ITWeb | IT Personality of the year 2007

	Section editor: Ranka Jovanovic Thu, 18 March 2010

Photo taken by Mzu Nhlabati, ITWeb

Ntebeng Ramushi, Aldean Prior, marketing manager of Axiz, and Mike Prior

Neville Naaidoo, top 6 finalist, Datacentrix

Sue Hershom, Joncom (right)

Adrian Schofield, ForgeAhead

Pfungwa Serima, Microsoft SA MD

Tony Parry, CSSA executive director

Moira de Roche, CSSA president

Pedro Viudez, SA Outsourcing

Moira de Roche, CSSA president

Lesley Stones, Business Day

Mthunzi Mdwaba, executive chairman of Torque-IT

Moira de Roche and Eddie Funde

Sue Hershon, Joncom

Eddie Funde

Sue Hershon and Ron Warren, 2006 winner of the CSSA/ComputingSA Fellowship Award

Anthony Fitzhenry, Axiz, and Hamilton Ratshefola, Cornastone

Moira de Roche

Peter Waker, winner of the 2007 CSSA/ComputingSA Fellowship Award

Peter Waker

Ron Warren

Peter Waker

Pedro Vuidez

Pfungwa Serima, top 6 finalist

Hamilton Ratshefola, IT Personality of the Year 2007

Tebogo Makgatho, director of TorqueIT

Ntebeng Ramushi, Mike Prior and Aldean Prior

Standing (left to right): Lucky Kwele, Netsayi Mutizhe - Axiz, Joanne Twigg - Axiz, Roger Dawes, Bheki Sibeko of Axiz, Joan Dawes, Thato Sibeko
Seated:Ntebeng Ramishi - Axiz, Mike Prior, Aldean Prior- Axiz.

Pfungwa Serima, top 6 finalist, and Hamilton Ratshefola, winner of the 2007 IT Personality award

Neville Willemse, Gartner Africa, and Rina Willemse

Hamilton Ratshefol, receiving the top 6 finalist certificate from Moira de Roche, CSSA President

Neville Naaidoo, receiving the top 6 finalist certificate from Moira de Roche, CSSA President

James Grcic, receiving the top 6 finalist certificate from Moira de Roche, CSSA President

Mirriam Zwane, receiving the top 6 finalist certificate from Moira de Roche, CSSA President

2007 and 2006 winners: Hamilton Ratshefola and Anthony Fitzhenry

Anthony Fitzhenry , Hamilton Ratshefola and Moira de Roche

Anthony Fitzhenry, Hamilton Ratshefola and Moira de Roche

Hamilton Ratshefola speaks after receiving the 2007 award

Hamilton Ratshefola, IT Personality of the year 2007

Top 6 finalist Mirrim Zwane with Hamilton Ratshefola, IT Personality of the Year 2007

Microsoft SA MD Pfungwa Serima, top 6 finalist, with CSSA president Moira de Roche

Peter Waker, winner of the 2007 CSSA/ComputingSA Fellowship Award, with previous winner Ron Warren and CSSA President Moira de Roche

Peter Waker

Moira de Roche

Peter Waker, on accepting the 2007 CSSA/ComputingSA Fellowship Award

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PREVIOUS WINNERS
IT Personality
Anthony Fitzhenry (2006)
Ntsundeni Madzunya (2005)	Mthunzi Mdwaba (2004)
Dali Mpofu (2003)	Benjamin Mophatlane (2002)
ICT Leadership
Dr Sebiletso Mokone-Matabane (2006)
Professor Basie von Solms (2005)	Ken Jarvis (2004)
Alewyn Burger (2003)	Andile Ngcaba (2002)
ICT Social Responsibility Award
	Kobus van Wyk (2005)

The panel of judges:

Anthony Fitzhenry, CEO of Axiz

Dr Helena Barnard, Gordon Institute of Business Science

Moira de Roche, President of the Computer Society of South Africa

Mthunzi Mdwaba, Executive chairman, Torque-IT South Africa

Neville Willemse, head of Consulting, Gartner Africa

Ranka Jovanovic, editor, ITWeb Editorial director

Tony Parry, executive director of the CSSA

Nominations and judging

Nominations were open to the public through ITWeb�s Web site until Friday 31 August.

Nominations must include a detailed motivation, stating clearly why the nominee should be considered for the award.

Based on the nominations received from the public and through the CSSA, the panel of judges will compile a shortlist of 10 nominees. This shortlist will be announced on ITWeb on Thursday 20 September and will be opened for public voting until Sunday 30 September.

By Wednesday 3 October, based on the criteria and public votes, the judges will select five finalists.

The judges will interview the five finalists between 3 and 12 October.

The IT Personality of the Year will be announced on Wednesday 7 November at the CSSA President�s banquet.

Banquet details

Date: Wednesday 7 November 2007

Venue: Montecasino Ballroom

Time: 18:30 for 19:00 start

RSVP: Lerina Nel Lerina@cssa.org.za

Tel: +27 11 315 1319

Dress code: Black tie, traditional