South Africa

Yugen Pillay, I am a self motivated individual, whom truly believes that the faith of our country is in the hands of our people, and with our passion and drive to build sustainable businesses surely we can start winning the war on unemployment, educating our children, gender equality and start turning our economy into the… read more »

York Zucchi, I am not a big fan of sharing my private life, but after seeing so many serious CVs on this platform which make it seem life is a perfectly planned and executed series of events I thought I’d share with all the young entrepreneurs and aspiring professionals that life has a way of… read more »

Waseem Carrim, I attended the University of Pretoria and received my B.Com Honours degree in Accounting Sciences in 2009. Where I began my career as an academic article trainee lecturing Accounting. I then completed my article traineeship with KPMG and was admitted as a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) in… read more »

Warren Prinsloo, I joined Jasco Electronics Holdings in 2006 as Financial Director. I was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2008 and Acting Secretary in 2017. Prior to joining Jasco Electronics I spent six years with the Massmart group in various financial positions.Warren Prinsloo, I am also a member of the Institute of Directors and qualified… read more »

Walter Leonhardt, I am a seasoned professional in the FMCG beverage industry. Having occupied senior financial and operational management roles in the beer and soft drinks industries,Walter Leonhardt, I’ve gained extensive experience in the beverage sector as a whole. With a strong background in finance and business support, as well an in-depth understanding of the… read more »

Umar Banda, Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. Skilled in Budgeting, Internal Audit, Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and Internal Controls. Strong finance professional with a Executive Excellence and Leadership Programme focused in Leadership from Gordon Institute of Business Science. Registered Training Officer for the City… read more »

Tryphosa Ramano, I have been the Chief Financial Officer of PPC Limited since August 2011. Before this I was the CFO of WIPHOLD, joining them in 2006. Prior to that I worked at SAA as CFO. I’ve held numerous executive and non-executive positions throughout my career including President of African Women Chartered Accountants and Portfolio… read more »

Thilen Pillay, I am a Regional Director in the Risk Advisory Department at RSM South Africa. I lead the Technology Risk Advisory and Internal Audit service lines and I am both a qualified CISA and CIA. Thilen Pillay, I have extensive experience in the field of enterprise risk, internal audit and information systems assurance. Data… read more »

Tashmia Ismail, I am the CEO of the Youth Employment Service (YES), a joint initiative between business, labour and government. In 2009, I completed an MBA at GIBS where I was the recipient of the Corporate Finance prize and achieved a distinction for her final dissertation on macroeconomic factors impacting mergers and acquisitions in developing… read more »

Talita Jacobs, I have over 13 years industry experience and have gained this experience through working as a consultant and senior manager at Absa Consultants and Actuaries and Deloitte’s Actuarial and Analytics Solutions team. I consult to medical schemes, pension funds, employers on employee benefits and I’ve acted as technical evaluator in procurement projects. Talita… read more »

Steven Auf, I am a Chartered Accountant (SA) and head up the team at Quick Consols.Steven Auf, I spent many years cutting my teeth at large corporates implementing systems, and completed my corporate career as CFO of a large multi national group in FMCG. Disillusioned with the lack of affordably priced and easy to use… read more »

Sizwe Nkosi,I am the Executive Director: Finance at Phembani. My 15 years’ experience post the completion of my articles is predominantly in mining, and includes coal, diamonds, phosphates and commodities trading. My most recent endeavour was driving the successful takeover of Metmar Limited, a JSE-listed company where I held the Group CFO position, Sizwe Nkosi,… read more »

In my current role as a Regulatory Controller I look after the operational side of finance, including general ledger, treasury, accounting payable, reconciliations and reporting for Africa. I’m also a finance lead for SAM implementation. In my previous role as a Chief Accounting Officer at AIG responsible for IFRS, Us GAAP, Board and Regulatory reporting… read more »

Ryan Bacher, I have a Bachelor of Arts and Law Degree from Wits, I then went to work for the Club Med Group in the Caribbean. Following Club Med, I returned to SA where I worked in the Internet industry for 2 years and thereafter, co-founded NetFlorist.  As the Managing Director, Ryan Bacher, I am… read more »

Rui Morais, I have been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director at Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited since August 2012. I have 10 years of experience in the retail pharmaceutical sector in South Africa and have been at Dis-Chem for six years. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer,Rui Morais, I served as Group Financial Executive for… read more »