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PIVOT POINT: Eustace Mashimbye - CEO of Proudly South African

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Mr. Mashimbye is a qualified Financial Accountant, who studied at the Technikon Northern Gauteng (now known as Tshwane University of Technology) and the Technikon South Africa (now UNISA). He majored in Financial Accounting and Corporate Law and is currently in the process of completing his MBA studies. He has over 15 years’ experience in Accounting and Financial Management in both the private and the public sectors, having worked for Telkom, Edcon, the Department of Trade and Industry and Proudly SA.

He has also undertaken the role of Executive Manager: Corporate Services where he looked after all the support functions of the organisation. He also fulfilled the role of Acting COO for Proudly SA for a two-year period. He has served on the board of The Business Place and is currently a director on the board of the South African Savings Institute.
18 May 2023 5PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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