Sanlam partners with SA Professional Services Academy

The awards recognise the professional excellence of individuals across industries such as accounting, management consulting, architecture, legal, quantity survey, engineering and the built environment. As part of this year’s awards, Sanlam and the Academy will also host information sessions focusing on trends in professionalism and integrity within professional services firms.

There are two main categories - legal and finance; and engineering and the built environment. The winners of these categories will compete for the position of overall winner at both organisation and individual levels.

The awards include Professional of the Year, Discipline Firm of the Year, Category Firm of the Year, Young Professional of the Year and Woman Professional of the Year. There will be special awards for lifetime achievements, recognising individuals with long careers in their fields who have contributed to the development of their organisations and professions.

The firms will be judged based on set criteria, which includes their contribution to the profession, their contribution to the community, a commitment to ethics, a demonstration of customer service, the achievement of business and growth targets and their contribution to transformation.

“We believe the professional services industry plays a vital role in our economy and is pivotal to achieve national growth targets. We believe professionalism and best practice deserves to be promoted and the organisations and individuals who champion these ideals should be recognised for their efforts,” says Jacques de Villiers, head: Sanlam Professional Market.

Founder and project manager KC Rottok Chesaina agrees, “The role of professional services in South Africa cannot be understated. We are pleased that Sanlam has agreed to throw its weight behind our efforts to promote exceptionalism within this fundamental industry.”