30: Jacques van Wyk
Managing director – JGL Forensic Services Fraud examiner, Jacques van Wyk, outlines various scenarios where fraud commonly occurs in business and highlights the necessity to look for red flags, especially from the most trusted employees. CIARAN RYAN: This is CFO talks and today I am very happy to be joined by Jacques van Wyk, […]
29: John Stretch
Consultant and author With a greater degree of instability in the world, financial executives can no longer rely solely on budgets, John Stretch explains the benefits of rolling forecasts. CIARAN RYAN: This is CFO talks and today we’re very happy to welcome John Stretch, who began his career as a partner in one of […]
28: Dave Woollam
Shareholder activist, former CFO of BoE Bank and African Bank ‘Debt without assets is just putting you deeper into a poverty hole.’ CIARAN RYAN: This is CFO talks and today we’re talking to Dave Woollam, he is the former CFO at BoE Bank, which then merged with Nedbank, and he was then appointed CFO […]
27: Wiehann Olivier
Partner, Audit Department – Mazars The three new standards introduce enhanced disclosure that will increase the transparency to the users of the financial statements. CIARAN RYAN: This is CFO talks and today we’re joined by Wiehann Olivier, he is a partner in the audit department at Mazars in Cape Town and his responsibilities include […]
26: Leonard Benjamin
Consumer Law Consultant ‘You get a situation where the employer is deducting money from the employee every month and paying it over without knowing whether that debt has actually been settled.’ CIARAN RYAN: This is CFO Talks and today we’re very happy to welcome Leonard Benjamin to the studio. Leonard is the former head […]
25: Russell Lamberti
Economist & Founder: ETM Macro Advisors A self-professed Austrian economist, Russell Lamberti, provides fascinating insight into how a recession is a necessary and healthy process. CIARAN RYAN: This is CFO talks and today we’re joined by RUSSELL LAMBERTI: , he is an economist and founder of a company called ETM Macro Advisors, which does […]
24: Richard Brooks
Investigative Journalist – Private Eye Magazine, and author of Bean Counters: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism. Investigative journalist, Richard Brooks, has written a fascinating book chronicling the history of accounting, from Medici to modern day tax havens. CIARAN RYAN: This is CFO talks and today we’re joined by Richa
23: Hiten Keshave
CFO: PRP Solutions Hiten Keshave, CFO of PRP Solutions, is a contender for the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Top 35 Under 35, and with good reason. At just 32 years of age, he has a strong entrepreneurial background and argues that the modern CFO must operate as a co-pilot to the CEO. […]
22: Earl Steyn
Founder and Managing Director : Draftworx Drawing on his IT knowledge and experience, an accountant has developed a revolutionary accounting software suite that’s now operating in 22 countries. CIARAN RYAN: This is CFO talks and today we’re joined by Earl Steyn, the managing director and founder of a company called Draftworx. Draftworx is operating [
21: Ismail Lambat
Executive finance business partner for group capital and properties: Eskom Ismail Lambat manages group capital at Eskom, and that puts him over R350 billion worth of assets. For all the bad news coming out of Eskom, Lambat has some good news to share about the state of financial management at Eskom. CIARAN RYAN: This […]