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José Soares

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Chief Technology Officer at The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts
📍 City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

As CTO for The Capital Hotels, José has nearly two decades of experience across fintech, gaming, and telecoms. He leverages this diverse background to drive technological innovation in hospitality, focusing on enhancing guest experiences and simplifying operations. Colleagues describe him as enthusiastic, tenacious, intelligent, and creative, with a lead-from-the-front approach.

José is a passionate technologist who began his career co-founding a mobile gaming company. He listens to podcasts like "Hotel Tech Insider" for industry insights and "The Diary of a CEO" for motivation, valuing the raw stories of others journeys. He is focused on developing the next generation of IT talent.

He humorously compares his 2024 AI & ML postgrad to learning to drive a horse carriage in 1908, seeing it as foundational for future innovation.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Hospitality Innovation
As CTO, he is focused on building a proprietary tech ecosystem, using data analytics and AI to enhance guest experiences and streamline hotel operations.
Applied AI & ML
He recently completed a postgraduate certification in AI/ML and is actively leveraging it to forecast sales patterns and derive meaningful insights from guest data.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Chief Technology Officer
The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts
11-2022 - 8-2025
Director of IT
The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts
4-2019 - 11-2022
Group IT Manager
The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts
8-2017
Technology & Marketing Consultant
JUiZO
12-2017 - 3-2019
Technology & Operational Consultant
Binary Beach
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Education
2-2024 - 10-2024
Postgraduate Degree
The University of Texas at Austin
2016 - 2017
Bachelor of Science - BS Hons
Technological University Dublin
2014 - 2014
Short Course
University of Cape Town
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