And the Winners are ...

Thank you to the 2,462 voters who cast their vote in the 2024 Future of Leadership Awards. Before we go to the announcement, here are the criteria for nominations:

The Criteria for Nominations

To keep the nomination and selection process as equitable and transparent as possible, all members of The Future Leader Forum (250+ by now, over the 6 Interview Seasons from 2017 to date) were invited to nominate up to three future-minded leaders.

These were the Criteria for Nominations to the 2024 Future of Leadership Awards (plus a written motivation, all submitted online).

• Have demonstrated a Willingness to share their Insights with the Next Generation;

• Have achieved significant Accomplishments in their Leadership Category;

• Have become Role-models to guide the Next Generation of Future Leaders.

The 2024 Award Winners

It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the 2024 Future of Leadership Awards:

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿

Winner: Mteto Nyati (Chairman BSG and Eskom)

Runner-up: Prof. Busisiwe Mavuso BCompt, FCCA, MBL, MPhil (CEO at Business Leadership South Africa)

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿

Winner: Dr Shirley Zinn (Chair at V&A Waterfront and Wesgro)

Runner-up: Nollie Maoto (Impactful Leadership NPC Founder & Chief Data and Analytics Officer FNB South Africa)

𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆

Winner: Caroline Marwisa (Group Head of Learning at Old Mutual)

Runner-up: Kobus Kleyn CFP® . (Advocate for the Financial Profession and hashtag#workingfromanywhere)

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿

Winner: Sithembile Ntombela maNdaba (Acting CEO Brand South Africa)

Runner-up: Sydney Nhlanhla Mbhele (CM SA) (Group Chief Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer at Absa Group)

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

Winner: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Former Executive Director of UN Women & Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa)

Runner-up: Bonang Mohale (Chairman at Bidvest Group and Chancellor of the University of the Free State)

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

Winner: Cleola Kunene (MBA) (Head of CX, SME Development and and Strategic Initiative Incubation at JSE)

Runner-up: Bulelani Balabala (Founder at Township Entrepreneurs Alliance)

𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆

Winner: Bertha Dlamini, EMBA, CPRP (President at African Women in Energy and Power)

Runner-up: Mpho Mokwele (Group Executive: Transacting at DBSA)

𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

Winner: Onyinye Nwaneri (Group CEO at Afrika Tikkun)

Runner-up: Shiphra Chisha(M.Inst.D),MBA (President of African Women in Business)

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

Winner: Tumelo Chaka (Chief Township Officer | Brand SA PYP | Executive Head Partnerships at Showmax)

Runner-up: Keratile Pekane 🇿🇦 (Director of Youth Development, Betterman Program at Puntans Hill Sports Club)

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

Winner: Nonkululeko Boikhutso (CEO at Nelson Mandela Childrens' Hospital)

Runner-up: jonathan jansen (Distinguished Professor at Stellenbosch University)

𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻

Winner: Dharshni Padayachee CA(SA) MPhil (Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Rand Merchant Bank)

Runner-up: Jesmane Boggenpoel (Author My Blood Divides and Unites | Creator Udemy DEI course | Mg Partner AIH Capital)

𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

Winner: Palesa Nhlapo (Head of Customer Growth - Emerging Affluent)

Runner-up: Bradwin Roper (Chief Financial Services Officer at MTN)

𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

Winner: Prudence Mathebula M.Inst.D (Managing Director at Dynamic DNA)

Runner-up: Vukosi Sambo (Executive- Head of Data Insights & AI at AfroCentric Group