Job Title: CIO
Company: Ascendis
Nkosenhle Ngongoma was appointed Group CIO of Ascendis Health in February 2020. Before this he was CIO at Toyota Financial Services SA for four years. Nkosenhle has more than twenty years experience working in the IT sector having held positions like IT services continuity specialist at Eskom and corporate specialist in IT disaster recovery at ACSA. He has a Diploma in software development from the Durban Institute of Technology.
Work
2020 - Present Group CIO, Ascendis Health
2016 - 2020 CIO, Toyota Financial Services SA
2015 - 2017 Executive Committee Member, IITPSA
2015 - 2016 Corporate Specialist: IT Disaster Recovery, ACSA
2014 - 2014 ICT Domain Applications Specialist, PRASA
2011 - 2013 IT Service Continuity Specialist, Eskom
2011 - 2012 Senior IM Infrastructure, Eskom
2008 - 2011 Systems Analyst IM Applications, Eskom
2007 - 2008 Senior Software Programmer, Live Monitoring Pty Ltd
2004 - 2007 Head of IT Systems and Design, Classified Informatics Pty Ltd
2002 - 2004 System Developer, Azraa Audio Visual Software
Education
2019 - 2019 PGD Management of Digital Business, Wits University
2018 - 2018 Executive Development Program, Wits Business School
2017 - 2017 CIO Professional Practice for IT Operations Management, Wits University
2009 - 2010 IT Knowledge Management, Tshwane University of Technology
1999 - 2001 Software Development, Durban Institute of Technology
About Ascendis Health Ltd: Ascendis Health is a market leader in health and care products, owning some of the most recognised brands in South Africa. Their innovative portfolio of products is spread across diverse revenue streams and markets, allowing for organic and strategic growth across each of their three product divisions: Ascendis Consumer Brands, Ascendis Pharma-Med and Ascendis Phyto-Vet. From the sourcing of raw materials to new product development and manufacturing, to marketing and selling, the Ascendis Health portfolio spans the value chain with solutions that span the globe. They invest in their health and care brands to ensure robust and sustainable growth, both locally and internationally.
