About
A Chartered Accountant and former CFO/COO of Peter Manettas Seafood Group, where he helped scale the business into a $180M+ multi-unit food e-commerce and supply chain enterprise. His background spans KPMG, Barclays Africa, CrossCountry Consulting, boutique asset management, and Deloitte's Commercial Advisory Team in Sydney.
Experience
- Aura VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentAustralia
- Aura GroupPartnercurrent2025 — presentAustralia
- AntlerInvestment Committeecurrent2026 — present
- IsaacusInvestor | Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- Caesium CapitalInvestor | Advisorcurrent2017 — present
- Freshey Pty LtdChief Financial Officer2023 — 2024Australia
- Freshey Pty LtdChief Operating Officer2023 — 2024Australia
- Manettas Seafood MarketChief Operating Officer2019 — 2024
- Manettas Seafood MarketChief Financial Officer2019 — 2024
- ShoreTradeChief Operating Officer2019 — 2024New South Wales, Australia
- ShoreTradeChief Financial Officer2019 — 2024
- Deloitte AustraliaDeloitte Private Commercial Advisory2018 — 2019Greater Sydney Area
- Nut SacksStrategic Business Partner2017 — 2019City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Dry Planet SA (Pty) LtdFounder2016 — 2019City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Eau Rouge Investment Managers (Pty) LtdInvestment Portfolio Manager2016 — 2017Johannesburg
- CrossCountry ConsultingSenior Consultant2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- KPMG South AfricaManager2013 — 2015City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Absa GroupSpecialist Operational Consultant - KPMG Secondment2015Joahnnesburg
- FirstRand groupInternship2011City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Education
- The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)CA(SA)
- University of JohannesburgBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Honours (CTA), Accounting2012
- University of the WitwatersrandBachelor of Commerce (BCom), Accounting2008 — 2011
- St Benedict's College1995 — 2007
Skills & more
Financial TransactionsDeal FlowOperational EfficiencyBusiness DevelopmentLogistics ManagementGlobal LogisticsE-CommerceFinancial LeadershipCapital MarketsCross-functional Team LeadershipFacilitationInternal Communications
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Attention to DetailPresentationsReport WritingDue DiligenceEmotional IntelligenceResource AllocationThink & Act StrategicallyCapital AllocationIndividual Behavior Plans (IBP)COOsGeneral ManagementCommunicationLanguages Afrikaans · English · Sign Languages
- RE 3 Key Individuals in Category II and IIA FSP's — Financial Services Board
- RE 1 Key Individuals in Category I, II, IIA, III and IV FSP's — Financial Services Board
- SAICA Membership — SAICA
- RE 5 Representative — Financial Services Board
From Mark's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)2
Also attended University of Johannesburg16
Ross GoodwinVenture Debt Fund at Salica InvestmentsMark EsterhuizenPartner at Aura GroupHillel ZidelManaging Director at Kennet PartnersCuthbert MalindiNon-Executive Director at BongoHiveAdrian SmithDirector at Advent PartnersChanel MandusicSenior Manager, Talent Accelerator at LeapFrog Investments
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Also attended University of the Witwatersrand62
David FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcDaniel SassAssociate at aMoonDavid EsraAnalyst at aMoonIlian IlievChief Executive Officer at EMV CapitalEyal NivManaging Partner | First at Pitango
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Also attended St Benedict's College1
Shared employers
Also worked at Isaacus1
Also worked at Caesium Capital1
Also worked at Deloitte Australia1,089
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at InvestinorØysteinInvestor at InvestinorMinh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate Ventures
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