sim Tshabalala (pictured) has been appointed the sole CEO of Standard Bank Group, bringing to an end the dual role he shared with Ben Kruger. The appointment also makes Tshabalala the first black person to lead Africa’s largest lender independently. 29 August 2017 BP Southern Africa (BPSA) has appointed its first black female, Priscillah Mabelane, to the role of CEO. Mabelane, a CA, takes over from outgoing CEO, Daniel Odogwu, on 1 September – six years after joining the organisation as CFO in 2011. 28 August 2017 A Cabinet statement recently announced the appointment of two new executives to Broadband Infraco: Ian van Niekerk as CFO and Andrew Matseke (pictured) as CEO. 22 August 2017 Mobile operator Cell C has appointed two new board members: Larry Nestadt (pictured) and Kuben Pillay. Nestadt, a co-founder and former director of Investec Bank, will serve as non-executive deputy chairman, while Pillay will replace Mohammed Hariri as non-executive chairman. 16 August 2017 4 Africa Exchange (4AX) has announced two new executive appointments to its management team, namely Lindiwe Ndlela (pictured) as chief financial officer and Anthony van Eden as chief operating officer. 13 August 2017 Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa has announced that it has appointed Rakesh Parbhoo as the new CEO of WestconGroup SA. Parbhoo joins the company after an almost two-decades-long tenure at Dimension Data, most recently holding the role of chief information officer for Dimension Data Middle East & Africa. 08 August 2017 Anton van Heerden is leaving his role at Sage Africa and Middle East, to be replaced by Pieter Bensch (pictured), who will be taking over as MD and executive VP of the region. 04 August 2017 South African Airways (SAA) has appointed Vuyani Jarana, Vodacom Business CEO, as its new CEO. Jarana has been with Vodacom since 2012 and will join the airline as soon as Vodacom releases him from his duties. Jurana is the airline’s first permanent CEO since November 2015. 03 August 2017 American International Group Inc (AIG), a leading global insurance organisation, has promoted Senele Mbatha to the role of chief financial officer. 01 August 2017 Brian Egan (pictured), Dangote Cement Group chief financial officer, has been appointed as the executive director, finance. According to the company, his promotion follows the “significant contribution he has made to the group”. 31 July 2017 Cisco has appointed David Meads (pictured) as the new Vice President of its Middle East and Africa operations. Meads, in this newly created role, will oversee the execution of the company’s strategy in these two regions, ensuring the technology leader maintains its momentum at the forefront of digital transformation efforts. 26 July 2017 The SABC has appointed an interim CEO and an interim CFO: Nomsa Philiso and Thabile Dlamini have been appointed acting CEO and CFO respectively. This, following the recent resignation of James Aguma (pictured), who had served in both these executive roles. 24 July 2017 Hansal International recently launched its expansion into South Africa, Ghana and Kenya, simultaneously announcing that it has appointed Jo-Ann Pohl (pictured) as the company’s Chairperson for Africa. Jo is currently a consultant at property investment fund, Texton, a role she took up in May this year. 23 July 2017 Following a call for nominations and elections for the first Africa regional board under the Association, Badibanga Promesse (pictured), regional VP Africa for CIMA, has announced that the following people have accepted their election and appointment to the new Africa regional board: 22 July 2017 Ned Segal (pictured), who spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs Group, has been named the new chief financial officer of Twitter. The 43-year-old former banker, currently a senior vice president of finance at Intuit Inc., will take over the CFO role from Anthony Noto (who will remain chief operating officer) from September. 20 July 2017 German-based software giant SAP has appointed 25-year veteran Claas Kuehnemann (pictured) as acting managing director for Africa. This following allegations that the company's South African subsidiary paid a Gupta front R100 million in kickbacks for it to access lucrative state contracts. SAP has initiated an independent investigation into the matter, placing its SAP SA management team on administrative leave while the review is underway. 19 July 2017 Former CFO Awards nominee Matone Ditlhake has left his role in finance at Groupe SEB to fill the CEO role at Optic Comm Networks, a company partly owned by The Wired Corp. 18 July 2017 Sibanye Gold has announced that Robert van Niekerk (pictured) has been appointed executive vice president: SA Region. Van Niekerk's appointment follows the acquisition of Stillwater Mining Company in May 2017, and a subsequent transition of the Sibanye Group organisational structure from a divisional commodity structure to a geographical regionalised structure. 17 July 2017 Kumba Iron Ore has appointed Bothwell Mazarura (pictured) as chief financial officer and executive director, effective 1 September 2017. Mazarura takes over from Johan Prins, Kumba’s head of finance, who has been acting CFO since 11 May 2017. 15 July 2017 Standard Bank has appointed Bulelwa Mdlophane as its new chief financial officer for Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Global Market. Mdlophane says the appointment as CFO came after she had been “filling in” the role for almost 12 months. 07 July 2017 Alexander Forbes has announced three key executive appointments: Naidene Ford-Hoon as Group chief financial officer (GCFO), Christian Schaub as Group chief human resources officer (GCHRO), and Thabo Mashaba, who is assuming a new role of Group chief empowerment & transformation officer (GCETO). 06 July 2017 Peregrine Holdings has said that, following CEO Jonathan Hertz stepping down as of end June, it has appointed Rob Katz as interim CEO, effective 1 August 2017. Rob was a nominee both this year and in 2016, for the CFO of the Year Awards. 05 July 2017 Umar Banda, nominated for the 2017 CFO of the Year Awards, has been permanently appointed to the position of City of Tshwane CFO – a role he has filled in an acting capacity since 2014. 03 July 2017 Former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene (pictured) began his new job today as head of the Wits Business School (WBS). Nene will serve as the business school’s interim director until a new leader can be appointed ahead of the start of the next academic year. 30 June 2017 MMI has promoted Mary Vilakazi (pictured), nominated for the 2017 CFO of the Year Awards, to the role of deputy CEO. In her new role, Mary will be responsible for driving the effective implementation of MMI’s plans. 28 June 2017 Despite recently saying he would be retiring, Tyrone Soondarjee, previously financial director at the Sasfin Group, has been appointed Cell C’s new chief financial officer, effective 1 July 2017. Soondarjee will take over from Robert Pasley, who will return to his original role as chief strategy officer. 24 June 2017 Johnny Dladla (pictured) has been appointed acting group chief executive of Eskom, with immediate effect. This after Public Enterprises minister Lynne Brown ordered Eskom to rescind Brian Molefe’s reappointment as the power utility’s chief executive late last month. 22 June 2017 Lushen Pather (pictured), CFO of Sasfin Bank Limited and Sasfin Holdings Limited, who was nominated for this year's CFO Awards, has been appointed acting group financial director, effective 1 July 2017, until such time as a permanent replacement is appointed. This as Tyrone Soondarjee, existing group FD, will be retiring from the Sasfin board and subsidiary boards, effective 30 June 2017. 18 June 2017 Abigail Mukhuba (pictured), the current CFO of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), has been appointed FD, with effect from 11 December 2017. Mukhuba replaces outgoing FD, Mike Arnold, who reaches ARM’s retirement age of 60 in July. 16 June 2017 JSE-listed African Oxygen (Afrox) has appointed Matthias Vogt (pictured) as its new CFO and executive director. Vogt, who joined Afrox as finance GM in July 2015, will replace outgoing CFO Dorian Devers, from 1 August this year. 11 June 2017 Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo announced during a cabinet meeting late last week that Dondo Mogajane (pictured) has been appointed the new director general of National Treasury. Cabinet has approved the appoinement. 10 June 2017 Kenny Fihla (pictured) has been appointed Chief Executive of Standard Bank’s Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division, effective immediately. Kenny takes over from David Munro, who will be fulfilling the role of CEO at Liberty, also part of the Standard Bank Group. 31 May 2017 Standard Bank corporate and investment banking (CIB) CEO David Munro (pictured) has taken over as CEO of Liberty in the wake of Thabo Dloti’s unexpected departure. Standard Bank holds a 54 percent share in Liberty. 27 May 2017 Former Massmart executive Grant Pattison (pictured) has been appointed Edcon CEO, his primary aim to assemble a new board with retail experience and hopefully pull the struggling retail group out of the doldrums. 24 May 2017 The chairperson, a board member and the CFO are leaving JSE-listed Lewis Group. Lewis said in a statement that David Nurek, Lewis chairperson, had advised the board that he plans to retire after serving as a director and chairman since the group’s listing on the JSE in 2004. Les Davies, who has served as the group’s CFO and financial director since 1989, advised the board that he would be stepping down as CFO and as an executive director of the group. Davies will continue to serve as CEO of the group’s short-term insurer, Monarch Insurance. 23 May 2017 Following a robust recruitment process in evaluating external and internal candidates, Pioneer Food Group, the South Africa-based food and drinks group, has appointed Felix Lombard as its new CFO. Cindy Hess held the CFO role until late 2016, a tenure which saw her nominated for the 2016 CFO of the Year Awards. 15 May 2017 Asher Bonbot (pictured), a prior member of the CFO Awards judging panel and the founder and CEO of EOH, a large technology services group, has announced that he will be leaving the JSE-listed company at the end of June. Zunaid Mayet has been appointed group CEO to replace him. 12 May 2017 National carrier South African Airways (SAA) has appointed Phumeza Nhantsi as its new permanent CFO. According to a statement by SAA, Nhantsi has served in an acting capacity since November 2015, following Wolf Meyer’s departure. 04 May 2017 Rajesh Mahabeer, previously CFO of SANParks, has moved to Garuda Capital, effective 1 May 2017. His new role as Head of Public Sector Finance and Deal Origination will see him working in the space of mergers and acquisitions and funds mobilisation. 27 April 2017 Effective 1 May, Robert Lumb (pictured) will be the new financial director of Interwaste. Lumb takes over from Andre Broodryk, who was nominated for the CFO Awards in 2015. Broodryk left in January this year to pursue personal interests. 19 April 2017 Raj Jandu (pictured) has been appointed Neotel CFO – a role that has stood empty since late 2015. Jandu joins Neotel from Liquid Telecom, where he has been CFO for the East Africa region since 2013. Liquid Telecom group officially acquired Neotel earlier this year, at a cost of R6.55 billion. 08 April 2017 Peter Riskowitz (pictured) has been appointed as CFO and executive director of Brian Joffe’s new investment firm, Long4Life, which listed yesterday on the JSE. Riskowitz’s role, which will take effect from 1 May, will include a strong focus on merger and acquisition activity for the firm. 06 April 2017 Juan Mostert has left Hitachi Data Systems Sub-Saharan Africa, where he was Head of Finance, and joined Bidvest Prestige as its CFO/Finance Director, effective 1 April. 05 April 2017 Peter Moyo (pictured), Vodacom chairman, has been headhunted by Old Mutual to head its emerging markets arm. Moyo will return to his former employer on 1 June as CEO of Old Mutual Emerging Markets (Omem). He will replace Ralph Mupita, who resigned in October. 04 April 2017 Fastjet, one of Africa’s newer low-cost airlines, has recruited a further two former SAA group executives as chairman and CFO: Rashid Wally and Michael Muller. 28 March 2017 Zunaid Bulbulia (pictured), former MTN CEO and one of the company’s founders, has joined telecoms service company Huge Group as its new CFO, effective 27 March. David Deetlefs, who was serving as the company’s Group FD, will remain on the board as an executive director. 26 March 2017 The appointment of a new CEO at SAA will soon be finalised, or so said Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in a recent letter to Baleka Mbete, the Speaker of the National Assembly, wherein he also sought permission to delay the tabling of SAA's corporate plan. 17 March 2017 Jacques Roux has announced he will be leaving Oakbay Resources, where he was CEO, after just one year in the job, effective 31 March. He will be replaced by George van der Merwe, who will stand as acting CEO from 1 April. 16 March 2017 The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has appointed Sara Bux (pictured) as its new Associate Director: Southern Africa. Bux, who joined CIMA on 7 March this year, has been charged with driving the long-term Southern Africa strategy, and will report to Badibanga Promesse, the Africa Regional Vice President. 14 March 2017 Murray & Roberts has appointed Daniel Grobler (pictured) as its new group FD, effective 1 April. Grobler takes over from outgoing FD Cobus Bester, who was in the position for six years. Bester is retiring and will step down on 31 March. 13 March 2017 Nazir Alli (pictured), former CEO of the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral), though perhaps best known for his previous role as the champion of the e-tolling system, has been announced as the new Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) chairman, taking over from Popo Molefe. This follows Transport Minister Dipuo Peters’ announcement last week of the dissolving of the rail agency's board. 10 March 2017 KPMG International has appointed 49-year-old William (Bill) Thomas as chairman. Thomas will head up the KPMG global network of professional services firms for a four-year term, effective 1 October 2017. He takes over from outgoing chairman, John Veihmeyer. 07 March 2017 Paratus Telecom, the largest privately owned pan-African telecoms operator, and which has a solid track record in the ICT sector, has appointed Stefan de Bruin as CFO for the Group. 03 March 2017 Mohammed Akoojee (pictured) has taken over from award-winning outgoing CFO Osman Arbee, as Group CFO of Imperial, effective 1 March. We spoke to Mohammed about his plans ahead. 28 February 2017 Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler has announced that he is leaving the electric vehicle manufacturer, a company started by South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk. Wheeler will be replaced by Tesla’s former CFO, Deepak Ahuja (pictured). 27 February 2017 Kevin Johnson (pictured), who was nominated for a CFO Award in 2014, is the new Vice President of Colfax Corporation. Kevin took on the role earlier this year, leaving Marinella Vigouroux in charge of finance at Howden Africa. 23 February 2017 Lekoil, a West Africa-focussed oil and gas explorer, has appointed Bruce Burrows as CFO, effective 27 February. 14 February 2017 The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has appointed Tanya van Lill (pictured) as CEO, effective 1 March 2017. Van Lill succeeds Erika van der Merwe, who served SAVCA for over four years. 13 February 2017 Thusang Mahlangu (pictured) has succeeded Delphine Traoré Maïdou as CEO of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Africa, effective 1 February 2017. Delphine, who was on the CFO Awards panel of judges from 2014 to 2016, will remain on the AGCS Africa Board as non-executive director. 12 February 2017 Victoria Milazi has been appointed CFO of coal mine Nkomati Anthracite, effective January this year. 10 February 2017 Anaytics specialist SAS has promoted Riad Gydien (pictured) into a Senior Regional Vice President role for the South and East EMEA regions. Gydien, a South African, was on the panel of judges for the CFO Awards 2014. Prior to this promotion he was SAS VP for the Middle East and Africa. 09 February 2017 Marinella Vigouroux has taken over from Kevin Johnson as CFO of Howden Africa. The finance department is not only a source of information but key to the business strategy and operational success of a company, she says. 06 February 2017 As outgoing CFO Megan Pydigadu has served her notice at fleet and mobile asset management solutions company MiX Telematics, the financial controller will take over. The company has announced that Paul Dell (pictured) as been appointed to the board of directors as interim CFO, effective 9 February 2017. 04 February 2017 CA(SA) Matshepo More has been appointed to the Board of the IRBA, effective 1 December 2016. More is currently the CFO and Executive Director of the Public Investment Corporation Limited (PIC), one of the largest asset managers in Africa. 01 February 2017 Popular auditing lecturer Prof Ben Marx has taken over from his long-serving colleague Alex van der Watt as head of the accounting department at the University of Johannesburg. “I am very excited to be leading the best accounting department in the country and to work with its great, hard-working staff,” said Ben, who has also been a member of the panel of judges of the CFO Awards for the last four years. 31 January 2017 Marius Bierman CA(SA) has returned to the CFO seat he held from December 2011 to December 2013, as finance head for WE Wearne, a company that produces construction materials. 30 January 2017 Lee-Anne de Bruin has been appointed CFO of Africa and Australia-focused gold miner Resolute Mining, effective 27 February 2017. She leaves her post as the regional CFO in Australia for Newmont Mining. Prior to this role she was head of project function for BHP Billiton. 22 January 2017 Cindy Hess, formerly CFO of Pioneer Foods, has taken on a new role as CFO of Media24. Media24 seems very pleased to have Cindy on board, referring to her as “an accomplished CFO”. Cindy was a finalist in the 2016 CFO of the Year Awards, for her work at Pioneer Foods. 15 January 2017 Christopher Forlee has been appointed CEO of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). The appointment, effective 1 January 2017, will span a period of five years. Forlee will also be a full-time regulator member of Nersa. 13 January 2017 Dirk Kunz (pictured) has been appointed acting CFO of Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) following Maureen Manyama’s recent resignation as ACSA CFO and executive director. 09 January 2017 Les Wood (pictured), currently VP of finance and commercial, has been appointed Tullow Oil’s interim CFO while Ian Springett, the actual finance head, is off on an extended leave of absence for medical treatment. 20 December 2016 Royal Dutch Shell has a new CFO: Jessica Uhl (pictured). Uhl takes over from Simon Henry, who has held the role for the past seven years. 13 December 2016 Kevin Johnson has left his position as CFO of Howden Africa Holdings Limited (HAHL), moving to the Colfax Corporation where he has accepted a senior position in the company. Marinella Vigouroux (pictured) has taken over the CFO role at HAHL, effective 8 December. Vogouroux is also an Executive Director of the company. 02 December 2016 Christiaan Engelbrecht (pictured), who has worked previously for Vodacom, Deloitte UK and Deloitte, took on the role of CFO for Ster-Kinekor from 1 November. We caught up with him to find out how things are going. "If you ask how I feel about my appointment it is difficult to put into words how humbled I am to be considered for this role and how excited I am to co-create with and learn from everyone in Ster-Kinekor and Primedia.” 01 December 2016 Rowland Wallenius (pictured) has joined the senior management team of Vancouver-based, JSE-listed Eastern Platinum Limited (Eastplats) as chief financial officer and corporate secretary. Wallenius takes over from interim CFO, David Li. 26 November 2016 Lesrick Nayager (pictured) has been appointed CFO for Decision Inc., a company which represents leading global technology brands and are experts in the implementation, support and execution of such technologies. 08 November 2016 Graeme Stephens (pictured), the CEO of South African hotels and casinos operator Sun International, will be stepping down from his role at the end of April 2017 to take up the role of CEO at SkyCity Entertainment Group. He will be replaced by Anthony Leeming, the company’s current CFO. Leeming has been with the group for 17 years, having joined as group financial manager in 1999. He held various group finance roles prior to his appointment as CFO in March 2013. He will take over the CEO role effective 1 May 2017. Stephens has been with the group for more than five years. As yet, no announcement has been made regarding the replacement CFO. 05 November 2016 JSE-listed exploration and development company Kumba Iron Ore has announced the appointments of Nonkululeko Dlamini and Seamus French as non-executive directors to the Board, effective 1 November 2016. 02 November 2016 Telecoms giant MTN has named Ralph Mupita (pictured), Old Mutual Emerging Markets chief, as its new group chief financial officer, effective April 2017. Gunter Engling, acting group CFO, will assume the position of deputy CFO, MTN said in a statement. 20 October 2016 Lafarge Africa has announced the appointment of a new CFO, Bruno Bayet (pictured), effective 1 October 2016. Prior to becoming CFO of Lafarge Africa Bayet was the Strategy Director; a position he held since April this year. Bayet, a Belgian, was Manager, Corporate Finance, with PwC from 1998 to 2005, and Senior Analyst in the Investments team of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert from 2005 to 2011. Before joining Lafarge, Bayet was an executive committee member of Enterprise Generale Malta Forrest (RDC) from 2011 to 2013, having gained over 15 years of experience in the construction and materials industry. He was appointed Director of Ashakacem Plc in later 2013, combining the role of CFO in September 2014. Bayet holds a Business Engineering degree from Universite Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, and completed his Master’s in Business Administration at Georgetown University, specialising in Financial Risks Management. 18 October 2016 Standard Chartered has appointed Mohamed Abdel Bary (pictured) as Regional CFO, Africa & Middle East (AME), with immediate effect. Sunil Kaushal, Regional CEO for Africa & the Middle East, said following the announcement: 12 September 2016 Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Katanga Mining Limited, which operates a major mine complex in the DRC, producing refined copper and cobalt, has appointed Jacques Lubbe (pictured) as CFO, effective 15 October 2016. Lubbe, CA (SA) and a 2014 Top 35-under-35 finalist, previously held the CFO position at Katanga between November 2013 and February 2015. Prior to this he held the CFO position at Mutanda Mining SARL, another company within the Glencore group. He rejoins the Company from Glencore, where he has been Asset Manager from March 2015 to now. Lubbe takes over from outgoing CFO Matthew Colwill, who will be leaving on 15 October to pursue other opportunities within the Glencore group. Colwill will, however, remain available to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.CFO-Award-winning Dumisani Dlamini now CFO of SANParks
MMI CFO Risto Ketola appointed FD
Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu new chair of KPMG Board
Hillie Meyer new MMI CEO
LibFin CFO appointed group FD for Sasfin board
Basil Read appoints new CFO
Casper Troskie swaps Liberty Holdings for Old Mutual
Ansys appoints new CFO
Capital Drilling appoints new CFO
Manie Mayman appointed Media24 acting CFO
EOH founder Asher Bohbot returns to the firm
ArcelorMittal South Africa appoints Kobus Verster as CEO
Altron CFO leaves to join Net1
Only do that which you can answer for, says Xoliswa Hlongwane, Ushaka CFO
Brenda Berlin new Coal of Africa CFO
Khanyi Nzukuma resigns as Momentum Retail CEO
Mpho Makwana appointed Illovo SA Board chair
Former Sun City CFO joins Trump Hotels as VP Finance
Stellenbosch appoints Ingrid Woolard as dean of economics
York Timber CFO resigns, acting CFO appointed
Brenda Berlin, Implats CFO, to step down
Spanjaard welcomes new CEO
South African CFO Tracey Joubert enjoys success abroad
Calvo Mawela new Multichoice CEO
Vivek Venkatkumar new BDS FD
Jo-Ann Pohl new Bowmans CFO
Batandwa Mdyesha new BAIC SA CFO
Wayne Beifus new BAT head of finance for Western Europe
Sasfin CFO Lushen Pather accepts new job at Reserve Bank
Former KPMG chairman Ahmed Jaffer joins family firm as CFO
First female chair of Alex Forbes board: Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita
Denel gets new CFO and CEO
Pieter Kleingeld appointed new NWK CFO
Rolfes CFO, Richard Buttle, new CEO
Frantz Scheepers replaces Elton Bosch as Clover CFO
KPMG SA announces new exec team
Izak Van der Walt new Wescoal CFO
Fundiswa Roji-Maplanka joins MiX Telematics board
Sim Tshabalala sole Standard Bank CEO
BP promotes CFO Priscillah Mabelane to CEO
Ian van Niekerk new CFO, Andrew Matseke new CEO, of Broadband Infraco
Kuben Pillay & Larry Nestadt join Cell C board
Lindiwe Ndlela new 4AX CFO
Rakesh Parbhoo new CEO of WestconGroup SA
Pieter Bensch new MD and executive VP of Sage Africa and Middle East
SAA appoints Vuyani Jarana new CEO
Senele Mbatha new AIG Africa CFO
Dangote Cement CFO Brain Egan made executive director
David Meads new Cisco VP for Middle East and Africa
New acting CEO and CFO of SABC appointed
Jo-Ann Pohl new Chairperson for Africa at Hansal International
CIMA announces new Africa regional board
Ned Segal named new Twitter CFO
Claas Kuehnemann appointed SAP SA acting MD
Matone Ditlhake new CEO of Optic Comm Networks
Robert van Niekerk new Sibanye executive VP
Bothwell Mazarura new Kumba CFO
Bulelwa Mdlophane new CFO for CIB Global Market
Three new executives for Alexander Forbes, including a Group CFO
Robert Katz appointed Peregrine Holdings' interim CEO
Umar Banda appointed Tshwane CFO
Nhlanhla Nene new Wits Business School head
Mary Vilakazi new MMI deputy CEO
Tyrone Soondarjee new Cell C CFO
Eskom appoints Johnny Dladla as acting group exec
Lushen Pather appointed acting group FD of Sasfin
Abigail Mukhuba replaces Mike Arnold as FD of ARM
Afrox appoints Matthias Vogt as new CFO
Dondo Mogajane new Treasury DG
Kenny Fihla new CIB CEO
David Munro new Liberty CEO
Grant Pattison, ex Massmart chief, new Edcon CEO
Management shake-up at Lewis; CFO among those leaving
Felix Lombard new Pioneer Foods CFO
Asher Bohbot, EOH CEO, steps down, Zunaid Mayet takes over
SAA appoints new CFO, OUTA objects
Rajesh Mahabeer joins Garuda Capital from SANParks
Robert Lumb takes over as Interwaste FD
Raj Jandu new Neotel CFO
Peter Riskowitz new Long4Life CFO
Juan Mostert joins Bidvest Prestige as CFO
Vodacom's Peter Moyo joins Old Mutual
More former SAA execs join fastjet
Zunaid Bulbulia new Huge Group CFO
New SAA CEO to be appointed soon
Oakbay Resources gets new CEO and FD
Sara Bux to head CIMA Southern Africa
Daniel Grobler new Murray & Roberts Group FD
Former Sanral CEO new Prasa chairman
Bill Thomas new KPMG Global Chairman
Stefan de Bruin new Paratus Telecom CFO
Mohammed Akoojee new Group CFO of Imperial
Former Tesla CFO Deepak Ahuja rejoins as CFO
Kevin Johnson new VP for Colfax Corporation
Bruce Burrows joins Lekoil as finance head
Tanya van Lill new SAVCA CEO
Thusang Mahlangu new head of Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality (AGCS) Africa
Victoria Milazi new Nkomati CFO
Riad Gydien is SAS's new Senior Regional VP for Europe
Marinella Vigouroux new Howden Africa CFO
MiX Telematics still looking for CFO, interim CFO Paul Dell appointed
PIC CFO Matshepo More joins IRBA board
Prof Ben Marx heads accounting department UJ
Marius Bierman returns to WE Wearne as CFO
Lee-Anne de Bruin appointed new Resolute CFO
Cindy Hess new CFO of Media24
New boss for Nersa: Christopher Forlee
Dirk Kunz new acting CFO of ACSA, replacing Maureen Manyama
Les Wood named interim CFO of Tullow Oil
Jessica Uhl succeeds Simon Henry as Shell CFO
Marinella Vigouroux new Howden Africa CFO, replacing Kevin Johnson
Christiaan Engelbrecht joins Ster-Kinekor as CFO
Rowland Wallenius joins Eastplats as CFO & Corporate Secretary
Lesrick Nayager takes up CFO post at Decision Inc
Anthony Leeming, Sun International CFO, becomes CEO
IDC CFO Nonkululeko Dlamini joins Kumba Iron Ore as director
Ralph Mupita new MTN CFO
Bruno Bayet new CFO for Lafarge Africa
Mohamed Abdel Bary appointed new Regional CFO for Standard Chartered
Jacques Lubbe appointed CFO at Katanga Mining Ltd
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