Job Title: FD
Company: Barloworld
Nopasika Lila was raised in the Eastern Cape where she completed a BCompt degree at Walter Sisulu University. She joined Old Mutual to fulfil her interest in the asset management industry. She later moved to the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) where she served as the head of compliance and corporate governance.
She ventured into entrepreneurship when she established Astute Intellect, a financial and governance consultancy. She then joined the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF) as CFO.
In August 2019 she was appointed as group financial director of Barloworld.
Nopasika serves as an independent non-executive Director of JSE-listed company enX Group Limited and chairs its Audit Committee. She is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Nampak Limited and chairs its Risk and Sustainability Committee.
For her work as Barloworld's group FD, Nopasika was nominated for the 2023 CFO Awards.
Work
2019 – Present Group Financial Director, Barloworld
2018 – 2019 Chief Financial Officer EPPF
Owner, Astute Intellect
Head of Compliance and Governance, PIC
Asset Manager, Old Mutual
Education
CA(SA)
Post Graduate Certificate, Corporate Governance, University of Johannesburg
Management Development Programme, Gordon Institute of Business Science
Higher Certificate. Financial Markets and Instruments, Academy of
Financial Markets
BCompt Degree, Walter Sisulu University
About company: Barloworld is a distributor of leading global brands with head offices in Johannesburg (South Africa) and Maidenhead (United Kingdom), providing integrated rental, fleet management, product support and logistics solutions.