The 2025 Future of Leadership Awards Ceremony

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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: 

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.

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