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About Ms Xoliswa Kakana
Xoliswa Kakana recently founded Spiral Insight, a Leadership Development and Coaching practice that services clients mainly in the Tech and Financial services sectors globally. She is transitioning from her role of Chief Executive Officer of ICT-Works, a company she founded in 1999, a role she has held since the company鈥檚 inception, overseeing its growth and operations in South Africa and the rest of the African continent. An electrical engineer by profession, Ms Kakana has more than 30 years of experience in the Electronics Engineering and ICT sectors, holding positions in many blue-chip technology companies. Since the start of her career, she has positioned herself as a leader in the country鈥檚 information, communication and technology (ICT) sector. She is an active contributor to the industry鈥檚 evolution and people transformation. 听She has held several non-executive director roles, including as chairman of SANSA (South African Space Agency) board and is currently a member of the ZA Central Registry (ZACR), Old Mutual Insure board and UJ Council.
She holds a BSc Maths and Applied Maths from the 欧美福利100000 of Transkei; a master鈥檚 degree in Electronics Engineering from F.H. Giessen-Friedberg 欧美福利100000, Germany; a Master鈥檚 in Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Management College, London; a Master鈥檚 Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Technology Management and Innovation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and a Master鈥檚 Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard 欧美福利100000.
She is a certified Advanced Coach Practitioner & Facilitator with Clarity Academy and is Apprentice of Supercoach Academy.