Cleo Ndhlovu, Manager of the Centre for Tissue Engineering, based at the CSIR, and one of the number one female leaders at the University, is in the run to become the next Business Woman of the Year. The South African Council for Businesswomen (SACBW) recently announced the list of 2017 finalists for the title Business Woman of the Year.
In 2005 Cleo joined the Centre for Tissue Engineering (CTE),
currently the only multi-disciplinary tissue bank in the country. The Centre
focuses on the retrieval, processing and storage of bone, cartilage and tendon,
cornea, skin and cardio vascular tissue.
This elegant woman’s strong leadership skills and ability to
deliver innovative new solutions to challenges in the field of tissue
engineering, have contributed immensely to more strategic resource utilisation
and sturdy organisational development. One of the highlights of her career was
the implementation of the very first programme for banking cadaver skin in South
Africa, which has been processed and preserved in glycerol. The creation of this
programme has given South African burn surgeons an effective way of saving the
lives of many more burn victims.
Cleo is currently working on a project for the implementation of
methods to improve the processing and engineering of musculoskeletal human
tissue.
- The SACBW is an inclusive, dynamic, vibrant and powerful
agent of change in the South African business environment. The Council aims to
promote the business interests of its members in particular and the economy of
South Africa in general, and offers development for all levels of businesswomen
where they can learn, grow and be challenged to excel.
The 2017 winner will be determined through a public SMS voting
system. Please vote for Cleo as follows: SMS Cleo to 34659. You can vote as many
times as you like.
For more information on the Tshwane University of Technology
please contact Willa de Ruyter on tel: 012 382 5352 or send an email to
deruyterw@tut.ac.za.