Sanlam’s CFO Abigail Mukhuba has been driven to tears a few times in her career. A few of these were at Exxaro working for Wim De Klerk when he was the Financial Director. She had prepared what she thought was the perfect presentation and he proceeded to make numerous alterations that she did not agree with.
Being an inspiration to your team is a consequence of focussing both on corporate and individual purpose. In one of the first strategy sessions Kumba Iron Ore CFO Bothwell Mazarura had with his finance team when he first joined Kumba, they spent a whole morning discussing purpose and why they do the things that they do.
Looking back, CFO of AECI Aarti Takoordeen wishes she had extended her people-focus beyond the individuals she works with. Today she knows it is also important to develop deep connections with people both at work and in your private life.
For most of Old Mutual CFO’s Casper Troskie’s career he’s been in important positions that came with big responsibility and many challenges. I ask him what advice he has for other professionals when facing a crisis.
Tswelelopele is Tswana for ‘moving forward’ and Kumba has indeed been advancing ever since its conception. One of the major targets set was saving R2,6 billion within five years. They achieved this landmark within two and a half years.