Job Title: CFO
Company: e4
Alex Smith was appointed CFO at e4 Strategic in February 2025. Prior to that he was the chief accounting officer at Lesaka Technologies. He has also served as chief finance officer at Net1 UEPS Technologiies in July 2018. Prior to this he was with the Altron group. He was not only their CFO, but also a member of the Altro1n executive committee, risk management committee and the investment committee. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and he is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Alex started his career with PwC in Scotland and was then relocated to South Africa in 1995. He was initially involved in auditing, later spending eight years in the transaction services/corporate finance fields. He joined Altron in 2006, and took on the role of CFO in 2008.
Work
2025 - Present Chief financial officer, e4
2022 - 2023 Chief accounting officer, Lesaka Technologies
2018 – 2022 Chief financial officer, Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.
2008 – 2018 Chief financial officer, Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd
2006 – 2008 Group financial manager, Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd
2002 – 2005 Associate director, PwC
Education
1987 – 1991 Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law, University of Edinburgh
About e4: e4 is a digital transformation specialist that provides services to blue-chip organisations locally and globally.
