Ode Annandale

Ode Annandale is an accomplished finance professional currently serving as the Head of Group Finance Operations and Enablement and IFRS 17 Programme Manager at Old Mutual Limited since August 2022. Previously, Ode held the position of Associate Director in Financial Services Assurance at EY for a brief period and was a Strategic Programme Manager for finance initiatives at Old Mutual South Africa. Ode's extensive experience includes over 13 years at Absa Group, where key roles encompassed Head of AFS Utility, ownership of a master data implementation project in product control, and significant contributions to financial control projects. Ode's career also includes positions at FirstRand Group and Deloitte South Africa, where responsibilities ranged from managing retail credit submissions to involvement in Basel II implementation. Ode holds a CA (SA) qualification from SAICA and has a robust educational background in accounting and finance from the University of Johannesburg.