Meta Mhlarhi
InvestorCo-Founder & Executive Director at Mahlako Financial Services
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
About
A chartered accountant (CA (SA)) with over 19 years of experience across energy, infrastructure investment, asset management, and advisory. She is chairperson and co-founder of the Black Energy Professionals Association and has worked on energy wheeling, wind, solar PV, affordable housing, and green hydrogen projects.
Experience
- Mahlako A Phahla Investments (Pty) LtdCo-Founder and Executive Directorcurrent2008 — presentSandton
- Aon South AfricaNon Executive Directorcurrent2013 — present
- Mahlako Financial ServicesCo-Founder & Fund Principalcurrent2016 — presentSandton
- Black Energy Professionals AssociationChairperson & Co-Foundercurrent2018 — presentSandton
- Nehawu Investment HoldingsNon Executive Director2019 — 2023
- InvestecCorporate Finance Consultant2005
- Deloitte South AfricaSAICA Training Program2001 — 2004
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford Seed Transformation Program Certificate, Business Administration and Management2020 — 2021
- SAICAChartered Accountant South Africa (CA)SA, Accounting and Finance2002 — 2004
- University of KwaZulu-NatalBCom Honours degree, Advanced auditing and advanced taxation2001
- University of the WitwatersrandBachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance1997 — 1999
Skills & more
Project Management11Real Estate Planning7AuditingInvestment ManagementRisk Management3Internal AuditingExternal Auditing1TaxationAccountingBusiness Strategy2Private EquityFinancial Audits
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Financial ModelingInvestmentsFinanceInvestment AdvisoryResearchLeadershipAssest ManagementPublic Sector AdvisoryNegotiationPublic Sector FinanceManagementPublic SpeakingLanguages English · Northern Sotho
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