Durban — LexisNexis (LNSA) CEO Videsha Proothveerajh scooped the top leading woman in technology award in the continent at the Africa Tech Week Awards 2022.
The prestigious awards ceremony was recently held in Cape Town. The innovative legal tech giant also clinched a runner-up spot in the tech company of the year category.
The premier Africa Tech Week Awards recognise and reward leaders and companies that have demonstrated excellence in the area of innovative product development and leadership.
The woman in tech award goes to a woman who has shown IT excellence, strategy, vision and innovation in an organisation over the past 18 months.
Proothveerajh said: “This award is on behalf of all women who work in this industry tirelessly to make sure that we create space for others to come after us. I want to say thank you to my team at LexisNexis SA.”
According to the company’s head of marketing, Neliswa Mncube, this award for Proothveerajh is the latest in a string of accolades she has received since taking the reins at LNSA in 2019.
“She was named the most influential woman in business and government for ICT in Africa. She was spotlighted by Forbes as a change maker in Africa. In 2017 Proothveerajh was recognised as one of the 50 most inspiring women in South Africa by the global Inspiring Fifty initiative.
“Two years later, she was recognised as part of the ‘Africa 50’ – The 50 Leaders in Data Centres and Cloud, driving change in Africa. Last year, Proothveerajh was named runner-up in the inclusive leader: large national/pan-African or multinational company category of the ninth Gender Mainstreaming Southern Africa Awards.
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