Deepa Sita, UP alumna and CFO of Tiger Brands, on taking every good opportunity

Deepa Sita is the Chief Financial Officer at Tiger Brands, after holding similar roles at the likes of Mondelēz and Makro. She grew up working in a family business that she then took over after her father’s death. 

She is a qualified chartered accountant and holds an MBA (Cum Laude) from the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).

On this episode she speaks about:

• Falling in love with being a chartered accountant and making good business decisions. 
• Taking over the family business under difficult circumstances after her father’s death. 
• Why  failing her board exam turned out to be a positive turning point in her career.
• Why she surrounds herself with people that would be good enough to take over her job.
• Being willing to do something you don’t yet know how to do.  

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