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Jatheen Desai Business Capabilities and Growth Manager – Procurement Jatheen is the manager for Business Capabilities and Growth within the Procurement Division at ABInBev. He is responsible for managing Accelerator, the supplier development / incubator programme which focusses on transforming SAB’s supplier spend as well as developing the skills of black owned suppliers. Jatheen has… read more »

Lebelo Lukhele Vice President Supplier Management & Transformation, Sasol Lebelo originally hails from Takelkop, just outside Groblersdal but now resides in the West of Johannesburg with his wife and 3 children. He has a degree in B.Juris Law as well as a Development Programme & Labour Relations and an Advanced Project Management certification from the… read more »

Rams Mabote is arguably the voice of small business in South Africa. He has turned his popular show on Metro FM Talk With Rams into the home of small business, dishing out education, opportunities, advice and networks that entrepreneurs need desperately. A serial entrepreneur himself with nearly 30 years of experience, Rams is also a… read more »

Lloyd Cornwall is a career sales & marketing professional with over 30 years’ experience, 20 of which were spent running his own successful businesses. Lloyd’s independent success is underpinned by a strong record of achievement solely within blue-chip sales and marketing environments in private sector organisations. Lloyd Cornwall architects and implements high value-add sponsorship and… read more »

Ms Malebo MS Mabitje-Thompson is a Deputy Director-General in the Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa since April 20l4. This role entails developing and administering an attractive and competitive incentive programme to promote productive investment in South Africa. She oversees funding programmes for industrial infrastructure development, firm level competitiveness enhancement, export promotion, innovation… read more »

Eustace Mashimbye is a qualified financial accountant who studied at the Technikon Northern Gauteng (now Tshwane University of Technology) and the Technikon South Africa (now UNISA). He majored in Financial Accounting and Corporate Law and also studied towards his MBA with the Management College of SA. He is currently completing his studies towards his Corporate… read more »

I have a wealth of multinational finance experience with particular expertise in mergers & acquisitions, strategy development, property management, investor relations, change management and business turnaround in addition to being a skilled negotiator. I am a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) with a Masters in Business Leadership (MBL) from the UNISA School of Business Leadership. I… read more »

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 »