Dries Ferreira CA(SA)
Group FM - CFO designate at Astral Foods Ltd.- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Astral Foods Ltd.
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South Africa
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Group FM - CFO designate
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Jan 2022 - Present
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WellCapital
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Non Executive Director
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Sep 2016 - Present
This business' objective is to act as independent reviewer on behalf of management teams, financiers and/ or private equity holders where professional management of exposures/ assets are not rendering satisfying results. WellCapital acts as turnaround interventionists or can be deployed to strengthen management team in the short to medium term. This business' objective is to act as independent reviewer on behalf of management teams, financiers and/ or private equity holders where professional management of exposures/ assets are not rendering satisfying results. WellCapital acts as turnaround interventionists or can be deployed to strengthen management team in the short to medium term.
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Getronics
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Netherlands
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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CFO (West Central Europe, Iberia and UK)
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May 2021 - Jan 2022
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Newpark REIT
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South Africa
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial Officer
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Sep 2016 - Jan 2022
Newpark Real Estate Investment Trust Lined is listed on the AltX board of the JSE. Newpark Real Estate Investment Trust Lined is listed on the AltX board of the JSE.
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Finance Executive - Turnaround Intervention & CFO introduction
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Aug 2016 - Oct 2016
Leading interventions on cash flow improvements as primary objective. Bank debt restructuring and alignment to cash generation of Group. Working capital health correction. Short interval response to changing market dynamic to protect liquidity positions. Advisory role on corrective actions required to return group to profit as well as core business structuring and advising on exit of non-core assets. Hand-over to CFO when appointed.
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CFO of Distribution and Warehousing Network - Financial Director
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Nov 2007 - Jul 2016
Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director.
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Group Financial Controller
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Dec 2005 - Nov 2007
Responsible for IFRS conversion of Listed Dawn Group. Developing financial models with the CFO for raising funding. Assisted in the financial integration of new acquisitions. Developed appropriate consolidation techniques. Implemented monthly financial reporting. Responsible for annual audit by external auditors and preparation of annual reports, annual financial statements and public reporting presentations.
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Berry Astrapak
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South Africa
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Packaging & Containers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Factory Controller
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Dec 2004 - Dec 2005
Full financial responsibility for manufacturing concern in the plastic packaging industry. Member of the executive management team reporting into the Astrapak directors. Experience includes the implementation of a new software package, reconstructing and audit-ready the financial records after a fire. Full financial responsibility for manufacturing concern in the plastic packaging industry. Member of the executive management team reporting into the Astrapak directors. Experience includes the implementation of a new software package, reconstructing and audit-ready the financial records after a fire.
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainee
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Jan 2001 - Nov 2004
Full experience from larger listed company audits to small owner managed businesses. Not limited to normal audit. Consumer industrial products and services focus. Full experience from larger listed company audits to small owner managed businesses. Not limited to normal audit. Consumer industrial products and services focus.
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Education
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Harvard Business School Executive Education
Harvard Programme for Leadership Development (PLD), Business Administration and Management, General -
SAICA: South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
CA(SA), Accounting and Finance -
University of Port Elizabeth
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Honours, Chartered Accountant (South Africa)