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On the lighter side of things, we ask the
industry experts what makes them tick. . . .
Simbo Ntshinka,
Managing Director and
Partner at ITEC Tiyende
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement? What first made you think of a
career in technology?
Managing the successful joint venture
of Itec and Tiyende Telecommunications,
positioning the business in the
telecommunications space and the
broader ICT sector in South Africa. I had
some good wins in some major projects
in managed print services and enterprise
telephony. These were very large projects
for the company and have set the bar in
the group. With a background in mechanical
engineering and managerial finance, I
started out as General Manager at Itec
Tiyende in 2006. I was then tasked with
establishing a sales team that would
focus on the public sector and then large
corporates. However, I debuted my career
at the South African Nuclear Energy
Corporation (Necsa) as an engineering
trainee and technical trainer in fluid
(water) mechanics and later moved on
to the Professional Technical Group as a
There are three key achievements at
Itec Tiyende:
• The National Health Laboratory Service
(NHLS) managed print services project
in 2007. It was the first and largest
managed print services national project
embarked on by the Itec Group and it
set the bar.
• Department of Justice (DoJ) PBX/
Telephony project in 2015 – this was the
single largest Mitel telephony project to
be won by Tiyende and Itec as a group.
The record still stands.
• Achieving Level 1 B-BBEE certification for
Itec Tiyende in 2018, entrenching the
company as one of the ICT industry’s
BEE leaders.
• Recognised as the Top Empowerment
Company in the ICT category at the
recent 18th annual Top Empowerment
Awards in April 2019
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management consultant and went on to
pursue a career in document management
and printing technologies. Information
Technology has always captivated me. I saw
joining the industry as a natural progression
to what I always wanted to do.
What style of management
philosophy do you employ with
your current position?
My leadership style is most heavily
influenced by leading with vision. The
motivator to this being passion. I tend to
keep a very firm eye on the future, ensuring
THE INDUSTRY
IS EVOLVING SO
RAPIDLY THAT
COMPANIES ARE
WORRIED ABOUT
THE CORRECT
PRODUCT OR
SERVICE TO
CHOOSE.
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