Job Title: CIO
Company: NHLS
Dr Sylvia Sathekge serves as the CIO of the NHLS, having joined the company in 2025. Prior to joining the NHLS, Sylvia was CIO at SNG Grant Thornton and the chief information officer at Omnia Holdings. She has also worked at leading organisations like Eskom, Airports Company South Africa and Anglo Platinum.
Work
2025–Present Chief information officer, NHLS
2015–Present Member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa NPC (IoDSA)
2022–2025 Partner and chief information officer, SNG Grant Thornton
2021–2022 Chief information officer, Omnia Holdings
2017–2021 Chief information officer: Africa, Babcock International Group
2012–2017 Coal supply unit manager, Eskom
2011–2012 Manager: problem and configuration management, Airports Company South Africa
2009–2011 IM service delivery manager, Anglo – Scaw Metals
2008–2009 IS manager, Anglo Platinum
2006–2008 Senior manager: IT, State-Owned Enterprise (SOE)
2005–2006 Senior advisor: project governance, Eskom
Education
2018–2022 Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Executive Business Management & Administration, Business School Nederland
2009–2011 MBL: finance, University of South Africa
2004–2008 Master’s in technology management, University of Pretoria
1996–1999 BTech in IT, Tshwane University of Technology
About the NHLS: The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is a South African public entity that provides diagnostic pathology services to the public sector.
