Job Title: CFO
Company: Telesure Investment Holdings
Adriana Weilbach has been the chief financial officer for Telesure since June 2017.
Adriana is a registered CA(SA) and holds a B.Com Law and LLB degree from the University of Stellenbosch, as well as a B.Compt honours degree from UNISA.
Prior to joining Telesure Investment Holdings in June 2017, she served as a non-executive director on the 1st for Women Insurance board since 2012.
Previously, Adriana worked at Credit Suisse where she held the position of COO of the then newly established stand-alone South African operation conducting stockbroking, private banking and investment banking.
She has gained extensive insurance knowledge from heading up the risk finance consulting and captive management division at Marsh in South Africa. In addition, she fulfilled a variety of roles at Santam, including heading up the risk and compliance division, managing international acquisitions and corporate finance activities, and was managing director of Santam’s risk finance insurance company.
For her work as the CFO of Telesure, Adriana has been nominated for the 2021 CFO Awards.
Work
2017 – Present CFO, Telesure Investment Holdings
2010 – 2017 COO, South Africa, Credit Suisse
2008 – 2010 COO, Masazane Capital Holdings
2006 – 2008 Executive, Risk Finance, Marsh
2003 – 2006 MD, Risk Finance, Santam
2000 – 2002 Manager of international business and corporate finance, Santam
1998 – 2002 Head of risk and compliance services, Santam
1992 – 1996 Audit manager and trainee accountant, Coopers and Lybrand
Education
2013 International certificate of treasury management, Association of Corporate Treasurers
1996 CA(SA), SAICA
1994 B.Compt honours, UNISA
1986 – 1991 B.Com Law, LLB, Stellenbosch University
About company: Telesure Investment Holdings is the holding company of some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers.