Graham joined Meyer Wilson & Marsh Chartered Accountants & Auditors as an Articled Clerk in 1997. He studied B Compt at Unisa on a part time basis while doing his articles. After completing his articles in 1981 he became the Audit Manager at MWM.

He then joined Controlled Farming Holdings Ltd as an Accountant in 1984 and was promoted to Finance Manager for the group in 1986.

In 1988 he joined the Board of Agritox Plant Producers (Pty) Ltd as a Director and also continued his duties as Group Finance Manager at Controlled Farming Holdings Ltd. In 1999 he started at Proton Pre-Pack in a Finance & Business role a electrical components distribution company.

He started at Solenta Aviation in 2002 as Finance Manager and changed to become the General Manager Foreign Bases in 2005.