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Richard Bicker Caarten

Investor

Group CFO and Executive Director at Edge Growth Ventures

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

Group CFO and executive director of Edge Growth, a Chartered Accountant (SA) with a Harvard PMD. His career spans finance roles at Ernst & Young and Reunert, general management at Marconi, Ericsson and Plessey, and management consulting at Alexander Proudfoot.

Experience

  1. Edge GrowthChief Financial Officercurrent2019 — present
  2. Interact Media Defined (Pty) LtdManaging Director2017 — 2019City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  3. Alexander ProudfootExecutive Vice-President2011 — 2017Johannesburh
  4. Plessey Wireless SolutionsManaging Director2009 — 2011City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  5. Marconi South AfricaCEO2001 — 2008
  6. PrismDirector1998 — 2007
  7. TemsaCFO1996 — 2001
  8. Reunert LimitedGroup Financial Manager1990 — 1994
  9. Ernst & YoungAudit Manager1987 — 1990

Skills & more

Change Management8Business Strategy23Management Consulting17Business Planning6Acquisition Integration1Strategy10Telecommunications3Business Process Improvement6Mergers & Acquisitions5Business Transformation4Start-ups1Executive Management4
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Colleagues at Edge Growth Ventures

Brenda Matyolo
Chairperson of the Board and Non-Executive Director at Edge Growth Ventures
Daniel Hatfield
Chief Executive Officer and Board Executive Director at Edge Growth Ventures
Grant Krog
Non-Executive Director; Executive Head of Business Advisory, Principal Investments, and Transformational Equity at FNB at Edge Growth Ventures
Jason Goldberg
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Chief Executive for Edge Blue Skies and Art of Scale at Edge Growth Ventures
Jolene Shaw
Non-Executive Director; General Manager at Knowledge Pele at Edge Growth Ventures
Ngoku-Sakhile Mazwi
Non-Executive Director; CEO of Bayakha Infrastructure Partners at Edge Growth Ventures
Rorisang Tshabalala
Non-Executive Director at Edge Growth Ventures
Tshepo Dhlamini
Non-Executive Director at Edge Growth Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Richard Bicker Caarten?
Group CFO and executive director of Edge Growth, a Chartered Accountant (SA) with a Harvard PMD. His career spans finance roles at Ernst & Young and Reunert, general management at Marconi, Ericsson and Plessey, and management consulting at Alexander Proudfoot.
Where does Richard Bicker Caarten work?
Richard Bicker Caarten is Group CFO and Executive Director at Edge Growth Ventures.
Where did Richard Bicker Caarten go to school?
Richard Bicker Caarten studied at University of South Africa (Advanced Taxation Certificate); Rhodes University (Honours Degree, Accounting); Rhodes University (Batchelor of commerce, Accounting).

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