Maarten Coetzee CA, MBA, CFO(SA)

Maarten Coetzee CA, MBA, CFO(SA) has a diverse and extensive work experience in various financial leadership roles. Maarten is currently the Managing Director at Empirical Turnaround Solutions, a position they have held since October 2022. Prior to this, they were a Co-Founder, Investor & Remote CFO at tod-Z since March 2020. Additionally, they served as the Chairperson for the CFO Mastermind Group at Directors Support Platform (Pty) Ltd starting from January 2020.

In terms of previous roles, Maarten was the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) at The Meridian Group from November 2021 to October 2022. Maarten also worked as a Consultant at Old Mutual Limited from July 2021 to October 2021. Maarten's work experience also includes being an Executive Financial Consultant at RCL FOODS from March 2020 to June 2021.

Prior to these roles, they were the Group Chief Financial Officer at Accéntuate Ltd from February 2017 to November 2019. Their experience also includes serving as a Project Lead at Saint-Gobain from December 2016 to January 2017, and as an Interim Chief Financial Officer at Liberty Life Namibia from August 2016 to October 2016. Maarten held the same interim CFO position at Turbomeca Africa from December 2015 to July 2016.

Overall, Maarten Coetzee CA, MBA, CFO(SA) has demonstrated their expertise and versatility in financial leadership roles, with a strong track record of success in various organizations.

Maarten Coetzee has a diverse educational background in accounting, finance, and business administration. Maarten obtained a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Related Services from the University of the Free State in 2000. In 2004, they earned an Honours Bachelor of Accounting Sciences degree from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, specializing in Accounting and CTA.

Maarten pursued further education in taxation, completing a Master's Degree in South African and International Taxation at North-West University/Noordwes-Universiteit in 2006. Maarten later attended the GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science) and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2014, specializing in Business Administration and Management, General.

Continuing their pursuit of knowledge, Maarten completed a certificate program in Digital Disruption: Digital Transformation Strategies at the University of Cambridge in 2019.

In addition to their academic achievements, Maarten Coetzee has obtained several certifications related to their field. Maarten became a Chartered Accountant (ACA) through ICAEW in March 2006, and a Certified Financial Officer (SA) through SAIBA in October 2020. Maarten also completed the course "Accessing Your Brain's Hidden Potential" through LinkedIn in November 2022 and "The Data Science Course 2021: Complete Data Science Bootcamp" from Udemy in May 2021.