Asheen Sewgoolam
Group Head of Sourcing
FirstRand Group
Asheen has more than 20 years across aviation, FMCG, manufacturing, consulting, financial services and banking. At FirstRand he leads a team of 32 procurement professionals working on strategic sourcing, supplier value and commercial advantage across a wide set of spend categories.
Under his leadership the function has delivered audited savings, advanced supplier relationship management and strong preferential procurement outcomes, using data, analytics and technology to move procurement into a business partnering role. He was part of the FirstRand team that won the CIPS Procurement Team of the Year Award in 2025. Executive MBA in supply chain and logistics, and MCIPS.