Thomas Surtees

Thomas Surtees currently serves as General Manager for the South Africa branch of Sterling Lexicon since March 2016, supporting the company's global relocation business. Prior to this role, Thomas held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Andante Group of Companies from April 2014 to February 2016, overseeing multiple businesses in property development, office automation, and hospitality. Previous experience includes co-owning Pay As You Copy, acting as Finance Manager at ASIC, and serving various financial roles at Cisco Systems, where responsibilities ranged from financial control to deal decision support across the APAC region. Thomas began their career as an auditor at PwC and DISTRICT AUDIT SERVICES after obtaining several academic qualifications in accounting and corporate governance from Rhodes University and Chartered Secretaries Australia.