Sasol recently announced the appointment of Walt Bruns as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director of Sasol Limited, effective 1 September 2024. Walt, a certified chartered accountant in South Africa, is currently CFO of Sasol Southern Africa including Energy and Chemicals.
In a career spanning more than 15 years at Sasol, Walt has held a variety of senior management positions across different functions and geographic locations, including more than three years as CFO of Sasol’s global chemicals business and Planning and Optimisation roles in both Germany and South Africa. Prior to joining Sasol, he worked for Deloitte in South Africa and the United States of America.
Walt is well positioned for the role, owing to his in-depth knowledge of Sasol and his extensive global experience across the chemicals and energy businesses. As CFO he will focus on driving sustainable value and supporting Sasol’s strategic transformation for the future.
Hanré Rossouw will step down as CFO and Executive Director on 31 August 2024. He will however remain with Sasol as an Executive Advisor until 31 October 2024 to ensure a seamless and structured handover.
Trix Kennealy, Chairman of the Sasol Audit Committee, said: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Hanré for his significant contribution and leadership over the past two years, during particularly challenging times. The Board welcomes Walt and is looking forward to working with him. His background and experience are well aligned with Sasol’s near and long-term objectives, and he will play a key role in re-shaping our financial success.”
Simon Baloyi, Sasol President and CEO, congratulated Walt on his appointment and added: “I am proud that we were able to draw from our internal talent pool for this appointment, which will contribute towards maintaining continuity as we pursue our strategic ambitions.”
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