Sheldon Friedericksen
Sheldon Friedericksen has been the chief financial officer of FedGroup since October 2016.
Sheldon, a qualified CA(SA), holds a B.Bus.Sci degree in accounting and finance, as well as a post graduate diploma in accountancy from the University of Cape Town.
After completing his articles in 2010, Sheldon was seconded to New York where he served as an audit senior and audit manager for Deloitte. In 2013 he was promoted to senior manager of Deloitte South Africa and returned home.
Sheldon joined FedGroup in 2014 as a group financial manager and was promoted to CFO in 2016.
For his work as the CFO of FedGroup, Sheldon has been nominated for the 2021 CFO Awards.
Work
2016 – Present CFO, FedGroup
2014 – 2016 Group financial manager, FedGroup
2013 – 2014 Senior manager, Deloitte South Africa
2011 – 2013 Audit manager, Deloitte
2011 – 2011 Audit senior, Deloitte, New York
2008 – 2010 Trainee accountant, Deloitte
Education
2007 PGA, University of Cape Town
2003 – 2006 B.BusSci, accounting and finance, University of Cape Town
About company: Fedgroup is a leading independent investment & insurance company in South Africa providing employee benefits (retirement & life cover) & investment plans.
Company: FedGroup
Job title: CFO
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