Finalists for annual Rising Star Awards

Each of the 55 finalists will now be exposed to a vigorous final judging process before the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Monday, 28 July at the Hilton in Sandton.

Finalists by category:

Entrepreneur

Zuko Mandlakazi of Six Sib Inc
Asanda Saule of Fiction Imitates Reality
Harry Welby-Cooke of Action Coach
Anda Maqanda of AM Groups
Justine Botes of Prize Voucher

ICT

Noleen Ilunga-Muleya of Wipro
Thato Padi of Innovation Group (Pty) Ltd
Clara Namnick of Business Connexion
Muthe Rambuwani of PCubed
Tamika Mercedes of Innovation Group (Pty) Ltd

Banking & financial services

Marlon Reddy of Standard Bank
Sonja Pascoe of Standard Bank
Caren Robb of AFB
Isabella Marta de Langa of Standard Bank
Mayandree Govender of Standard Bank

Logistics & supply chain

Francois van Rensburg of Dovetail Business Solutions
Leeanne Soobramoney of The Point Of Purchase Warehouse
Olebogeng Sydney Seamrco of Transnet Freight Rail
Emma Gwala of Transnet Port Terminals
Khanyi Mamba of DHL Express

Energy & chemicals

Mxolisi Bhebhe of Engen Petroleum
Lisa Ferraz of Engen Petroleum
Adriana de Beer of Sasol
Nobleman Kani of Engen Petroleum
Nthabiseng Mutisya of Engen Petroleum

Manufacturing, retail & FMCG

Joanne Hodgson of Ellerine Holding Limited
Millicent Molete of Nestle
Andrew Jackson of DionWired
Kim Jensen of Aspen Pharmacare
Werner Beukes of Ellerine Holding Limited

Media & advertising

Lee-Anne Coosner of Media24
Xolane Ngobozana of Viruz Empire Entertainment
Theogaren Moodley of Bonngoe.tv
Joey Legodi of SABC
Wayne Hempe of TBWA\HUNT\LACARIS

Mining & industrials

Glen Nwaila of Sibanye Gold Limited
Neo Hutiri of ArcelorMittal
Brendan Marais of ArcelorMittal
Frances Phillips of ArcelorMittal
Ronald Naidoo of ArcelorMittal

Professional services

Jutta Villet of DAV Professional Placement Group
Rohitesh Dhawan of KPMG
Silas Mohale of PwC
Angie Botes of Dante Personnel Recruitment (Pty) Ltd
Georgina Smit of Arup

Public & private service

Wiebke Toussaint of Engineers Without Borders South Africa
Benita Olivier of University of the Witwatersrand
Thandeka Mazibuko of Sinomusanothando Community Development
Mashilo Mpya of MSC Business College
Mandisa Singata of Effective Care Research Unit, East London

Tourism & hospitality

Marvin Theron of City Lodge Hotels
Dominic Fry of Hilton Hotels
Malcolm Fynn of Hilton Hotels
Craig Donaldson of Hilton Hotels

Abia Rakoma of City Lodge Hotels

Charity auction at awards

Funds for the GreenSmile Foundation, the official charity of choice, will be raised at the awards ceremony. Sought-after items will be auctioned, including a limited edition replica of the World Cup winning jersey and medal, of which only 200 were produced.

Business Connexion, Sasol, Standard Bank, Hilton Worldwide, ArcelorMittal, CEB and ACSA. Partners of the Rising Star Awards include Upstage Productions, Rand Refinery, USB, Who's Who, Mulderbosch Wine and Young & Able are sponsors of the awards. For more, go to www.risingstar.co.za.