Job Title: CFO
Company: Microsoft South Africa
Welela Dawit has been the CFO of Microsoft South Africa since 2021. Before that, she spent her entire career within the GE Group in various finance roles, including FMP, senior audit manager, FP&A and commercial finance leader, and CFO of various divisions.
She has a BA qualification in economics from Wesleyan University.
Work
2021 – Present Chief Finance Officer, Microsoft South Africa
2021 – Present Mentor, Endeavor
2018 – 2020 Chief Finance Officer, GE Africa
2015 – 2020 Chief Finance Officer, GE Power Services
2011 – 2015 FP&A and Commercial Finance Leader, GE Africa
2007 – 2011 Senior Audit Manager, GE Corporate Audit Staff
2005 – 2007 FMP, GE Consumer and Industrial
Education
2001 – 2005 BA, Economics, Wesleyan University
About company: Microsoft South Africa is the local division for multinational technology corporation Microsoft.
