Nomsa Nteleko

If Nomsa Nteleko could achieve one thing for South Africa, it would be to influence the adoption of a curriculum that embraces critical thinking, design thinking, collaborative teamwork, project management, coding and soft skills. She is convinced that this set of skills can enable and empower young people to succeed in their endeavours within the economy and the emerging fourth industrial revolution in South Africa. With a background in project and programme management, Nteleko’s passion for technology, accounting and building teams led to her starting OS Holdings, an award-winning business that provides process-driven software solutions to medium and large organisations.

Her motivation was to build a professional team that values Africa as being a creator of technology solutions that successfully solve African problems. The decision to disrupt the market was pivotal. As founder and CEO, Nteleko has built the company on a growth strategy that is dependent on the empowerment and development of her team. The main drive and measure of success for the team is the success of the businesses they impact.

Starting a tech company 10 years ago, in the thick of male dominance within the industry, is an achievement Nteleko is proud of. When OS Holdings was founded, it was with the goal to create space for black professionals and boost female representation within the tech industry.