FNB Business Innovation Awards 2018 judges are respected entrepreneurs and business leaders in their own right
Meet the judging panel of the FNB Business Innovation Awards 2018.
FNB Business has announced the five judges who will preside over the selection process to determine the 2018 winner of FNB Business Innovation Awards (BIA) supported by Endeavor South Africa.
Candidates are being reviewed based on the stringent Endeavor selection criteria, according to Mike Vacy Lyle, CEO of FNB Business.
Lyle said those who make it through the first Endeavor local selection panel will be shortlisted as finalists.
Finalists will then be interviewed over two judging days to evaluate them based on the FNB BIA criteria, he said.
The overall winner will be announced at a gala dinner in June this year.
“We are encouraged to see the awards continuing to attract the highest calibre of judges who are respected entrepreneurs and business leaders in their own right,” said Vacy Lyle.
“Over the past three years, the FNB Business Innovation Awards have brought to the fore some of the country’s emerging entrepreneurs and gave them a platform to build networks that will help with scaling their businesses.”
The judges for the 2018 leg of the FNB BIA are Phuti Mahanyele executive chairperson of Sigma Capital, Andile Khumalo COO of MSG Afrika, Bruce Morgan CEO of GreatSoft, Catherine Townshend, managing director of Endeavor South Africa and Lukesh Govindasamy, FNB business bank provincial head for Gauteng North.
“We believe that the contribution of each judge will add significant value to all the participants.
“As FNB business, we have a major focus towards empowering women and black-owned businesses, and we hope to see better representation in this year’s innovation awards.”
Details: Themba.Msimango@fnb.co.za or 087 736 9267.
