Job Title: chief technology officer
Company: Development Bank of Southern Africa
Kholeka Tsotsotso is the chief technology officer at the Development Bank of Southern Africa, a role she has held since December 2017.
Before joining the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Kholeka served as deputy chief operating officer for VitalityLife UK.
She previously served as head of strategy execution and change management at the company.
Earlier in her career, she held senior IT and management positions at Vodacom SA, Liberty Life, Investec Limited, Standard Bank, Ford Motor Company, Engen Petroleum and Old Mutual.
Kholeka was also named a finalist for the 2024 Visionary CIO of the Year and was recognised on the Global CIO 100 list for 2024 and 2025.
Kholeka holds a master of business administration from De Montfort University and a diploma in information technology from Van Zyl & Pritchard.
Work:
2017 – Present: chief technology officer, Development Bank of Southern Africa
2016 – 2017: deputy chief operating officer, VitalityLife UK
2015 – 2016: head of strategy execution and change management, VitalityLife UK
2014 – 2015: executive head of business development, Vodacom SA
2010 – 2014: divisional director of group IT, Liberty Life
2009 – 2010: consulting, Rubicon Enterprise
2007 – 2008: head of central IT, Investec Limited
2006 – 2006: IT programme manager, Standard Bank
1999 – 2006: IT senior manager of applications development services, Ford Motor Company
1996 – 1999: senior project manager, Engen Petroleum
1993 – 1996: system analyst, Old Mutual
1988 – 1993: tutor and programmer, Zakheni/UCS
Education:
2003: Master of business administration, De Montfort University
1997: Project management, Faculty Training Institute
1995: System analysis, Faculty Training Institute
1987: Diploma in information technology, Van Zyl & Prichardt
About company: The Development Bank of Southern Africa is a development finance institution that supports infrastructure and strategic initiatives.
