George Kakavelakis

Finance Director ACA CA(SA)

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Finance Director at Finova. Formerly Group Head of Finance at Titan Wealth. Prior to that, Group Financial Controller for Ocean Technologies Group (now OneOcean) and the Financial Controller for the UK Corporate Office of Barloworld Limited, after having held numerous positions within the Barloworld Group in southern Africa.

Experience

  • Finance Director at Finova
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Group Head of Finance at Titan Wealth Holdings
    Apr 2022 - Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Group Financial Controller at Ocean Technologies Group
    May 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Group controller position in the newly formed group that includes established leading maritime learning businesses such Seagull and Videotel.

  • Financial Controller at Barloworld Limited
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 · 3 yrs

    Controller position at Barloworld UK Group office reporting to the Finance Director (Barloworld UK). UK Group IFRS consolidation across 14 countries and four continents. Responsible for group reporting, technical accounting suppor, UK Group tax compliance and UK Group treasury function.

  • Barloworld Equipment (5 yrs 10 mos)
    • Finance Controller
      Mar 2016 - Dec 2016 · 10 mos

      Head Office controller for the southern Africa group

    • Country Finance Manager
      Mar 2015 - Feb 2016 · 1 yr

      Country Finance responsibility for Barloworld Equipment Zambia

    • Finance Manager
      Aug 2011 - Feb 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Financial oversight of the Maintenance Contracts division centrally