Ettiene qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 2010 after studying at the University of Pretoria and the University of South Africa. He completed his articles with the firm in 2006 and filled the position of audit manager until 2009. Ettiene is accredited with the JSE as a Reporting Accountant Specialist and Auditor. Ettiene is also accredited with SANAS as a Technical signatory for B-BBEE.Ettiene has experience in commerce (logistics) as a group financial manager. He rejoined Moore in 2010 as a Director and Shareholder.