Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer at MotherTree, and Chief Financial Officer at Paragon Impact Craig Wallington is an entrepreneur dedicated to addressing climate and biodiversity emergencies. He believes many of the solutions to these crises already exist and we need to focus our collective efforts on rolling these out at speed and scale. Key to…
High-Value Segment Manager at MTN South Africa Sethu Tshabalala is a chartered-accountant-turned-marketer in MTN’s consumer business. She currently spearheads the management of high-value products, serving over 25 million customers and generating over R10 billion annually in South Africa. Her professional journey began as a junior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, where she was handpicked…
CFO at First National Bank (FNB nav») As a seasoned financial leader, currently serving as CFO at FNB nav» (a groundbreaking fintech start-up within FirstRand), Ayanda Zwane has played a pivotal role in transforming the financial landscape of the business. When she first joined, she embarked on the challenge of building the functional finance area…
Founder of CFO360 An accountant by accident and a constant student, Montaque Swanepoel has always had a keen interest in business. This started at a young age and has continued throughout his career. After qualifying as a chartered accountant, Montaque entered the corporate world, working his way up to regional finance manager at Bidvest. However,…
Founder/Director at Prinsloo Properties & Find My Leak Jochemus (JJ) Prinsloo is a young, energetic entrepreneur with experience in both the property and financial sectors. He is passionate about making a difference in his community and uses his skills and qualifications as a CA(SA) to support his own and other small businesses in the Western…
Portfolio Manager – Multi-Asset and Investment Analyst at 36ONE Asset Management Boitumelo Loate CA(SA) holds an MBA from Oxford University (cum laude) and an MCom from Wits University. Boitumelo’s unique blend of technical expertise (data analysis, risk management and portfolio optimisation) and financial acumen positions her as an effective co-portfolio manager at 36ONE, utilising technology…
CEO at Resultant Capital James Mogale holds an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, one of the Top 10 MBA programmes in the world. He brings extensive experience in audit, finance, data and analytics, as well as mergers and acquisitions. He has held management roles at KPMG, the Matrix Group and Resultant Capital,…
CFO of FNB Islamic Banking At the young age of 32, Omar Baker’s remarkable track record and leadership skills earned him a promotion to the position of CFO at FNB Islamic Banking. Within his role Omar serves as the diversity champion and chairs the Financial Resources Management Committee (FRM) at FNB Islamic. Omar is a…
Head of Education and Implementation at Syft Analytics Jodilee Manuel is a chartered accountant with experience working at a Big Four audit firm as well as a local fintech start-up. She completed her articles at PwC in 2016 in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) division and later rejoined as an audit manager involved in…
Head of Management Accounting at Nelson Mandela University George Sarpong is the current division head of Management Accounting and Finance at Nelson Mandela University. He also assists with managing the Management Accounting division at Rhodes University. Through his empathetic approach to leadership and mentoring he has been able to successfully lead his two teams through…