Marilyn Radebe

Marilyn has over 18 years’ experience in the ICT Industry. Her core competence is in ICT, digital transformation, governance, strategy and business development. She is a Director of various companies and most notably CEO of Soma Solutions, where she has been responsible for the execution of the strategy and to provide executive leadership which as enabled Soma Solutions to grow and much as it has. Marilyn also serves as a board member of the MICT (Media and Information Communication Technology) SETA. Marilyn is also a champion for inclusivity and the use of digital technologies to transform the lives of our people. She has obtained her BCom (IS) Information Systems from UCT, her Management Advancement Diploma from Wits Business School and she is currently a member of the Institute of Directors (SA).

Accolades

2020 – Innovator Trust Top Women Owned Achiever (April to June)
2020 – Standard Bank Top Women in ICT Finalist
2020 – Article featured in IT Web on digital skills
2020 – Speaker – The ICT Leaky Pipeline
2020 – Speaker – BBBEE ICT Sector Council Women’s Day Webinar
2020 – Speaker – Communications Workers Union Women’s Day Webinar
2019 – Speaker – AfriCom – Maximising the Potential of Africa’s People
2019 – Chairperson – Economic Transformation Track
2019 – Panelist – Standard Bank Women in ICT
2019 – Speaker and Panelist – Shanduka Black Umbrellas Women in Business 2019
2019 – Speaker and Panelist – SITA Women in ICT 2019

Professional Competencies:

ICT
Digital Transformation
Governance
Strategy
Business Development
Economic Transformation
Skills Development
Financial Management

Characteristics

Passionate about the advancement of women through digital opportunities
Has the leadership abilities, skills and competence to serve as a Non-Executive and Executive Director

Industry Exposure:

Department of Trade and Industry
Britehouse a Dimension Data Company
Unilever
Centre for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration
Department of Water and Sanitation
NHLS
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
EOH
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Mimecast

Sentech
Accenture
Standard Bank
Gauteng Shared Services Centre
Gauteng Department of Health
T-Systems
SAP
SITA
Oracle
Sage
Altron
Barloworld
Board of Healthcare Funders
Tata

Volunteer

SA Women in ICT – Strives for the advancement of women and girls in the ICT industry
Black IT Forum – Strives for the economic inclusion of black people in the ICT