Kagiso Lerutla is a South African executive[1][2] and group chief financial officer of the City of Ekurhuleni[3][4] and TED (conference) speaker.[5][6]

Kagiso Lerutla was born in South Africa. He attained a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Limpopo and a BCom Accounting Honours degree from the University of Johannesburg and is a member of the South African institute of chartered accountants.[7]

Lerutla began his career at the Auditor General of South Africa[8] and in 2019 he was appointed as group chief financial officer for City of Ekurhuleni[9][10] becoming the youngest GCFO in South Africa at the age of 33.[11][12] In 2022, Lerutla was nominated for the Public Sector CFO of the Year award at the CFO Awards in South Africa.[13]

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  1. ^ Holtz, Robert (October 25, 2021). "Meet The Top 10 Finance Executives in South Africa For 2021".
  2. ^ "Meet The 8 Outstanding Young Executives Under 40 In The Middle East And Africa – Doha Daily".
  3. ^ "Kagiso Lerutla tightens grip on tender policies". April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Meet Mr Kagiso Lerutla the man making a positive impact". GhanaWeb. February 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Holtz, Robert (April 15, 2023). "Kagiso Lerutla Will Be Headlining Tedx Sandton In May 2023".
  6. ^ "City of Ekurhuleni given a clean bill of financial health by the AG: Kagiso Lerutla" – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ Zulu, Nompilo (February 23, 2023). "Ekurhuleni secures clean audits thanks to capable Kagiso Lerutla". Sunday World.
  8. ^ "Kagiso Lerutla Wins Employee Of The Year 2010 And Shares His Tips With Us". April 15, 2010.
  9. ^ Khoza, Leeto M. "City of Ekurhuleni appoints Kagiso Lerutla as group chief financial officer". ewn.co.za.
  10. ^ Molele, Charles (March 1, 2023). "Kagiso Lerutla leads Ekurhuleni metro to a third successive clean audit".
  11. ^ Majiet, Laila (June 12, 2019). "LISTEN: Meet Kagiso Lerutla, the City of Ekurhuleni's youngest ever group CFO".
  12. ^ "Kagiso Lerutla Transforms Approach To Managing Public Funds Management In South Africa – Web News Weekly".
  13. ^ https://cfo.co.za/profiles/kagiso-lerutla/#:~:text=He%20is%20a%20member%20of,compliance%20within%20the%20finance%20department.