EY Africa CEO Ajen Sita shares his views on leadership, strategy and more in conversation with Michael Avery on his BusinessTalk podcast
Presenters
Ajen Sita
EY Africa CEOPodcast
Episode 1
Duration 18m 30s
Ajen began his career at EY as a trainee accountant in 1993. By 1999, Ajen was made partner subsequently holding several leadership positions including head of entrepreneurial services, lead audit partner on Telkom and head of assurance, before becoming managing partner and chief executive officer of EY Africa on 1 October 2010. Ajen is a CA (SAICA), having obtained a BAcc, Accounting from the University of Witwatersrand.
Learning outcomes
Ajen talks about the challenges of managing a workforce during the Covid-19 pandemic, referencing higher levels of productivity and adoption of online learning over lockdown, with staffers working from home.
He says that the next challenge for all businesses is trying to understand what the recovery looks like. And expects ‘work-from-anywhere’ to become more mainstream in the future, meaning a change in how business operates – most notably smaller space requirements and reduced real estate costs.
My other passion lies in the transformation of the accounting and auditing profession. This is demonstrated through my role as chairman of the Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund which is the body driving the race and gender transformation of the accounting profession in South Africa.
– Ajen Sita
EY Africa CEO
