By , ITWeb contributor

Sbu Shabalala, CEO of Adapt IT, has been named the 2016 IT Personality of the Year.

This was announced at the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) President’s Awards, held at Montecasino in Sandton, this morning.

This year marks the 38th IT Personality of the Year Award, which recognises an individual who has made a positive impact on the South African IT industry and a significant contribution to the IT profession in the past year.

It is presented by the IITPSA, in association with ITWeb, the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and Gartner Africa.

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According to the judges, Shabalala’s passion and business savvy has driven the success of a truly empowered international business that is creating wealth and opportunities for South Africans.

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