Job Title: Group CIO
Company: Harmony Gold
Hendrik Kotze was appointed group CIO of Harmony Gold in March 2024. Prior to joining Harmony Gold, he served as CIO at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and held the position of group CIO at the Capricorn Group for six years. With over 30 years of experience in the financial sector, Hendrik has worked for prominent organisations such as Accenture, where he was an Associate Partner, Standard Bank South Africa as director of IT Development, and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) as an IT Manager. He holds an MBA from Steinbeis University Berlin and a BCom from the University of Pretoria.
Work
2024 - Present Group CIO, Harmony Gold
2018 - 2022 CIO, JSE
2017 - 2018 Enterprise Architect, independent
2011 - 2017 Group CIO, Capricorn Group
2010 - 2011 Sector Technology Officer, ABSA
2007 - 2010 CIO, Teba Bank
2003 - 2006 Director: IT Development, Standard Bank SA
1999 - 2002 Associate Partner, Accenture
1996 - 1998 Origin IT Manager, RMB
1988 - 1996 Senior Manager, Accenture
Education
2017 - 2019 MBA, Steinbeis University Berlin
1985 - 1988 B.Com. Computer Science, University of Pretoria
About Harmony Gold: Harmony Gold is the largest gold mining company in South Africa. Harmony operates in South Africa and in Papua New Guinea. The company has nine underground mines, one open-pit mine and several surface operations in South Africa.
