Kobus Bester

Kobus Bester's work experience includes their current position as the Head of Sales Administration at Universal Leaf Tobacco Company starting in 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Air Products South Africa from 2011 to 2022. At Air Products, they held the role of Management Accounts Manager, where they were responsible for monthly income statements and management accounts, as well as presenting monthly results across all business groups and units. Kobus also worked as a Management Accountant at Air Products, managing the costing function and calculating standard costs of manufactured products. Before joining Air Products, Kobus worked as an Accountant at Metonymy Consulting, LLC from 2009 to 2010, where they were responsible for forecasting cash flow, monthly sales, and reporting on expansions of new call centers. Kobus also worked as a Financial Coach at Share Direct from 2008 to 2009, where they managed a client list, advised and coached clients on equity investments and futures trading, and traded single stock futures on behalf of Share Direct.

Kobus Bester completed their education with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg in the years 2003 to 2006. Afterwards, they pursued further studies and obtained a CGMA; ACMA qualification from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants from 2010 to 2013. Lastly, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science) from 2018 to 2019. None of the education history provided specifies any particular field of study beyond Accounting.