Job Title: CFO
Company: Tiger Brands
Thushen Govender is the chief financial officer at Tiger Brands.
Before being appointed CFO, Thushen worked in the chief growth officer role for over 2 years.
However, Thushen has also previously worked at Tiger Brands as the executive of business development, strategy, and investor relations from 2005 to 2013.
After leaving Tiger Brands, Thushen served as the group commercial officer for Aspen Pharma Group and then worked at Pioneer Foods as business executive for international operations and group acquisitions.
Thushen is a chartered accountant (South Africa) and a registered member of SAICA. He earned a BCom Honours in Accounting and an MBA from Henley Management College.
Work
January 2024 - Present Chief Financial Officer
May 2021 - January 2024 Chief Growth Officer, Tiger Brands
May 2020 - April 2021 Group Commercial Officer, Asphen Pharma Group
October 2013 - May 2020 Business Executive for International Group Acquisitions, Pioneer Foods
October 2005 - September 2013 Executive of Business Development, Strategy and Investor Relations, Tiger Brands
August 2002 - August 2005 Business Strategy Planner Manager, Standard Bank
Education
2006 - 2009 MBA, Henley Business Group
1994 - 1998 BCom & Honours, University of KwaZulu-Natal
About Tiger Brands: Tiger Brands is a South African packaged goods company and one of Africa's largest listed manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). In addition to the company's South African operations, Tiger Brands has direct and indirect interests in international food businesses in Chile, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Kenya, Lesotho and Cameroon.
