Riaan Koppeschaar
Acting CEO & Finance Director Exxaro Resources
Mr Koppeschaar has over 20 years experience, in large corporate senior financial and management roles. He currently holds the position of Finance Director at Exxaro Resources which is a JSE Top-40 publicly listed company.
Riaan offers deep corporate and financial leadership experience and has been instrumental in strategy development as Exxaro transforms from a predominantly coal mining company to a diversified mining and energy solutions business.
He has spearheaded several multi-billion rand local international acqusitions and has well developed Bank & Investor Relationship management skills. Riaan has a blend of Financial, Commercial and Legal skills, proven successful in driving sustainable growth and financial vitality.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Home-grown capital – filling the foreign finance gap with local investment
- As perceived risk makes foreign investors wary, how have intra-African financing options emerged to plug the gap?
- How are African-owned initiatives (i.e. AfDB, AFC), as well as local capital markets being used to increase domestic investment in an impactful way?
- Does their expert local knowledge through branch networks provide them an edge on foreign capital to invest wisely?
- How has a lack of positive credit profiles hindered the deployment of African finance and how can producers change this?
Wednesday 05 February 09:45 - 10:30 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit
- As perceived risk makes foreign investors wary, how have intra-African financing options emerged to plug the gap?
- How are African-owned initiatives (i.e. AfDB, AFC), as well as local capital markets being used to increase domestic investment in an impactful way?
- Does their expert local knowledge through branch networks provide them an edge on foreign capital to invest wisely?
- How has a lack of positive credit profiles hindered the deployment of African finance and how can producers change this?
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