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Rowan De Klerk

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Chief Executive Officer at The CFO Centre South Africa
📍 KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Rowan De Klerk is the Founder and CEO of The CFO Centre South Africa, a role he has held since 2010. With over 35 years of experience, he provides strategic financial leadership to mid-size businesses, focusing on scaling, turning around, or exiting. He holds a Bcompt (Hons) from the University of South Africa and an ACMA from CIMA.

Outside of his professional life, Rowan is a passionate and dedicated runner with over three decades of experience. He finds running therapeutic and a way to clear his mind, successfully returning to the sport after undergoing knee surgery to continue pursuing his passion for long-distance running.

Interesting fact: After a knee injury threatened his ability to run, Rowan had surgery for a meniscal tear and was back to running 15km distances within a few months.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Priorities

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Fractional CFO Model
He frequently appears on shows like "The Big Small Business Show" to discuss the value and flexibility of part-time CFO services for growing SMEs.
Business Exit Planning
Advises business owners on how to strategically prepare their companies for sale to maximize valuation, a core service of his firm.
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Career

Work history

6-2010
Chief Executive Officer
The CFO Centre South Africa
3-2001 - 5-2010
Business and Financial Strategy Consultant
RDK Consulting
2-2001 - 1-2004
Chief Financial Officer and GM Operations
The Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market
10-1998 - 2-2001
Chief Executive Officer
Dectronic Limited
4-1996 - 10-1998
Financial Controller
Nedbank
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Education
2010 - 2012
ACMA
CIMA
1989 - 1995
Bcompt (Hons)
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
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