Willie Stegmann

Speaker Bio

Willie Stegmann is a seasoned IT and business leader with over 25 years of experience across financial services, telecommunications, and technology, including as Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of Corporate Functions, Strategy & Architecture at Vodafone Group, Group CIO at Vodacom from 2017, where he led the company’s digital transformation, championing SAFe Agile practices and launching platforms like VODAPAY. Before joining Vodacom, Willie held several senior roles at Standard Bank, including CIO of Personal and Business Banking, and Director of Core Banking Transformation. He also served as Managing Director at Gijima and General Manager of Group IT at ABSA. Willie holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and a Master of Commerce in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg. He also completed the Advanced Management Programmes at MIT and Oxford University.