“I have worked with Rajesh Mahabeer at the AGSA for a number of years where he was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rajesh is an experienced business executive and a senior finance profession. He is technically astute and a strategist of note. Rajesh is renowned for turning around businesses on a sustainable basis. He has worked with and consulted with the most notable CEO’s and CFO’s in South Africa and internationally. Rajesh currently serves on the Committee for Auditor Ethics (CFAE) at IRBA. I would strongly recommend Rajesh to deal with any business or finance challenge, no matter the complexity or scale.”
“I have known Rajesh for a number years in his professional and personal capacity. He is always positive and refreshing in his outlook. Rajesh is a senior member of the profession and has a formidable track record. He is well respected by his peers and his reputation precedes him. Rajesh is known to have turned around august organisations such as WSU, AGSA and more lately South African National Parks. I know that Rajesh is often called in to deal with the most complex situations and he delivers exceptional results. He continues being a mentor and coach to business leaders and senior members of the profession.”
PROF. NICKY MORGAN
“Rajesh was the CFO at WSU when it was going through a merger. He had the difficult task of merging 3 university finance departments and financial records. Rajesh led the task group that dealt with the merging of 3 general ledgers. This was no little task and it was dealt with excellence by Rajesh. He also had the unenviable task of leading the university from the red into the black. Although Rajesh is a tough task master, he is highly principled and fair. He has left a legacy at WSU that still flourishes and informs the financial health of the university. There are not many Rajesh’s around and I was privileged to have worked with him in very difficult circumstances. He served WSU with distinction. ”
“I dealt with Rajesh extensively when he was CFO at the AGSA and I was Chair of the Public Sector Committee (PSC) at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). During our discussions, Rajesh had to take serious decisions that directly affected the financial situation of the auditing firms. He always demonstrated maturity, financial competence and strategic savvy, resulting in some of the best decisions taken to progress the profession in South Africa, particularly the transformation of the profession. Rajesh is a first class negotiator who has vision and courage.”
