Job Title: CFO
Company: DBSA
Zodwa Mbele is a qualified chartered accountant (SA) and a highly experienced finance executive, currently serving as the chief financial officer and executive director at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). Prior to that she was the general bank manager at DBSA for a year. She also served as CFO and executive director at Alexkor SOC for a year.
She is a qualified chartered accountant and holds an Advance management program qualification from the Harvard business school.
Work
2023 - present CFO, DBSA
2017 – 2023 Group executive of transacting from DBSA
2017 – 2018 Acting CFO, DBSA
2016 GM of finance, DBSA
2016 CFO and executive director, Alexkor SOC
2014 – 2016 Executive director and principal consultant, GZN Consultiing
2013 – 2014 CFO, Total Utilities Management Services
2007 – 2013 Executive of project finance and treasury, TCTA
2006 – 2007 Manager of financial management, DBSA
2001 – 2002 Financial consultant, Absa corporate and merchant bank
1999 – 2001 Consultant of financial institution services team, Deloitte and Touche
1996 – 1999 Trainee accountant, Deloitte and Touche
Education
2017 Advance management program, Harvard business school
2011 Certificate in international treasury management, Association of corporate treasurers
2009 Executive development programme, university of Stellenbosch
2004 Management advanced programme, Wits business school
2001 CA SA,
1997 – 1998 Bachelor of accounting science honours and CTA, university of south Africa
1996 Bachelor of accounting science – university of south Africa
1989 – 1992 Bachelor of paedagogics commerce, university of Zululand
About the company: The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a development finance institution wholly owned by the South African government. It plays a role in supporting economic growth and improving the quality of life for people in Southern Africa by funding infrastructure development in various sectors, including energy, water, transport, and telecommunications.
