​Alumnus Devin Kruger has won joint first place worldwide in the international Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) exam of February 2019.

Devin was informed of his achievement yesterday (11 April 2019) by Ms Nita Patel, Specialist: Exam Operations, Management Accounting, of the London-based Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Having written all the required professional exams over the past 16 months, the exam in Strategic Case Study was the last of the CIMA exams Kruger had to take for the professional qualification of Chartered Global Management Accountant.

After matriculating at Glenwoord House College in George, Kruger enrolled for the BCom (Management Accounting) programme at Stellenbosch University. Upon completion of the HonsBCom (Management Accounting) programme in 2017, he began his management accounting articles at Moore Stephens Management Services in Stellenbosch.

Prof Ronel du Preez, Vice-dean: Learning and Teaching of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, congratulated him and said, “This is an exceptional achievement. Well done, Devin!"

“Congratulations also to the staff who were part of Devin's journey. The Faculty is proud of the achievements of its students and alumni, and also of the commitment of the staff who supported them."