Sentech CEO, Dr Sebiletso Mokane-Matabane, was awarded the IT Leadership Award at a ceremony held at the Sandton Sun on Wednesday night, 25 October 2006.
She was one of five finalists selected from over 70 nominations. The award is in recognition of an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the leadership, growth and development of the South African IT industry in the past year.
Now in its 28th year, the IT Personality of the Year award was this year presented by the Computer Society of South Africa, in association with ITWeb and Gartner.
The other finalists were Anthony Fitzhenry, CEO of Axiz; Viola Manuel, executive director of the Cape IT Initiative; Hamilton Ratshefola, CEO of Cornastone Consulting; and Rob Sussman, managing director of Integr8 IT.
In another major achievement, it has been officially announced today, 26 October 2006, that Dr Sebiletso Mokane-Matabane is a finalist for the Top ICT Business Woman in Africa, in this year's African ICT Achievers Awards to be held in November 2006.
"We are extremely proud of our CEO for receiving this award in recognition of her personal contribution to IT and for her to be chosen as the winner among her worthy and deserving peers. This is another accolade for Sentech and highlights the contribution our CEO has made towards the company's success and innovation," says Pranill Ramchander Sentech's Portfolio Manager: Corporate Communications.
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Sentech is a leading broadcast distribution and telecommunications company. As a fully commercial, state owned enterprise, Sentech provides signal distribution, broadband multimedia services, value added services and is a carrier-of-carrier for international voice traffic.
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