Job Title: FD
Company: Cullinan Holdings
David Standage has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and he is a qualified CA (SA). He worked as an Auditor at PKF. David joined the Thompsons group in 1998 as Financial Manager and then Chief Financial Officer of the Africa (Inbound) division. He managed the Thompsons Touring and Safaris division for two years from 2006 to 2008 before being appointed Group Financial Director of Cullinan Holdings in November 2008.
Work
2008 – Present Group Financial Director, Cullinan Holdings Ltd
2006 – 2008 Manager, Thompsons – Touring and Safaris
1997 – 2007 Chief Financial Officer, Thompsons Africa – Inbound Tour Operator
1989 – 1997 Auditor, PKF
Education
1993 – 1993 CA(SA), SAICA
1991 – 1992 B.Com, Hons, Accounting, UNISA
1986 – 1989 B.Com, University of KZN
1980 – 1984 Matric, Prince Edward School, Zimbabwe
About Cullinan Holdings Ltd: Cullinan Holdings was established in 1901 as the famous diamond mining company which discovered the world’s largest ever rough diamond. The company is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange under the Tourism and Leisure sector. The Group has evolved rapidly, from a Group almost exclusively focusing on Tourism to the current business which operates in three major segments. These are Travel and Tourism, still the dominant segment, Marine and Boating, and recently Financial Services.
