Growth Hunter and Financial Modeller
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- Current
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- Financial Director at O'MAGE Holdings
- Past
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- Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Education
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- University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
- Connections
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- Accounting
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Darren Gorton’s Summary
CA (SA) with broad experience and knowledge of various industries from manufacturing to investment banking.
Currently financial director and company secretary of a creative group of companies based in Midrand, primarily through the investment holding company.
Very interested in Private Equity, Venture Capital and startups, as well as the potential that technology offers to SA's future growth prospects.
I am set on finding a way to successfully apply the benefits of collaboration [as seen in social media] to business in new undiscovered ways, and contribute to social and economic revival in SA in the process.
Darren Gorton’s Specialties:
Financial analysis and due diligence; valuations; report writing; financial modelling; financial and management accounting; and corporate structuring.
Darren Gorton’s Experience
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Financial Director
O'MAGE Holdings
(Entertainment industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Overall group financial responsibility, director of various companies within the group and responsible for financial administration and reporting.
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Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; PwC; Accounting industry)
January 2001 — September 2006 (5 years 9 months)
2001 - 2003: spent time in Audit with wide variety of large clients. Industries involved in included manufacturing, investment banking, private equity, entertainment and telecommunications.
2004 - 2006: due diligence and valuation work in Transaction Services, performing work for mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Darren Gorton’s Education
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University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
Accounting 1997 — 2000
BCom (Hons) (Accounting Science)
CTA [Certificate in Theory of Accountancy]- Activities and Societies:
- First basketball team
Darren Gorton’s Contact Settings
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