Job Title: CIO
Company: Barloworld
Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga was appointed Group CIO of Barloworld in December 2020. She has more than twenty years experience working in the IT industry including sixteen years as a CIO. Tshifhiwa has worked as CIO for the SA Government in the Security Cluster. She was also CIO for Barloworld Logistics and Supply Chain and CDO for Barloworld Automotive and Logistics. In 2014, she was named Visionary CIO of the Year by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA (IITPSA). Tshifhiwa was an MBA and an MSc. in IT from the University of Pretoria.
Work
2020 - Present Group CIO, Barloworld
2019 - 2020 Chief Digital Officer, Barloworld Automotive and Logistics
2017 - 2019 CIO, Barloworld Logistics and Supply Chain
2011 - 2017 CIO, Financial Services Board
2010 - 2011 Business Unit CIO Wealth & 3rd Party Payments, Standard Bank
2007 - 2010 CIO, Government (Security Cluster)
Education
2009 - 2010 MBA. University of Pretoria
2003 - 2004 MSc. IT, University of Pretoria
About Barloworld: Barloworld is a distributor of leading global brands with head offices in Johannesburg (South Africa) and Maidenhead (United Kingdom), providing integrated rental, fleet management, product support and logistics solutions. The company was established in 1902 in South Africa, making it one of the country’s oldest companies. The core divisions of the group comprise Equipment (earthmoving and power systems), and Automotive and Logistics (car rental, motor retail, fleet services, used vehicles and disposal solutions, logistics management and supply chain optimisation). The group offers flexible, value adding, integrated business solutions, backed by leading global brands, to its customers.