Meet the CIO
TechCentralMeet the CIO is a podcast series produced and published by TechCentral and published monthly. We talk to IT leaders across South Africa about the role of technology in their organisations.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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Johnson Idesoh, group chief information and technology officer at Absa, says AI in all its forms – generative, agentic and the AI now being wielded by cybercriminals – is the single biggest topic on his... more
Anton Fatti, chief technology officer of HealthBridge, says the doctor-patient relationship must remain at the centre of digital transformation in healthcare, even as AI reshapes how medical practices operate.
Speaking on TechCentral’s Meet the CIO ... more
Technology sits at the heart of modern capital markets, and nowhere is that more evident than at the JSE. In the latest episode of Meet the CIO, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod sits down with Tebalo Tsoaeli, the bourse’s CIO, to unpack how technolog... more
Welcome to season 2 of Meet the CIO, TechCentral’s podcast series that dives into the minds of South Africa’s top technology leaders. Meet the CIO is brought to you by NTT DATA – where global experience meets local impact.
After a highly successful ... more
When Nedbank realised early last year that its mammoth core banking overhaul and modernisation programme was going awry, it turned to Marijke Guest for help.
Guest, CIO of Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) and payments and a veteran of ... more
Meet the CIO | Schalk Visser on Cell C’s big pivot
Schalk Visser has worked in telecommunications for more than 20 years, first at Telkom, then at Vodacom and now at Cell C, where he has served as chief information and technology officer since 202... more
Yosheen Padayachee, group IT director at Tsebo Solutions Group, is our guest in this episode of TechCentral’s Meet the CIO.
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Yosheen Padayachee was named as one of the top 100 most influential women in technology in 2024 and has been recognised a... more
Being a chief information security officer (CISO) in 2025 is a daunting role, but one that TechCentral’s guest in this episode of the Meet the CIO relishes.
Kerissa Varma, who was recently appointed as chief cybersecurity advisor in Africa for Micro... more
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Aシリーズ of conversations with senior technology leaders in South Africa, focusing on how IT strategy translates into real-world outcomes. Across recent episodes, topics span AI adoption, cybersecurity governance, cloud migrations, mainframe modernization, real-time payments, and the evolving role of CIOs in regulated industries. Guests from banking, healthtech, and capital markets share practical lessons on leading large digital transformations, balancing innovation with risk and compliance, and building cultures that enable rapid prototyping and scalable platforms. The show is notable for its emphasis on practical architectures (cloud-first vs on-prem, COBOL-to-Java transitions, API ecosystems), leadership insights, and the human factors—tal... more
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2. Anton Fatti
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