Reinventing Industry Through Technology and Talent

Reinventing Industry Through Technology and Talent: Powering Africa’s Digital Future

Kgomotso Lebele - Country Managing Director for Accenture in South Africa

Kgomotso Lebele is the Country Managing Director for Accenture in South Africa, where he helps clients grow and build resilience through diversification and operational efficiency. This is driven by innovation in cloud, security, data, and artificial intelligence. In parallel, Lebele advances talent transformation and reinvention strategies that create tangible value for our people, clients, and communities at scale.

With more than two decades of consulting experience across multiple geographies, he has built a diverse career spanning the public sector, mining, utilities, consumer goods, and financial services industries. Lebele’s expertise lies in leading large-scale business and digital transformation programmes that help organisations unlock new sources of value.

Before his current role, Lebele headed Accenture’s Natural Resources practice in South Africa, focusing on mining and energy. Earlier, he served as Technology Lead for the firm, driving the technology agenda and overseeing major client programmes in the country.

Prior to this, he focused on end-to-end sales, technology delivery, and the management of application maintenance cycles, while also leading digital programmes within the Resources, Health and Public Service sectors. In these roles, he partnered with client CIOs and IT managers to modernise systems, establish new technology environments, and optimise existing applications.

Lebele holds BSc: Biochemistry from the University of Witwatersrand, and Masters: Information Technology from the University of Pretoria. He is also a Harvard Business School certified Disruptive Strategist and participated in the Executive Development Programme from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is also a member of the Golden Key Society.

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