Igniting our business
Well done to the winners of our coveted Ignite Awards! You have inspired us with your passion, dedication and hard work as you live the values and purpose of the AfroCentric Group.
We introduced the Ignite Employee Recognition programme more than a year ago with the aim of inspiring all our employees, teams and leaders to be the best they can be, and to reward excellence.
The nominees are celebrated in three categories.
And the winners are . . .
The AfroCentric 2024 Ignite Awards gala event was held on 22 February at the Balalaika Hotel in Sandton, where we celebrated the winners.
The list of attendees included AfroCentric CEO Gerald van Wyk; Satish Antony, Executive Manager: Actuarial Consulting; David Carolus, CEO: Denis; Elnarie Hendricks, Interim Chief Executive Officer: ADS; Hannes Boonzaaier, CFO: Afrocentric Group; Monwabisi Kula, Chief Audit Executive; Tebogo Makoe, Executive Director: Human Capital and Transformation; Fezeka Nompumza, Managing Executive: Clinical Risk & Advisory; and Andrew Scwhulst, CEO: Medscheme.
“The culture of aiming for excellence at all costs, recognising and celebrating it, is the culture I’m aiming to entrench – an environment full of passionate people who show up every day to do and be the extraordinary.
“Congratulations to all the nominees and the winners who left the Ignite Awards evening with certificates, trophies and cheques. I’m truly proud of you for being a shining example that embodies what a true AfroCentric employee is,” Gerald said.
Shaping our Future
First prize: R50 000 | Second prize: R30 000 | Third prize: R20 000
Winner: Team Data Insights
Vukosi Sambo | Ncumisa Hlapo | Itumeleng Ralekoala | Taryn Fivaz | Hansel Govender | Chanwyn Williams | Gerda Strydom | Bheki Zondo
1st runner up: Team Branch Network
Nadine Viljoen | Karin van Heerden | Lubaina Ismail
2nd runner up: Team Bonitas
Jackie Karshagen | Sonia Alexandre | Preya Naidoo | Tebogo Leboi | Lara-Jane Blackbeard | Liana Groenewald
AfroCentric Citizen
First prize: R50 000 | Second prize: R30 000 | Third prize: R20 000
Winner: David Kotze
1st runner up: Muzi Khumalo
2nd runner up: Dina Louw
Community Citizen
Three teams were acknowledged because of their contribution to their various community CSI projects, including some of the good work done on Mandela Day, 18 July 2023. The panel recommended seed funding be donated to the community project identified by the teams to develop a sustainable initiative with ongoing support.
Be sure to read more about our top three nominees in each category in our nominees article.
