CEO Circle Winners
Manufactures High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes and provides an array of complementary services to customers including engineering, project management, quantity surveying, and maintenance solutions.
Nominated by Endeavor
Kgomotso Lekola
A one-stop shop that manufactures, installs, delivers and maintains corporate signage. Operates nationally, and has a presence in 14 African countries
Nominated by Nedbank
Grant van Greenen
Procures, supplies and distributes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and other raw materials to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetics companies.
Nominated by Adcock
Sungie Moodley
Immy Mohamed
Has a dual offering: asset rental management (computer hardware) to corporates, and the re-rental of second- hand technology assets to customers including SMEs and NGOs.
Nominated by Discovery
DJ Kumbula
Zakhe Khuzwayo
Deliver high quality, multi-million Rand turnkey interior fit-outs and related construction solutions through strategic partnerships with skilled core suppliers.
Nominated by Nedbank
Thuso Koboyatau
Thato Setati
Boutique fund manager focused on integrating bottom up research with in-depth quantitative risk management to build institutional and retail portfolios.
Nominated by RMI
Rayhaan Joosub
Mohamed Mayet
Niche contract mining services (load and haul and drilling) with a view to use data analytics to improve productivity and efficiency in the industry.
Nominated by Kumba
Jomo Khomo
Kefilwe Khomo
Rigorous selection process with Endeavor Scaleup
NOMINATED
143 companies
FIRST ROUND
49 companies
SECOND ROUND
33 companies
INITIAL SELECTION
13 companies
FINALISTS
7 companies
SECOND ROUND | 33 COMPANIES
Rigorous selection process with Endeavor Scaleup
NOMINATED
143 companies
FIRST ROUND
49 companies
SECOND ROUND
33 companies
INITIAL SELECTION
13 companies
FINALISTS
7 companies
SECOND ROUND | 33 COMPANIES
INITIAL SELECTION PANEL | 13 COMPANIES
INITIAL SELECTION PANEL | 13 COMPANIES
CEO selection panel
A panel of CEOs chaired by Adrian Gore, CEO of Discovery, joined by Fani Titi, Joint CEO of Investec, Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom and Bongani Nqwababa, Joint President and CEO of Sasol, announced the recipients on 7 August.
Adrian Gore
Adrian Gore
CEO of Discovery
Shameel Joosub
Shameel Joosub
CEO of Vodacom
Fani Titi
Fani Titi
Joint CEO of Investec
Bongani Nqwababaa
Bongani Nqwababaa
Joint President and CEO of Sasol
CEO Circle Executive Director
Lisa Klein
Lisa Klein
CEO Circle Executive Director
CEO Circle Entrepreneurs 2019
Personalized Pathways
The recipients of the CEO Circle Entrepreneurs 2019 Award will receive a personalised plan to accelerate their growth, which may include
Introductions to capital providers (debt and/or equity)
Matched C-suite mentors
Introductions to decision makers within relevant corporates (including senior executives responsible for procurement and supply chains)
