"As an IT professional with extensive and diversified experience I have worked with Adele for many years in which she fulfilled various roles, both in the distribution and vendor arenas. Adele has always stood out as my “go to” person for any customer related queries, opportunities and challenges. There is no one event I can single out to describe her expertise. She is a well versed, knowledgeable, innovative and competitive all-rounder with impeccable business ethics. Any customer or organisation would deem her as an invaluable asset to their table. Adele can inspire people to do better and achieve the maximum results. Everyone that has reported to her during the years described her to me as the best manager they ever had. I hope that my path will cross with her in her new ventures as the only result could be success."
"Adele is an easy person to engage with and her personality makes it hard not to like her. She encourages conversation and always inspires others to be more and expect more from themselves. Adele has become a confidant to me and I have looked at her for advice and guidance in both my personal and professional life. She mentors and coaches one in a way that inspires confidence encourages one to move forward with renewed enthusiasm. The years of experience in various roles within the industry enables Adele to make informed decisions and give sound advice to those that approaches her. She is always willing to share her experiences with other and provide guidance where needed without forcing her ideas on others. This is a trait of hers that has made her very approachable to others and has attracted me to her and has helped me to take her in my confidence. Adele Oosthuizen is a real jewel of the industry and I would highly recommend her to all my friends and colleagues."
"Working with Adele was an absolute pleasure and privilege. What I admired the most about Adele was her desire to challenge the status quo by supporting and enhancing some of my grand scheme ideas to revolutionise the market and in many cases, we were successful in achieving just that. She took a chance on me which I appreciate and respect greatly. Adele has an incredible work ethic, as she works extremely hard and gives her everything to initiatives and partners she believes in. I cherish the business relationship we had as it was built on trust, honesty and a desire to do what nobody has done before and to the very best of our joint ability. It was one of the partnerships I was sad to bid farewell to when I moved to the US, but we haven’t, and I hope will never lose contact, as I feel there is still much to come from this lady."
“I have worked with many managers in 20 years with the company and Adele stands out as the best manager I’ve had. Her passion for the product, customers and people is seen in her daily activities and actions. She is very much a people’s person. She wants people to succeed and always offering her help. Adele is an ambitious go-getter that will succeed in what she is striving for. She has made a significant impact on our customers through her relationships, subject knowledge, professionalism, combined with her soft and caring nature. She is someone you can confide in and ask for advice. Adele's passion is to lend a helping hand.”
“I had the pleasure to work with Adele when she was the Corporate and Public sales manager for South Africa and I was the Printing Business Unit manager. Not only did Adele demonstrate outstanding business and channel experience, but I was particularly impressed by her ability to handle tough and stressful situations in a very calm and constructive way! Adele is an asset to any company or organization, someone you can trust and rely on.”
“I have known Adele for over 3 years and over this time, I have been consistently impressed by both her ability to tackle complex challenges, her attitude towards work and colleagues and her natural ability to mentoring and collaboration to achieve common goals. She is honest, dependable and incredibly committed to quality results. Adele has the combination of business acumen and communication skills that breeds success in any project she embarks on. Along with her undeniable talent, Adele is an absolute joy to work with. If I was to assemble the "A Team", Adele would, without a doubt, be the first person I would consider.”
"My relationship with Adele started 9 years ago, as a junior administrator. Under her leadership I learned how to engage with stakeholders in the industry. Through her coaching and mentoring I learned how to believe in my abilities and grow as an individual. She has an ability to recognize hidden talent and always makes time to engage when approached for advice or insight. Today I am a Brand executive and when in doubt of self, she continues to remind me of my capabilities and the importance of self-belief. Her passion for development of others is something I admire, as a result I have become passionate for meaningful transformation of others around me."
"There is something so powerful and beautiful when woman come alongside each other to bring the best out of each other! I am so thankful to have experienced that working under Adele. I learnt new and valuable business and life skills through her knowledge and example and am so grateful to have had a strong, confident and well-equipped woman in my life who helped me see my potential. Thank you Adele, for setting me up to succeed in my position and for planting seeds in my life that have been part of my amazing journey over the last few years. Adele, you inspire! All the best for this amazing initiative. I highly recommend Adele's mentorship program and or mentoring services."
"Adele exemplified what it meant to be focused on customer service and delivery. She has built very strong business partnerships across the spectrum of our business and helped to deliver on our outcomes with HP. Adele delivered on her mandate in the utmost professional and ethical way. A true professional."
“I've had the privilege of working with Adele in various capacities as a colleague and a customer over the last 15 years. She is a dedicated, professional and passionate individual and cares deeply about her performance and impact on others in business. Her professional conduct and investments is building strong business networks ensure that she is widely respected business leader.”
"As a fellow IT professional based at Microsoft for over 10 years, I have personally worked alongside and with Adele for the past fifteen years. Not only has she been a key player in any work team she participates in, but she’s also become a good friend. Adele’s skills and leadership qualities would make her an invaluable addition to any company based in the information technology sector or someone looking for a person with great leadership qualities. In addition to her professional qualifications, Adele has personal qualities that make her well-suited to leadership. She’s naturally falls into the role of a “point person” that many of her colleagues go to with questions. She’s not afraid to take risks and often suggests new directions to explore. Adele is committed to quality, growth, and progress, and she inspires her team members to strive for the same. In short, Adele is a person with vision. I would have no hesitation in recommending Adele for any role no matter how big the challenge."
“I have had the privilege to work with Adele for many years. She is a natural leader, and her staff and her customers always had the utmost respect for her as a person and her work ethic. She has huge respect for business relationships and deals with customers and partners with integrity and honesty. She is a very passionate person, with a breath of knowledge within the industry and its verticals. She can inspire people around her, and I could see that when I witnessed her interactions with that of her staff. I know Adele will be an asset to any organization. She is hardworking and always goes the extra mile for her customers and partners. She will be missed at HP and in the corridors of Datacentrix. I know however that with her personality, and tenacity she will have huge success in wherever her career path takes her.”
"I worked with Adele at a very formative time in my career and she pushed me to levels I never thought possible. In terms of my professional skills, personal development & leadership exposure, her contribution has been second to none. Broadly speaking, Adele is very well acquainted with the South African ICT market and its players, particularly the Channel & Retail space, in which she has held multiple positions in different organisations. While she expects nothing but the best from her team, she largely allows independence of mind and execution, while lending unwavering support to help members reach their personal goals and contribute to the team’s larger expectations. I would relish the opportunity to work with her again."
“Adele and I worked together for many years during my time at First Technology KZN and then during my time at First Technology Johannesburg. I have always found Adele to be super professional, positive and more importantly trustworthy - I could share any customer information with her and really felt at ease doing so. She could build solid relationships and as such our HP business flourished working with her. Adele always had our back, a very rare trait in this industry indeed. Her warm personality made it easy for us to work together and many a laugh was had during "serious" negotiations. Adele is a winner and I look forward to working with her in the future in whatever career path she chooses to follow.”
"I worked with Adele for a number of years. Our relationship grew from strength to strength mainly due to her commitment to both customers and partners. Nothing was ever too much to ask for. Her ability to understand and keep steadfast to strategies was amazing. She was a very astute manager and did her brand proud. "
“What an honor it has been to work directly and indirectly with Adele throughout my career. Her passion for people and dedication to working smart makes her a great leader. Very few people make a conscious effort to develop others, Adele has always been supportive of my career growth and has played a major role in my approach towards being a woman in the IT Industry. I have no doubt in my mind that she will be successful in her new endeavors.”
"I have known Adele now for more than 12 years. Our first work relationship was a distributor/vendor setting. I have liked her drive from the start. There was always a lot of positive energy coming from her. Sometimes that energy would turn into fierce competition. Not a lot would stop her to get what she wanted. At the same time, she had always had a great sense of justice and do the right thing attitude, that made dealing with her very unique and easy. A few years later we worked together in the same team. I have always liked her attention to detail, her go and get it attitude and she would always put the customer first. I would recommend Adele in a heart-beat, not only because our partnership was efficient, but because she has integrity, a great business mind, a great network and a lot of charisma. She would be an absolute asset for any organisation."
“I’ve known Adele for over 14 years where I have had the opportunity to work with her in many roles. She very detailed orientated, focused on people development and has a general sense of care for everyone. Her in-depth knowledge of the industry, ability to shift focus when needed and strengths on collective efforts makes her unique in every regard. She is a natural leader and motivator. I look forward seeing Adele blossom in her new venture and wish her the very best!!”
“Adele is a hard-working executive that's results, and outcomes driven, and it always presents an opportunity to work with her. Wish her well in her future endeavors and hope to still work with her in the future.”