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Wesley Cowden

CFO

A global finance executive who brings a strong strategic and commercially orientated approach to organisations. Thriving in complex, dynamic situations with 15 years + Executive Committee experience in finance, commercial & operational roles in large, multi-national companies and recently with midsized companies with high growth aspirations.

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Track record highlights

  • Led the Zambia Sugar business from R 200m operating profit to > R1.5b operating profit
  • Planned/executed transformational capital investments of > $300m over a 3 year period
  • Developed and implemented revenue growth department at Illovo
  • Piloted the first working capital CI initiative at Illovo
  • Resolved complex statutory accounting, audit and tax related issues across various countries.

Sector Experience

  • Agriculture & Farming
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics

Wesley's specialist skills

Profit Improvement

Specialist in revenue growth.

Raising Funds

Raised $300m across multiple businesses.

Cash Flow Improvement

Developed best in class working capital models.

Strategic Thinker

Alignment on strategy is essential.

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