Junior JSE-listed firm iCreate Limited has now filled the group chief financial officer vacancy left by the departure of Dwight Burchell.

The company announced the appointment of Chadwick Bennett to the position of group CFO, effective April 24, 2023. Bennett comes to iCreate with a wealth of experience in the financial industry having held several positions in the public and private sectors with the most recent being CFO at Petcom and financial controller for GK Capital.

He is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, where he attained a Bachelor of Science in accounting and management studies and holds a Master in dusiness administration from the Nova Southeastern University, Florida.

Bennett is widely regarded as a team player, with iCreate emphasising that this has been evident from the honours and awards received in relation to the First Global’s Team Player and Think Tank Awards in 2008, and the Line Supervisor Award in 2011 for fostering communication, recognising excellent staff performance and empowering staff through training and development.

The iCreate family says it wholeheartedly welcomes Bennett and looks forward to the role he will play in the further growth and development of the companies which fall under the iCreate Group. At the same time, the board of directors has thanked Burchell for his yeoman service and extends best wishes in his future endeavours.

Continuing, the doard made clear that, “his timely and impactful contribution cannot be adequately expressed in words. Suffice to say, Mr Burchell’s departure is not related to any disagreement in respect of standard accounting principles.”

In concluding, the board stated that Burchell occupied the position of group CFO at a time when the company was aggressively undertaking several mergers and acquisitions in an effort to realise its continued growth, development and diversification.