Karien Strydom
InvestorChief Financial Risk Officer at ARISE
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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About
Corporate finance professional with over 18 years in financial services, having advised on major transactions across South Africa and Africa. Previously headed Financial Institutions Group Corporate Finance at RMB; she is a CFA charterholder and chartered accountant.
Experience
- Arise B.V.Chief Financial Risk Officercurrent2025 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Rand Merchant BankHead (MD) : FIG - Corporate Finance2021 — 2025
- Rand Merchant BankSenior Corporate Finance Transactor (Senior VP / Director equivalent)2020 — 2021
- Rand Merchant BankCorporate Finance Transactor (Associate / Junior VP equivalent)2015 — 2019
- FirstRand Bank LtdGroup Treasury Portfolio Management: Portfolio analyst2013 — 2015
- FirstRand Bank LtdGroup Treasury Finance: Team leader - technical portolios2012 — 2013
- PricewaterhouseCoopersAudit manager2010 — 2012
- PricewaterhouseCoopersTrainee accountant2007 — 2009
Skills & more
Risk Management3Banking4Business Analysis3Financial Analysis5IFRS3Financial Modeling1Financial Accounting1Finance2Corporate Finance1Financial Reporting2Accounting2Auditing1
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Colleagues at ARISE
Andani Madzena
Investment Manager at ARISE
Ariane Scheepers
Senior Investment Associate at ARISE
Bonita Mallum
Receptionist at ARISE
Carla Bester
Director of Risk at ARISE
Elan Theeboom
Environmental, Social and Governance Specialist at ARISE
Emile Oosthuizen
Financial Controller at ARISE
Esther van As
Company Secretary at ARISE
Gavin Tipper
Chief Executive Officer at ARISE
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karien Strydom?
- Corporate finance professional with over 18 years in financial services, having advised on major transactions across South Africa and Africa. Previously headed Financial Institutions Group Corporate Finance at RMB; she is a CFA charterholder and chartered accountant.
- Where does Karien Strydom work?
- Karien Strydom is Chief Financial Risk Officer at ARISE.
- Where did Karien Strydom go to school?
- Karien Strydom studied at University of Johannesburg (BCom (Accounting) Honours); University of Johannesburg (Bachelor’s Degree).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rand Merchant Bank24
David FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesRichard CaseManaging Director, Head of BD at ArtesianAlex LeighManaging Director, National at Future Planet CapitalRauten HofmeyrChief Operating Officer at Acequia Capital (AceCap)Ian LessemManaging Partner at HAVAICRob HamerInvestment Committee Chair at HAVAIC
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Also worked at FirstRand Bank Ltd1
Also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers1,930
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