Joanne Tanner has proven to be a resilient leader and CFO with an ability to solve problems creatively and implement change through simplifying and eliminating complexity.

‘I love breaking the mould of what it is to be a traditional accountant’

Jul 6th, 2022 39m 11s

A third-generation accountant, Imtiyaaz Abdul-Gaffur, has aspired to be a CFO since his final year of school, and having gained experience over a vast array of industries both locally and overseas, he provides insight on how he achieved his amb

‘Give it grit and you can achieve whatever you want to achieve’

Jun 22nd, 2022 28m 11s

Prinisha Khoosal is highly focused on team leadership and as CFO at Bridgestone Southern Africa she dedicates time to inspiring her team to deliver distinctive results.

‘Blockchain is going to change the world in every possible way’

Jun 14th, 2022 40m 14s

Working for the largest blockchain company in the world, Monica Singer believes that innovation is brought into the world by people who are not invested in the current reality, and she provides insights into how blockchain will change the world

‘An affinity for accounting leads to a globe-trotting career ’

Jun 1st, 2022 41m 46s

Flexibility and a willingness to learn and work outside his comfort zone, has led Dean Schweizer to journey from South Africa to Mauritius and now working remotely in Switzerland as CFO of Astoria Investments.

‘My career has been built on the excitement of growth’

May 18th, 2022 37m 37s

Christopher Holton is part of a growing movement of senior financial guns for hire who are translating their deep experience in the corporate sector to the consulting field.

‘An Enviable Position’

May 4th, 2022 36m 36s

Nico Serfontein is part of a new generation of accountants coming up the ranks and bringing new skills and analytical ability to the profession, he’s got a deep understanding of how technology can guide the accounting profession into the challe

‘I had always been fascinated by the financial services sector’

Apr 29th, 2022 26m 45s

Thembeka Maseko is a highly accomplished c-suite executive with over 12 years of financial services experience, she was recently appointed CFO of one of Standard Bank’s most lucrative segments.

‘I honestly thought that doing the right thing is the ultimate’

Apr 14th, 2022 42m 48s

Mercy Phetla wanted to see the status quo of Mamusa changed and services to be delivered when she was appointed CFO but instead, she has received death threats for uncovering corruption and irregular payments in excess of R40 million.

‘Our purpose is to protect and promote possibility for our clients’

Apr 12th, 2022 25m 57s

Michelle Pienaar is CFO at Marsh Africa, the number one insurance broker globally, she has extensive experience in accounting and financial management, and believes in life-long learning to build a skillset for the future.

‘I think the role of the CFO has changed dramatically in the last 20 years’

Mar 31st, 2022 37m 55s

Oyinda Akanbi is making a difference beyond finance in her position as CFO at the leading diagnostics provider in Nigeria.

‘It’s absolutely critical that one does continue lifelong learning.’

Mar 16th, 2022 28m 55s

Matthew Kloos quit his London job and returned home to Cape Town to embark on a new venture as CFO at CompariSure, which is focused on giving South Africans access to quality insurance products, making it easier to buy and compare, with the key

‘CFOs should be leaders, not managers’

Mar 8th, 2022 22m 17s

After spending a significant portion of his career working in non-profit organisations across Africa, Christian Campbell has returned to his home country of Sierra Leone to follow his passion and launch his own business focusing on the SME sect

‘You are only as strong as your team.’

Feb 22nd, 2022 30m 55s

Shane Leas is quite comfortable leading the finance function at large and complex organisations, and now as Group CFO at Select Africa Limited, he provides some fascinating insight to the African growth story that is microfinance.

‘If you have the vision, you can make anything happen.’

Feb 13th, 2022 22m 13s

Having moved from India to Nigeria 16 years ago to take up a position at Tolaram Group, Sandeep Parasramka shares insight to Nigeria’s largest FMCG player and its involvement in the development of a free-trade zone in Lagos.

‘You always have to find a way to win.’

Jan 31st, 2022 40m 17s

Fascinated by numbers from a young age, Khuphukile Ndebele, has acquired diverse local and international experience that has equipped him to work as a finance executive in virtually any industry and he brings this wealth of knowledge and skills

‘If you cannot be a strategic complement to your CEO, you are probably not doing your job right.’

Dec 27th, 2021 43m 16s

South African-born Daniel Raubenheimer is a passionate MBA graduate with cross-functional experience in tech, FMCG and manufacturing, he’s now CFO at Silon in Atlanta, USA, a leading producer of technical compounds and polyester staple fibres.

‘I don’t think there’s been enough emphasis placed on the role of the CFO.’

Dec 27th, 2021 33m 29s

SAIBA’s CEO, Nicolaas van Wyk, provides interesting feedback from the recent CFO World Congress in Mexico, how developments at COP26 will soon change a CFO’s reporting obligations, and the trends for CFOs going into 2022.

‘I am passionate about achieving outstanding results.’

Dec 27th, 2021 32m 42s

Johannes Seefried has spent the last decade in various positions within Hilti and now having relocated to Johannesburg, he’s focusing on merging his German experience with his new South African role.

Bringing science and technology to agriculture

Dec 17th, 2021 27m 28s

Raised on a farm, Henk Cronje has returned to his roots as Head of Finance at Agri Technovation, a global innovation business focused on crop performance fuelled by science and technology.

A pathfinder with a passion for excellence and stewardship

Dec 9th, 2021 22m 14s

Inspired to follow in her father’s footsteps as a CA, Lindelani Gumbo has carved her own path as a regulatory accountant, a career built on a genuine passion for the financial sector and regulatory space.

‘It's critical as the head of finance that you have an in-depth understanding of the operations.’

Dec 2nd, 2021 37m 28s

Finance Executive, Chris Strauss, describes his career in the food and food service industry as a life-long passion, and he believes it’s critical to understand the intricacies of business if you want to play an influential role in guiding the

‘Being a CFO is About Business Acumen.’

Nov 3rd, 2021 46m 33s

After gaining experience in a variety of roles at PwC, Roxane Leita, was approached by Investec to assist with the launch of Investec Life as their Head of Finance, where she faced the challenge to create finance processes from the ground up an

‘The Baking Bean Counter’

Oct 28th, 2021 29m 26s

By her own admission, Gerda Janse van Vuuren believes she was an accountant before she even knew what an accountant was, and here she discusses her natural affinity for numbers, her role as CFO at SA Mint and her obsession with baking sourdough

‘I definitely didn’t follow a conventional approach to becoming a CFO.’

Oct 20th, 2021 39m 34s

Despite being a self-confessed late bloomer, Marius Möller has an impressive CV and extensive experience in senior financial leadership that led to his current position at Business Science Corporation, a fourth industrial revolution enablement