Job Title: FD
Company: Massmart Wholesale
Zwelithini Vilakazi was appointed VP and financial director of Massmart Wholesale in November 2020. He is an experienced group executive with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications and banking industry. Prior to this he was CFO at BCX. Zwelithini worked at Telkom, which acquired BCX in 2014, for more than three years, serving in several executive positions. Before that, he spent five years with Barclays Africa Group Ltd in various finance and accounting roles. He has an MCom. from the University of Johannesburg and an MSc. from the University of Liverpool.
Work
2018 - Present Chief Financial Officer, BCX
2017 - 2018 Group Executive: FBP Corporate Centre and Accounting, Telkom
2016 - 2017 Executive in the CEO Office, Telkom
2015 - 2016 Executive: FBP Corporate Centre, Telkom
2012 - 2015 CFO: RBB COO & Support, Barclays Africa Group Ltd
2010 - 2011 Senior Finance Business Partner, Barclays Africa Group Ltd
2008 - 2010 Finance Manager, Nashua Kopano
2003 - 2007 Assistant Group Financial Manager, Reunert
1998 - 2003 Support Centre Accountant, Mondi Group: Forest Division
Education
2011 - 2016 Masters in Commerce, UJ
2013 - 2015 MSc, University of Liverpool
2013 - 2013 WBS IEDP, Wits
2010 - 2011 B.Com, Honours, UNISA
2008 - 2009 Post-Graduate Diploma, UNISA
1993 - 1997 Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, University of KZN
About Massmart: Massmart, Africa’s second largest retail group, comprises four divisions operating in 423 stores, across 13 sub- Saharan countries.
