Job Title: CFO
Company: Phembani
Sizwe Nkosi was appointed CFO at Phembani in January 2016. His 15 years experience post-completion of articles is predominantly in mining and includes coal, diamonds, phosphates and commodities trading. He was key in driving the successful takeover of Metmar, a JSE-listed company where he held the group CFO position, by Traxys Group, a USA-headquartered company controlled by the Carlyle Group.
He secured his CTA at the University of Kwazulu-Natal (Durban), completed his articles with EY and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2001.
Sizwe also holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.
Sizwe was nominated for the CFO Awards 2019.
Work
2015 – Present Chief Financial Officer, Phembani Group
2011 – 2015 Chief Financial Officer, Metmar Limited
2008 – 2011 Financial Director, Firestone Energy
2005 – 2007 External Consultant, G&A, Investec
2001 Article Clerk, EY
Education
2005 – 2005 MBA, UCT GSB
CTA, University of Natal
1993 – 1998 BCom, DipAcc, University of KZN
About company: Phembani Group, established in 1994, is a South African-based industrial holding company with a focus on investing in as well as operating businesses and interests in the oil, gas, minerals, mineral resources, metals and infrastructure related (including construction, construction materials etc.) sectors in Africa.
