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Vodacom taps Nedbank for group CFO

Admire Moyo
By Admire Moyo, ITWeb's news editor.
Johannesburg, 25 Aug 2020
Vodacom Group has appointed Raisibe Morathi as its new group chief financial officer.
Vodacom Group has appointed Raisibe Morathi as its new group chief financial officer.

Vodacom Group has appointed Raisibe Morathi as its new group chief financial officer (CFO), effective 1 November 2020, when she will also be appointed to the Vodacom Group board.

In a statement, the telecommunications group says as one of the most experienced and one of very few African black female CFOs of a listed company in SA, Morathi’s appointment underscores Vodacom’s commitment to driving diversity across the workplace.

Morathi joins Vodacom from Nedbank Group, where she was the group CFO since 2009.

She succeeds Till Streichert following his departure in June 2020 and the interim appointment of Sitho Mdlalose as Group CFO.

Vodacom says Morathi was responsible for leading a team of over 900 people involved in finance and operations and focused on strategic decision making impacting the group.

For most of her tenure at Nedbank, she was the patron of its Women’s Forum, demonstrating her commitment to the development of women and young people, the telco says.

Morathi is a chartered accountant and has also completed an Advanced Management Programme with INSEAD (France). Her other qualifications include a Higher Diploma in Taxation (Wits University) and she is currently a few months away from completing her Masters in Philosophy (Corporate Strategy) at GIBS.

Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom Group, says: “I am delighted to welcome Raisibe to the Vodacom Group where she will drive and continue to modernise our finance operations as we position ourselves as a leading pan-African technology company.

“Raisibe has a proven track record in dealing competently with complex leadership challenges and driving strategic transformational change. Given Vodacom Group’s leadership position as a mobile money provider in Africa and our accelerated growth ambitions beyond traditional telco services, Raisibe’s extensive financial services experience makes her an excellent addition to the Vodacom Group board and executive committee (exco).”

According to Vodacom, Morathi has acquired 26 years of experience, including 20 years in executive roles at institutions such as Industrial Development Corporation, Sanlam and Nedbank.

Commenting on her appointment, Morathi says: “I’m excited to be joining the Vodacom Group board and exco at a time when it has simplified its structure to drive increased focus across all of its international territories.

“I look forward to leading a high-performing finance team, driving the function’s strategic digital transformation and contributing to the future success of the group.”

Joosub adds: “I would like to thank Sitho Mdlalose for his significant contribution as interim group chief financial officer during a time that happened to coincide with the unprecedented global pandemic. In his new role as CFO of Vodacom South Africa (VSA), Sitho will have dual reporting lines into Raisibe and Balesh Sharma, designate CEO of VSA.”

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