EY Southern Africa World Entrepreneur Award finalists announced

Master category: honours individuals whose achievements have made them world-class entrepreneurs.

• Ahmed Mahomed - Datacentrix

• Arnold Prinsloo - Eskort
• Johann Vorster - Clover

• Roland Sassoon - Sasfin

Exceptional category: recognises individuals who have shown exceptional tenacity and determination in building a successful and established enterprise, that is well on its way to becoming a market leader in its sector.

• Angela Dick - Transman

• Gil Oved & Ran Neu-Ner - The Creative Counsel
• John Nicolakakis - Roman's Pizza
• Nadir Khamissa and Shaazim Khamissa - Hello Group

• Dr Tim Tebeila - Sekoko Group

Emerging category: credits those individuals building young businesses with high potential.

• Khudusela Pitje - New GX Capital Holdings

• Lex van Wyk - Teraco Data Environments

• Magnus Rademeyer & Charl Fouche - AfriGIS

The winner will be announced at a gala dinner on 3 November, at EY's Strategic Growth Forum Africa, at the Sandton Convention Centre.

The World Entrepreneur Award culminates in an annual gala banquet in Monte Carlo in June each year, where winning entrepreneurs in the Master category from over 50 countries around the world compete for one of the most coveted global business awards. For more information, go to http://www.ey.com.