The search for IITPSA’s 2015 IT Personality and Visionary CIO has reached the second round. Top 10 shortlists for both categories have been selected from a great number of nominations received from the IT community, ITWeb readers and the public.
Top 10: IT Personality
Here are the 2015 IT Personality finalists, in alphabetical order:
Brandon Bekker
MD of Mimecast SA
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Carel du Toit
MD of Mint Management Technologies
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Alan Knott-Craig
CEO, Project Isizwe
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Lorraine Steyn
CEO and founder of Khanyisa Real Systems
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Barbara Mallinson
Founder and CEO of Obami
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Koketso Moeti
Co-founder and campaigner at amandla.mobi
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Greg Reis
Founder and CEO of BSG
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Niel Schoeman
Founder and CEO of Vumatel
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Lex van Wyk
CEO and founder, Teraco
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Derek Wilcocks
CEO, Dimension Data Middle East & Africa
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The prestigious awards are presented by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA), in association with ITWeb, the Gordon Institute of Business Science and Gartner Africa.
We need your vote
The next stage in the process is the selection of the top five finalists in each category, taking into account the results of public voting. Each member of the public is allowed to vote only once in each of the two categories.
Cast your vote by 21 september!
The IT Personality of the Year Award is now in its 37th year. It recognises a person who has made an outstanding impact on the South African ICT industry over the past year and a significant contribution to the IT profession.
Past winners include IT industry notables, including the 2014 winner, Gian Visser, CEO of Afrihost. Previous years saw Alan Knott-Craig Sr, Andile Ngcaba, Aleta Ling, Mark Shuttleworth, Ivan Epstein, Mardia van der Walt Korsten, Asher Bohbot and Rob Stokes all scooping the coveted title.
Now in its seventh year, the Visionary CIO Award recognises executives who have demonstrated visionary leadership in using technology to support and drive their companies to be more innovative and strategic.
Past winners include last year’s winner, Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga, CIO of the Financial Services Board. Previous winners include Sal Laher, Rabelani Dagada, Carl Louw, Patrick Monyeki, Sandi Macfie, and Sello Mmakau.
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