Terri Ladbrooke – A CFO’s gallop from the biltong shop to the boardroom

by Financial Minds | Sep 9, 2025 | Interviews, Strategy & Leadership

For Terri Ladbrooke, numbers have never just been about ledgers and balance sheets — they have also marked the most personal milestones of her life. Losing her mother at the tender age of four left a scar that continues to shape how she views family and relationships....

CFO Devi Padayachee leads through conversation rather than command

by Financial Minds | Sep 2, 2025 | Interviews, Strategy & Leadership

Born in Lenasia, a suburb in the south of Johannesburg, Devi Padayachee’s life was dramatically altered at the age of six when her father, a successful sales manager, fell ill. In an instant, the financial stability the family she had known disappeared. Her mother,...

From JIBAR to ZARONIA: South Africa’s Leap into the Risk-Free Era

by Financial Minds | Aug 28, 2025 | IFRS, News

Global financial markets have been steadily moving away from credit-sensitive benchmarks like LIBOR, EURIBOR, and JIBAR. South Africa is now in the midst of its own transition: the 3-month JIBAR (Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate) will be replaced by ZARONIA — the...

Built through belief – How Lyle Malander is crafting an international advisory firm

by Financial Minds | Aug 19, 2025 | Interviews, Strategy & Leadership

Lyle Malander was in his late twenties, a high performer at Deloitte in Johannesburg, marked for promotion, respected, compliant. But the suits didn’t quite fit – not metaphorically nor literally. There was something stifling in being yet another capable...

Registration now open for Full Day Executive CPD in November

by Financial Minds | Aug 6, 2025 | News

REGISTER HERE FOR THE FULL DAY EXECUTIVE CPD Join KC Rottok Chesaina CA (SA) MCOM, an accredited IFRS advisor with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, for a full day of executive level continuous professional development. KC has consulted to over 100 listed entities and...