Candice McDonald

Head, Finance at Mainstream Renewable Power

Candice joined Mainstream in April 2014 as a Financial Accountant responsible for managing the finances of the Round 3 projects through the construction phase from financial close into operations. She was promoted to Finance Manager in April 2020 during which time she looked after the full finance function of the Round 4 projects, assisting with the financial close process and taking them through construction to commercial operation in late 2020.

She started her career in London working for a Music Publishing Company followed by an internal finance role at PricewaterhouseCoopers before relocating back to South Africa and joining Mainstream.

Candice studied a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Financial Accounting at the University of Stellenbosch and gained her CIMA qualification in 2011.

Timeline

  • Head, Finance

    Current role