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Focusing on the journey

Oracle’s GM believes in going full-throttle.

13 September 2016

When the GM of Oracle SA clinched a big customer deal recently, but couldn’t announce it, the only way to celebrate was to get on a Harley Davidson and ride for seven hours straight. I can imagine Kholiwe Makhohliso whooping with delight on the 700km trip from Joburg to Margate, fuelled by a heady mix of business success and open road adrenaline.

Makhohliso, by the way, is a woman, and the only black woman heading a major international IT company in South Africa. “The Harley is my stress reliever, my comfort, my Prozac,” she says.

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