Full Name: Ntsoaki Ellen Nsibanyoni

Position and Company Name: GM of Uber Eats South Africa

Main Activity of the Company: Uber Eats is a technology platform that serves the on-demand market

Date and Place of Birth: January 19, Katlehong, on Gauteng’s East Rand

Schools and Tertiary Education: I attended Primrose Primary and Dinwiddie High, as well as North-West University for my BCom (Accounting) and Milpark Business School for my MBA

First Job: Graduate-in-training, finance

Size of First Pay Packet: Less than R7 000 a month

Career Path to Date: Finance

Value of Assets under Your Control: Because we are a private company, I cannot disclose this information

Number of People under Your Leadership: About 80

Personal Best Achievement: Becoming a mother – that was my best decision ever

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Both my parents – because of their motivation for me to get educated and never stop learning

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Johan ‘Sipho’ Coetzee, my manager at Gijimast, and Ian Graham, my manager at General Electric, have had a profound influence on my career. Their guidance and support are one of the many reasons I am where I am today. They encouraged me to stay curious, ask questions, continuously learn new things and push myself beyond the boundaries of a finance role

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: I don’t have one. Instead, I greatly admire entrepreneurs within the African continent who create companies, particularly tech and financial startups, and scale them, despite the many challenges that the continent faces. Their relentless drive, innovation and refusal to give up are qualities I find fascinating

Philosophy of Life: Always take the risk, make the scary move, start that project or business. You will never know your true potential until you take the first step and give yourself the opportunity to find out

Biggest Ever Opportunity: GM role at Uber – I get to do so much with the support of incredibly amazing and talented people

Favourite Food/Drink: Chicken pesto pasta

Favourite Music: It depends on the day – I listen to gospel, classic, 90’s R&B, and certain selective Amapiano songs

Favourite Sport: I don’t have any, but invite me to any live game and I will have a good time

Hobbies: I am not sure if reading is a hobby, but it’s something I enjoy to do when I get the downtime

Car: A Mercedes-Benz any day

Pets: My children and I have been considering getting a puppy

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Avocado

Married: No

Children: Asiphesona, who is 18 years old and is in matric, and Awande, who is nine years old

Clubs: None