One of Capricorn Group executives Dr Etienne Slabbert, chief information officer (CIO), has received the CIO of the Year 2023 award. Slabbert was awarded for his exceptional leadership, visionary mindset and relentless pursuit of excellence in the southern African financial technology realm.
The award was announced at the 19th edition of the Finnovex Southern Africa 2023 Awards, hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 25 July 2023.
Finnovex creates thought leadership on cutting-edge issues and solutions, celebrating individuals and companies transforming the financial ecosystem and consistently demonstrating exemplary performance.
Finnovex is a series of summits examining the future of financial services and how disruptive innovations are reshaping how they are structured, provisioned and consumed. This is as the financial services industry is undergoing a profound transformation, fuelled by the rapid advancement of technologies, ever-changing customer expectations and dynamic regulatory changes, as well as fintech solutions have emerged as powerful drivers.
The CIO of the Year 2023 award is based on the achievements of Dr Slabbert as assessed by the industry, the organisers and the panel that selected the winners. Finnovex commended Dr Slabbert on his inspirational leadership in the IT sector, “propelling the industry towards a future of unprecedented possibilities”.
The award exemplifies not only Dr Slabbert’s relentless pursuit of excellence in the information technology sector but also the vision of Capricorn Group’s leadership to foster a culture of innovation, pushing boundaries to achieve tangible results.
“It was a pleasant surprise to be awarded the prestigious CIO of the Year Award for Southern Africa at the 19th Finnovex event alongside other esteemed industry leaders. Working in IT at Capricorn Group makes it easy to achieve success and industry recognition, as the Group provides an opportunity for all of us to be part of the implementation of transformational projects as we continue to transform our digital systems across the Group,” remarked Slabbert on his award.
“Living in the fourth industrial revolution world and all the advances and opportunities it brings makes it an exciting time for all of us in IT to be able to showcase our abilities to implement world-class solutions the industry and our peers acknowledge and that makes it also so much easier for our customers to use our products and services,” he added.