IT industry's top achievers, visionaries to be awarded

3 Nov 2011

The Computer Society of South Africa (CSSA), in partnership with leading IT publishers, academic and research institutions, will recognise the outstanding talent, leadership, vision and commitment of individuals and organisations within the ICT industry at the 2011 CSSA President's Awards, which takes place 10 November 2011 at the Hilton Sandton Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Vinny Lingham, executive vice-chairman at Yola.com and co-founder of the Silicon Cape Initiative, will deliver the keynote address, focusing on the key trends that are shaping the global technology sector, and the challenges and opportunities they present for SA's IT enterprises.

The four awards being presented are:

IT Personality of the Year - now in its 33rd year, presented by the CSSA in association with ITWeb, GIBS and Gartner Africa
Visionary CIO of the Year - presented by the CSSA in association with ITWeb , GIBS and Gartner Africa
Distinguished Service in ICT - presented by the CSSA in association with EngineerIT
IT Leading Employer - presented by the CSSA in association with TalentAlign IT

Finalists

This year's finalists for the IT Personality award are:

Asher Bohbot, CEO of EOH
Darlene Menzies, Managing owner, The Development House
Greg Reis, CEO, Business Systems Group
Mteto Nyati, MD, Microsoft
Sean O'Connell, CEO, Airborne

The top five finalists for the Visionary CIO award are:

Andrew Brauer, CIO/CTO, Business Connexion
Bradley Coward, Group CIO, Sappi
Mayan Mathen, CTO, Dimension Data MEA
Rubens da Silva, CIO, Johannesburg Water
Sandi Macfie, CIO, Southern Sun Hotels

The 2011 winners of the IT industry's awards will be announced at The CSSA President's Awards event, a business breakfast organised in association with ITWeb.

For more, go to www.itweb.co.za/CSSAAwards.