SHAUN BARENDS

Shaun is a qualified chartered accountant and a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has 16 years’ experience across a range of industries which include financial services, oil and gas, construction and telecommunications. Shaun has been with the GPI Group since May 2013 initially heading up the Slots Group’s finance division and more recently the finance division of GPI’s Foods division. Previously he was an associate director in the audit practice of one of the big four audit firms where he worked for some 13 years. He also served as a board member on the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa for 6 years.