Mario Le Roux

After gaining a B. Compt (Honns) at UNISA Mario qualified as a CA(SA) in 1990 and completed his articles at Deloitte in Kimberley.

Mario joined SARS as part of his military service in 1990 where he became a Director of Special Investigations, Western Cape and was primarily responsible for representing SARS in the Income Tax Court.

After completion of his military commitment he joined Macsteel International Trading in 1995 as Treasury Manager and Financial Controller of the Far East and International Divisions of Macsteel Trading where he gained his experience in currency management and hedging strategies in the International Currency Markets.

As a result of the International Exposure gained at Macsteel, Mario joined Barlows Caterpillar as Financial Manager of the newly formed Africa Division and was key to establishing the financial operations and management for Caterpillar in Angola, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.

As part of the Barlows investment in Tiger Brands Ltd Mario joined the Tiger Brands Limited Group in 1998 where he became the Financial Director of Meadow Feeds (South Africa), specializing in turnaround strategies for the Group’s Africa operations.

Mario joined Afgri Limited in 2001 where he first became the Managing Director of the Clark Cotton Group of Companies as well as Nedan Oil Mills after successfully negotiating the takeover of both Cotton Seed Processors and Nedan Oil Mills from private investors. Mario gained his manufacturing industry experience and knowledge of servicing the FMCG market at the Oil Mills where he primarily concentrated on production efficiencies, new technology development and operations restructuring.

In 2008 Mario became the C.E.O of the Afgri Primary Inputs Division (Seed and Chemicals) where he successfully restructured the operations, achieved the expansion of the operations and joined the Afgri Operations Limited board.

Mario joined the CBH Limited group of companies in 2009 as Managing Director of Nutri Feeds and managed the turnaround of the Mills in South Africa by applying structured procurement and hedging strategies for the internationally traded commodities of the Group. He subsequently became the C.F.O of the JSE listed group in 2012 where he was key in assisting with the formulation of and applying for import tariffs for the industry and successfully concluded a major World Bank convertible equity investment for the Group.

He became a principal of the FDCentre in 2013 where his diverse industry experience in both the local and international arenas makes him an invaluable turnaround and restructuring strategist for both private and JSE listed companies.