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Wayne Kooning was appointed Group Finance Director of Omnia Holdings in 2014 and stepped down in 2019. He has extensive international experience at CFO/Financial Director level, having worked for various Canadian, British, Swiss and South African mining companies with listings on the AIM, ASX, JSE, NASDAQ and TSX exchanges. This provided him with exposure to various international regulatory issues, reporting standards and transactions. He was a finalist in the 2016 and 2017 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) South Africa Awards and winner of the Finance and Technology category 2017. After transforming the chemical behemoth’s information technology and business systems, Wayne is stimulated Omnia’s growing appetite for acquisitions. “Omnia is an incredibly complex business with a lot of depth and an unlimited number of challenges, which suits my personality,” he says. "What I’ve done in 20 years, many people don’t cover in 40 years, so it has provided a steep learning curve and the opportunity to gain a lot of experience in various disciplines." He has a B.Com in Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Work
2014 – 2019 Group Finance Director, Omnia Holdings
2014 – 2014 Finance Director Designate, Omnia Holdings
2012 – 2013 Coal of Africa
2011 – 2012 Financial Director, Coal of Africa
2009 – 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Platmin
Education
1995 – 1996 BCom, Accounting, University of the Witwatersrand
