Fastjet is looking for a new CFO after Nick Caine announced he is leaving the company to return to Australia.
The low cost pan-African airline said the search for a successor was underway and that Caine will stay until mid 2016 to allow time for a suitable replacement to be found.
Ed Winter, fastjet CEO, said: "Nick has made an invaluable contribution to the development of fastjet, in particular in restructuring the finance function and in developing our aircraft acquisition structure.
"We will all be sad to see Nick go but fully understand his desire to work closer to his family."