Job Title: CTO
Company: PwC SATIC
Vinoliah has been the chief technology officer for PwC South African Technology and Innovation Centre (SATIC) since January 2025, after serving as client executive (Financial Services) and client technology leader for Microsoft between 2018 and 2025.
Prior to this, she served as software QA manager for Sanlam between 2015 and 2018.
Vinoliah started her career at iThemba LABS as an employee responsible for web development, event management and outreach programmes in 2009. She worked her way to a role as software analyst lead with project management for Syntell, and she is currently a board member of Women in Tech South Africa.
Vinoliah’s educational accomplishments include a degree in it & software development from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a postgraduate degree in business administration from the University of Cape Town, and a master’s in business administration (MBA) from Stellenbosch Business School.
She is currently completing her PhD at the UCT Graduate School of Business.
Work
2025 – Present Chief Technology Officer, PwC South African Technology & Innovation Centre
2022 – Present Client Executive (Financial Services), Microsoft
2018 – 2022 Client Technology Leader, Microsoft
2015 – 2018 Software QA Management, Sanlam
2014 – 2015 Software Analysis: Project Quality Management, Jasco Enterprise
2012 – 2013 Software Analyst Lead, Syntell
2009 – 2011 Web Development & Events Management, iThemba LABS
Education
2016 – 2017 Master of Business Administration, Stellenbosch Business School
2015 – 2016 Postgraduate Degree in Business Administration, Management & Operations, University of Cape Town
2006 – 2009 Degree in IT & Software Development, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
About company: The PwC South African Technology and Innovation Centre is a joint venture between PwC South Africa and PwC United Kingdom with a focus on innovating, building and deploying digital business solutions for local and global clients.
