Raisibe Morathi
Raisibe Morathi has been the group chief financial officer of Vodacom since 1 November 2020.
Raisibe has been serving as the group CFO of Vodacom since 1 November 2020. Prior to this, she served as the CFO at Nedbank since September 2009 and was charged with driving transformation in the finance division. Over more than 15 years in the financial services and insurance industries, she has served in a number of senior positions at the likes of Santam, HSBC, AMB and the IDC. She was also an advisor to the government.
Raisibe is a chartered accountant with a certificate in advanced management from INSEAD in France and a higher diploma in taxation from Wits University.
Raisibe was nominated for the CFO Awards in 2015 and 2017 for her role as Nedbank’s CFO. She currently sits on the panel of judges for the CHRO Awards – a role that she has found rewarding.
Work
2020 – Present Group Chief Financial Officer, Vodacom Group
2009 – 2020 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director, International Finance Director, Nedbank
2008 – 2009 Chief Executive Officer, Group Services, Sanlam
2006 – Present Ambassador, Absip Women in Focus
2006 – 2009 Independent Non-Executive Director, Sanlam
2006 – 2009 Non-Executive Director, Santam
2004 – 2006 Non-Executive Director, Strate
2003 – 2005 Non-Executive Director, Incwala Resources
2002 – 2004 Board Member, SAICA
2000 – 2004 Chair, Msele Nedventures
2000 – 2002 Director, WBS
2000 – 2004 Chair, Prilla 2002
2000 – 2001 Director, Pikitup
2000 – 2004 Chair, Safyr
1999 – 2000 Private Equity Manager, Equities: African Merchant Bank
1998 – 1998 Corporate Finance Executive, African Merchant Bank
1996 – 1998 Corporate Finance Executive, HSBC Investment Bank
1994 – 1996 Structured Finance Consultant, Nedbank Group
1991 – 1994 Trainee Accountant, Fisher Hoffman
Education
Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD Graduate Business School
Certificate, Corporate Governance, UJ
Higher Diploma, Tax, WITS
B.Com, University of Venda
About Vodacom: Vodacom Group is a South African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 55 million customers.
Company: Vodacom
Job title: Group CFO
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