Brennan is Sonke’s Finance Unit Manager. Brennan is a financial management, administration and operations specialist with extensive experience within the non-profit sector, managing international and local donor funding, with annual budgets of more than USD25m. He was the financial manager at Communicare for 10 years, a South African Government funded social housing NGO, where he managed the design and implementation of financial systems and related internal controls, in addition to financial management and reporting.
He joined Kheth’Impilo Aids Free Living in 2008 as financial manager and for more than 12 years supported the organisation as a member of the executive committee, in various senior strategic financial management roles and functions. These included corporate governance and oversight, budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management, audit management, financial management, compliance, donor and statutory financial reporting, program and logistics support.
Brennan was born and bred on the Cape Flats, is married with two children and a grandson. He played various sports from a young age including soccer and baseball, both of which he still holds a keen interest in. He is also an avid golfer, playing whenever his busy schedule allows.
