Pieter van Buuren Appointed CFO of Global Macadamias Co

Global Macadamias Co, a leading processor and exporter of macadamia nuts, has appointed Pieter van Buuren as its new Chief Financial Officer. Based in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, Pieter joins the company in November 2024 and will play a key role in overseeing and strengthening the financial strategy of the organisation as it continues to expand its reach in the global market.

From touchline to bottom line: CFO Dhesan Chetty’s success playbook

In 2005, Dhesan Chetty experienced heartbreak when AC Milan, his beloved football club, lost the UEFA Champions League Final to Liverpool after leading 3-0 at halftime. However, for Chetty, the story didn’t end there. Two years later, Milan triumphed over Liverpool in...

Johan Snyman promoted to CFO of Petra Diamonds

Petra Diamonds, a leading independent diamond mining company, has announced the promotion of Johan Snyman to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Johan officially assumed his new responsibilities in October 2024, after serving nearly a year as Group Financial Controller within the organisation.

Emma Mashilwane explains the need for personal brand and the power of Plan B

Emma Mashilwane is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in auditing, corporate governance and risk management. Currently, she serves as a Non-Executive Director (NED) at Clientele Limited, a role she has held since December 2023. In this capacity, she also...

GM Julia Matabane lives life with no regrets

Julia Matabane is the general manager responsible for finance at the listed company Wesizwe Platinum. Her icon is her late mother, whom she remembers as the strongest and most giving person she has ever known. Her mother’s resilience and generosity continue to be a source of inspiration in Julia’s life. An ordained pastor, Julia’s favourite book is the Bible, which she turns to for wisdom and guidance.

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Pieter van Buuren Appointed CFO of Global Macadamias Co

Global Macadamias Co, a leading processor and exporter of macadamia nuts, has appointed Pieter van Buuren as its new Chief Financial Officer. Based in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, Pieter joins the company in November 2024 and will play a key role in overseeing and strengthening the financial strategy of the organisation as it continues to expand its reach in the global market.

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Johan Snyman promoted to CFO of Petra Diamonds

Petra Diamonds, a leading independent diamond mining company, has announced the promotion of Johan Snyman to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Johan officially assumed his new responsibilities in October 2024, after serving nearly a year as Group Financial Controller within the organisation.

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GM Julia Matabane lives life with no regrets

Julia Matabane is the general manager responsible for finance at the listed company Wesizwe Platinum. Her icon is her late mother, whom she remembers as the strongest and most giving person she has ever known. Her mother’s resilience and generosity continue to be a source of inspiration in Julia’s life. An ordained pastor, Julia’s favourite book is the Bible, which she turns to for wisdom and guidance.

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Strategy & Leadership

Why returning to EOH was CFO Ashona Kooblall’s best ever decision

Ashona’s return was a surprising turn of events that was welcomed by the leadership and finance teams of EOH. Her resumption was met with great excitement from all stakeholders, including customers with whom she had built strong relationships. She believes this is the best decision she has ever made as she loves what she does and feels suited for the role.

How grit begets greatness – CEO Althea Discala’s leadership journey

Althea’s career highlights include becoming a CFO at age 36 and rising to CEO a year later. She has served as a non-executive director for eight years, including chairperson of audit and risk committees and social and ethics transformation committees. To rise to management, Althea cites her X factors as grit, resilience, and perseverance.

CFO Tinyiko Sihlangu explains the art of adaptive leadership

The demanding role of CFO at Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) does not allow Tinyiko Sihlangu much time to read as broadly as she would like. Nowadays, she mostly indulges in topical articles that keep her updated and inspired. Reflecting on books that changed her mind set early in her career, she recalls the best-seller "The Leader Who Had No Title" by Robin Sharma.

CEO Rui Morais leads by listening

Rui Morais had a significant role in this growth trajectory and in mid-2021 it was announced that he would be taking over as CEO when Ivan retired. Even though he was only 37 at the time, Rui says he wasn’t daunted by the task of being CEO of a listed entity with a turnover of R26 billion, because he felt he had the necessary support.

CA Leandra Matthews leads with empathy and excellence

Among the lessons Leandra Matthews would give to her younger self is not to let your value be defined by someone else’s inability to see your worth; stand up for yourself more and trust your gut.

‘When I was younger, I really doubted myself and my sentiments would get muddled by ums and ahs when I was trying to express myself in meetings. In retrospect, if I prepared myself better, I would have been able to contribute quite positively to the discourse and not let my confidence drop,’ she explains.

Sustainability

The four pillars of the new IFRS Sustainability Standards

The two IFRS Sustainability Standards are IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures. The two standards have four pillars in common illustrated below. For S1, these are sustainability-related while for S2 these are climate-related.

CEO Luvhengo Neswiswi says sustainability should be the ultimate goal

As a pre-teen living in Soweto in the 1987, Luvhengo Neswiswi once happened to stumble upon his father’s payslip. He might’ve been very young still, but he knew enough of the world to be dumbstruck by the fact that their family of ten had to survive on the R180 per week his dad was earning as a van driver. From time to time, his mother supplemented the family income by selling traditional brew, but still, to say that they were impoverished family would be to state the obvious.

Difference Between ESG And CSR – A 2 Minute Explanation

You've likely encountered the term CSR frequently, especially since the early 90s. No, I'm not referring to CSIR, the scientific research body headquartered in Pretoria; I mean Corporate Social Responsibility. Occasionally, 'responsibility' is replaced with 'investment,' transforming the acronym into 'CSI.' Both terms are often confused with their newer counterpart, ESG, denoting Environmental, Social, and Governance.

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