Kamani Naidoo

Kamani is the CEO and Co-Founder of SKAI Holdings and serves as a Board Director on two boards in Southern Africa and one global board. She is a strategic leader and entrepreneur focused on transforming organizations through technology, human-centered design, and intelligent operations. She holds an MBA specializing in Economics, Technology, Mentoring, and Coaching, a degree in Finance, and is a Behavioural Economist. Kamani is also an internationally accredited and licensed Customer Experience (CX) professional, serving as a CX advisor, mentor, and trainer, and regularly hosts B2B Customer Experience and Design Thinking training programs across Africa. She is the Founder of the NPO, Uthando Africa (“Love Africa”), an initiative dedicated to empowering communities and enabling future-focused skills across the continent. Through this platform, initiatives such as Ubuntu Connect focus on leadership development, human-centered enablement, and technology-led learning. Further to this she is the Founder and Owner of Pulse Martech, a digital marketing business built on the belief that digital marketing matters, helping organizations leverage data-driven marketing, digital strategy, and marketing technology to strengthen their market presence and drive measurable results. Under her leadership, SKAI Holdings operates as an intelligent transformation partner, helping organizations modernize technology, transform customer and employee experiences, and solve complex operational challenges. The group comprises five businesses delivering enterprise technology, AI-driven customer experience, and digital operations solutions. Kamani has been recognized for her leadership in customer experience, gender equity, and human-centered innovation, and is widely regarded as one of Africa’s leading voices in human-centered design and digital transformation. As off recently she has been acknowledged and recognised for being the top 30 influential women. For more information: 📧 hello@skai.co.za 🌐 www.skai.co.za