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Ex ArcelorMittal CFO, Dean Subramanian, has been appointed as the new Rand Refinery CFO.

David Pfaff has been appointed as COO of Truworths International along with his current role as CFO.

Compensation Fund has appointed John-Ross Thando as their new CFO with effect from August.

Retail Pharmacy International has appointed Wayne Beifus as their new CFO with immediate effect.

Debbie Ransby, former finance director of Takeda, has been appointed as its managing director.

SARS has announced the appointment of Johnstone Makhubu as their permanent CFO.

Bongiwe Ntuli will be taking over from Anthony Thunstrom as CFO of TFG from 3 September.

Hanré Rossouw has been appointed as the new CFO and executive director of Royal Bafokeng Platinum from 1 October 2018.

Attacq has announced the appointment of Melt Hamman as permanent CEO and Raj Nana as CFO.

Dushnisky replaces outgoing CEO and executive director Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan.

Kobus Roesch has been appointed as the new Standard Bank CFO of Investment Banking, with effect from 1 June 2018.

Standard Bank appointed Sibusiso Xaba as the new CFO of Transactional Products and Services on 1 June 2018.

Merafe Resources has announced the appointment Ditabe Chocho to fill the role of FD when Kajal Bissessor leaves in August.

Alvin Liew has announced his resignation as CFO of Monash South Africa, with effect from August this year.

Claire Coward was appointed as the new CFO of Peregrine Holdings on 1 June 2018.

Mobasheer Patel will be the new CFO of Media24 with effect from 1 September 2018.

SAA's former acting CEO Musa Zwane and CFO Phumeza Nhantsi have been fired after being suspended in March.

Impala Platinum (Implats) has appointed Meroonisha Kerber after the resignation of Brenda Berlin.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation has announced the appointment of Yolande van Biljon as their new CFO with effect from 25 June 2018.

Tsholofelo Molefe is the new CFO at Telkom. She officially starts in the role on 1 July, taking over from Telkom veteran executive Deon Fredericks, who moves into the newly created role of chief investment officer.

Concor recently appointed their Senior Executive in the Group Executive Committee, Fikile Mhlontlo, as the acting Group CFO.

Evan Tsatsarolakis announces his resignation as the CFO of Taste Holdings.

Tyrone Soondarjee will be retiring as the CFO of Cell C at the end of this month.

Mohammed Mahomedy has been appointed as the Interim Group CFO of Transnet.

Paul Marten, previously Microsoft South Africa FP&A Director, has taken up the same role in Canada.

Dean Subramanian, CFO of ArcelorMittal, has resigned to pursue an opportunity outside of the company.

Bruce Atkinson, CFO of Esor, has tendered his resignation.

Martin Prinsloo, CFO of Royal Bafokeng Platinum, has tendered his resignation.

Naresh Tulsie has been appointed Fais Ombud, replacing outgoing Ombud Noluntu Bam.

Thabo Phokane has taken over from Peter Walsh as CFO of Servest.

Boitumelo Mosako took the reins as CFO of BDSA on 1 April.

Christiaan Engelbrecht took up the role of FD of Rectron on 16 April.

Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, CEO of AngloGold Ashanti, has tendered his resignation.

Dineo Molefe has been named the new MD of T-Systems' South African operations.

Waseem Carrim is one of South Africa's youngest CEOs, having been promoted recently from CFO.

Marius Bosman, Shoprite Holdings CFO, has announced he will be retiring at the beginning of July. 

TFG CEO Doug Murray has retired, replaced by the company CFO, Anthony Thunström.

Werner Engelbrecht has been appointed interim GM of Kyocera, replacing Wayne Holborn.

Phillip Matthee will soon be taking over from Ronel van Dijk as FD of Spur Corporation.

MultiChoice Africa CEO Tim Jacobs has joined Altron as its acting Group CFO.

Mary Vilakazi, previously deputy CEO of MMI, is the new group COO and executive director of FirstRand

Mark Steyn to replace Peter Meijer as Bidvest Group CFO

Liberty Holdings has appointed Yuresh Maharaj CA(SA) as its new Group Financial Director.

Interim CEO Johan Claassen has been appointed permanent CEO of cement maker PPC.

Netcare chairman Meyer Kahn has stepped down after 17 years, replaced by Thevendrie Brewer.

Ayanda Mafuleka was recently appointed as CFO of African Exploration, Mining and Finance Corporation (AEMFC).

Atlatsa Resources has appointed Shireen Stow as interim CFO, succeeding Reinhardt van Wyk.

Rivasha Maharaj has been appointed CFO of AFGRI, taking over from Johan Geel.

Dumisani Dlamini has left the National Arts Council to instead take up the role as SANParks CFO.

Risto Ketola, currently chief financial officer of MMI, has been appointed the group's FD

Wiseman Nkuhlu and Ansie Ramalho are new appointments to the KPMG board

Former Momentum MD Hillie Meyer has replaced Nicolaas Kruger as CEO of MMI

Angela Pillay has been appointed group financial director for the Sasfin board of directors

Pieter van Buuren has been appointed CFO of construction firm Basil Read

Casper Troskie has been appointed new FD of Old Mutual Emerging Markets

Elvin de Kock has been appointed CFO of Ansys, replacing Burt Lambrecht

André Koekemoer has been appointed CFO of Capital Drilling

Manie Mayman has taken over from Cindy Hess as (acting) CFO of Media24

Recent uncertainty at EOH, including a huge drop in share price, prompted ex-CEO Asher Bohbot to return

Verster takes over from Wim de Klerk, who recently announced that he would be retiring in January 2018

Alex Smith, Altron CFO, will be leaving his role end February 2018, to instead fill the CFO role at Net1 UEPS Technologies

The recently appointed public sector CFO is also the winner of the 2017 BWA award in the Government category

Coal of Africa has replaced CFO De Wet Schutte with Brenda Berlin, Impala Platinum Holdings CFO

The two retail businesses will also be merged into one, reporting into MMI deputy group CEO, Mary Vilakazi (pictured)

As of 1 December 2017, Makwana takes over from Gavin Dalgleish as Illovo Sugar South Africa chairman of the Board

South African born and educated William Etzine recently joined Trump Hotels to head up their finance department

Prof Woolard is the first woman to lead the university's faculty of economic and management sciences

Pieter van Buuren has resigned as York Timber CFO, with Gerald Stoltz filling the position in an acting capacity

As of end February, 2018 Berlin will no longer head up Impala Platinum's finance division

Kentin Welgemoed has been appointed CEO of JSE-listed Spanjaard

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Joubert a director of the company, effective immediately.

Naspers has announced that it has appointed Calvo Mawela as the new CEO of Multichoice South Africa

Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has appointed Vivek Venkatkumar CA(SA) as its new financial director.

Law firm Bowmans has appointed the highly experienced Jo-Ann Pohl as CFO.

Chinese vehicle manufacturer, Beijing Automotive Group South Africa (BAIC SA) has appointed Batandwa Mdyesha (pictured) as CFO, effective immediately.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

JSE-listed Rolfes, a chemical group, has announced that its current acting CFO Richard Buttle (pictured) will replace current but outgoing CEO, Lizette Lynch.

Frantz Scheepers has been appointed the new CFO of Clover Industries, replacing 2017 CFO Awards nominee, Elton Bosch (pictured).

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

American International Group Inc (AIG), a leading global insurance organisation, has promoted Senele Mbatha to the role of chief financial officer.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.