Carel Stassen

Carel Stassen has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Carel is currently serving as the Head of Finance and Facilities at Lendscape since February 2022. Prior to this, they co-founded and invested in Zeus Capital in 2013. Carel was also a member of Mensa International in 2012. Carel was the Head of Group Operations and Finance at Bibimoney from an unknown start date to February 2022, where they were responsible for financial metrics, project analysis, and reporting. Carel also held the position of Head of Group Finance at Bibimoney for an unknown time period. At Shawbrook Bank, they worked as an External Reporting Manager from January 2017 to December 2017, managing external reporting documents and financial analysis. Before that, Carel worked at Deloitte UK in various roles, including Manager, Manager Sub-Saharan Acquisition Earnouts, Financial Instrument Specialist, Assistant Manager, and Senior Associate. Carel began their career as a Clerk at LDP Chartered Accountants and Auditors Inc in 2008.

Carel Stassen's education history is as follows:

- From 2020 to 2022, Carel attended the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, where they pursued an Executive MBA in Business Administration and Management, General.

- In 2011, Carel studied at Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch, where they obtained an Hons BAcc degree in Accounting.

- From 2008 to 2010, Carel completed a Bachelor's degree in Accounting at Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch.

- In 2003, Carel graduated from Paul Roos Gymnasium with a Matric certificate, earning a Matric Exemption with Distinction.

Additionally, Carel Stassen holds various certifications, including:

- Future CFO Programme Certificate of Completion from GrowCFO (obtained in April 2023)

- Chartered Accountant (ACA) from ICAEW (obtained in February 2023)

- Day Skipper from the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) (obtained in October 2020)

- Full-stack Web Developer from Udemy (obtained in April 2020)

- MySQL Developer from Udemy (obtained in December 2019)

- Powerboat Skippers from the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) (obtained in March 2019)

- Financial Instrument Specialist from Deloitte (obtained in April 2015)

- Advanced Open Water Diver from NAUI Worldwide (obtained in March 2007)

- Carel also mentions having certifications as a Business Finance Professional (BFP) from ICAEW and as a Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) from SAICA, although the specific months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.