Lineo Racoco, Group CISO, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA)

The new excites me, but it’s also very important to understand the business you support. You need the trust of all stakeholders and ensure technology introduced offers operational efficiencies and cost-optimisation. Look at IT as business-strategic, know the strategy, look at your industry vertical, what your competitors are doing and keep the edge.

The first thing that strikes you as you start speaking to Lineo Racoco, group CISO of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), is how approachable and open she is. No push-over and more than capable of having difficult conversations, this is also a woman who has the qualities of empathy, transparency and the ability to listen.