Job Title: CFO
Company: FirstRand
Dale Stonebridge is the CFO of FirstRand’s Commercial and Corporate Banking division, a position he assumed in May 2026. He previously served as CFO of Corporate, including Treasury and Trade Solutions, at RMB in 2026. Before moving into banking, Stonebridge spent 15 years at PwC, where he progressed through various roles, from associate in 2011 to partner in 2020, a position he held until 2026.
He holds a BCom in Accounting Sciences from the University of Pretoria, which he completed in 2010. He subsequently passed the SAICA Qualifying Examination Part 1 in 2011 and the IRBA Public Practice Examination in 2012–2013.
Work:
2026 - present Chief financial officer of Commercial and Corporate Banking, FirstRand
2026 CFO of Corporate, including Treasury and Trade Solutions, RMB
2020 - 2026 Partner, PwC
2019 - 2020 Associate director, PwC
2016 - 2019 Senior manager, PwC
2015 - 2016 Manager, PwC
2014 - 2015 Assistant manager, PwC
2014 Senior associate, PwC
2011 - 2013 Associate, PwC
Education
2012 – 2013 IRBA Public Practice Examination, IRBA
2011 SAICA Qualifying Exam Part 1 (QE: Board 1), SAICA
2007 – 2010 Bcom Accounting sciences, University of Pretoria
About the Company: FirstRand Limited, also referred to as FirstRand Group, is the holding company of FirstRand Bank, and is a financial services provider in South Africa. It is one of the financial services providers licensed by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, the national banking regulator.
