GLORIA Serobe
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – GLORIA Serobe, the public service and private sector doyen, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achiever Award at the South African Premier Awards in Johannesburg.
Guest of Honour, Dr Rob Davies, the Minister of Trade and Industry, bestowed the honour on Serobe, the Executive Director of WIPHOLD and Chief Executive Officer of Wipcapital, at the fourth edition of the awards.
Serobe (57) has more than 30 years of experience in leading public and private domestic and multinational institutions.
She is Non-Executive Director of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited and Nedcor Bank Limited.
Davies, in congratulating Ms Serobe said, “Ms Serobe has always reached for the glass ceiling, aiming to shatter it for herself and women after her.”
“South Africans like Ms Serobe inspire the nation that when excellence is a way of life, success is assured,” said the minister.
The fourth annual South African Premier Business Awards, held under the theme “Rewarding Business Excellence.”
The Department of Trade and Industry, Brand South Africa and Proudly South African jointly hosted the awards.
Tsogo Sun, Old Mutual and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are sponsors to the Awards.
The winners in each category are:
M Dreyer – Enterprise Development Support Award
Aerosud Aviation – Manufacturer Award
Solar Capital -Investor of the Year Award
Saab Grintek Defence – Exporter Award
Thata uBeke Manufacturing – Black Industrialist Award
Nestle South Africa and Bidvest Protea Coin – Play Your Part Award
Ekurhuleni Artisans and Skills Training – Proudly South African Award
Computers 4 Kids and AM Group – SMME Award
Icebolethu Group – Women Owned Award
Baclan Energy trading as E-Waste Africa) – Young Entrepreneur Award.
– Guardian