Hamilton Ratshefola, IT industry stalwart, has died
a leading figure in South Africa’s IT industry who had served as CEO of Gijima since last year, has passed away.chairman Robert Gumede announced Ratshefola’s passing, describing him in a statement as “an inspirational leader gone too soon”. Ratshefola was 56 and died after a short illness.
“Gijima, its shareholders, board, executive, staff and the ICT industry have undoubtedly lost a leader par excellence, a friend, a mentor and an innovator, passionate about all things ICT, and the turnaround and sustainability of Gijima,” said Gumede.Ratshefola joined Gijima as CEO in May 2022 after a long stint at IBM as GM for the sub-Saharan African region. He was also founder of Auxilium Capital and founder of the Cornastone group of companies.
“The ICT industry owes an incalculable debt of gratitude to Hamilton Ratshefola, as do the thousands of engineers and sales teams who have been led by him for nearly three decades. Hamilton set the bar high for IT sales executives and continuously encouraged the same level of excellence from all his colleagues,” Gumede said.
“Hamilton was passionate about personal integrity, ethical business, the uplifting of professionals, and the potential of this country and the rest of the continent,” Gumede added. Gijima will hold a memorial and celebration of Ratshefola’s life this Thursday. Those interested in attending should
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Samsung South Africa secures level-1 B-BBEE status for fifth year - TechCentralPromoted | Samsung’s continued investment in South Africa has contributed to the company’s level-1 B-BBEE status for five consecutive years.
Read more »
Vodacom to boost network spending in South Africa - TechCentralVodacom Group will spend at least R12-billion/year on average on its network in South Africa over the next five years.
Read more »
South Africa must forge its own energy path: Gordhan - TechCentralSouth Africa must forge its own path towards becoming a low carbon emissions economy, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said.
Read more »
Nvidia's new RTX 4070 packs AI smarts - TechCentralNvidia is packing one of its midrange chips for gamers with more artificial intelligence features to improve graphics.
Read more »
Bheki Nxumalo is new Eskom head of generation - TechCentralBheki Nxumalo has been appointed to one of the toughest jobs in South Africa: group executive for generation at Eskom.
Read more »
KLOUDIP's Uber-like solution can save companies big money - TechCentralPromoted | Corporate transportation management can become a thorn in any company’s side.
Read more »