HOBA Tech’s Heath Gascoigne Wins “Digital Transformation CEO of the Year 2025”

Recognition crowns three decades of global delivery as HOBA Tech expands into Australia & New Zealand and readies the launch of HOBA Pro AI.

HOBA Tech is proud to announce that our Founder & CEO, Heath Gascoigne, MBA, has been named Digital Transformation CEO of the Year 2025 by CEO Monthly. The award recognises Heath’s leadership in creating the HOBA® (House of Business Architecture) framework and turning it into a trusted consulting practice, academy, and software platform used across government and enterprise in the UK, USA, Europe and the Middle East.

“This award is for our clients, partners and community. Our mission is simple: make transformation predictable, transparent and value-led,” said Heath. “As we expand into Australia and New Zealand, we’re bringing 30 years of international experience back to the Asia-Pacific region—with the same rigor, practicality and results our clients expect.”

2025 is a milestone year for HOBA Tech. Alongside our ANZ expansion, we’re preparing the public launch of HOBA Pro AI—our AI-enabled platform that turns strategy into measurable outcomes with responsible governance built in. Heath’s continued thought leadership will also culminate in two new books scheduled for release at the end of 2025.

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🎉 HOBA Lucky Dip — 9 Scholarship Winners Announced

HOBA Tech is delighted to announce the nine winners of our 9-Year Anniversary Lucky Dip — nine full scholarships to the Certified HOBA Business Transformation Architect programme.

We received thousands of high-quality applications from across the world. To make the process absolutely fair and transparent we ran the draw live — a HOBA-branded spinning-wheel draw that selected winners at random on our livestream. The draw used cryptographic randomness and a timestamped audit log so the outcome is verifiable.

The winners

Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the HOBA 9-Year Scholarship:

🎯 Tom Juma - Kenya

🎯 Udom Hongchatiku - Thailand

🎯 Jarret Bunnin - United States

🎯 James Landgraf - United States

🎯 Ajit Ahloowalia - Ireland

🎯 Will Bevan - United Kingdom

🎯 Ernest Obu Cann - United Kingdom

🎯 Marcel Ekkel - Hong Kong

🎯 Luis Pena - Mexico

What each winner receives
Each winner has been awarded a full scholarship seat on the Certified HOBA Business Architect programme. The scholarship includes:

• Full enrolment in the Certified HOBA Business Architect course (training modules, course materials and assessments).
• Priority onboarding and a dedicated welcome call with a HOBA course lead.
• Early access to HOBA Pro AI (Private Beta) before the public release — an AI toolkit designed to accelerate your transformation work.
• HOBA certification on successful completion plus membership in the HOBA community.

Why we ran this

This scholarship was awarded in support of HOBA’s mission to democratise business transformation — to make professional transformation skills accessible and affordable for practitioners everywhere, not just large organisations. We also used this opportunity to introduce our new 12-month and 24-month payment plans, designed to make certification and lifelong learning financially accessible without compromising quality.

How the draw was run

The winners were chosen live on our broadcast using the HOBA Lucky Dip tool. The selection process uses the browser’s cryptographic random number generator and records a timestamped audit log. For complete transparency we will publish: the applicants CSV used for the draw, the draw log, and the winners CSV. (Links to the downloads will appear here shortly.)

Want to learn more / enroll?

If you didn’t win but still want to join the Certified HOBA Business Architect programme, enrolments are open. Learn more and register here: https://hoba.tech/certified-business-transformation-architect

If you’re interested in HOBA Pro AI (Private Beta) and how it will support your transformation work, visit https://app.hoba.tech for product details and early access information.

Founding Partners — Australia & New Zealand

As we grow globally, HOBA is still accepting applications for our Australian & New Zealand Founding Partner Programme. Only 10 founding partner slots are available — applications are open now and will close at the end of November or once the 10 seats are filled (whichever comes first). If you’re a transformation leader in ANZ and want exclusive early access, partner benefits and enhanced commercial terms, apply here: https://hoba.tech/partners/anz (or email partners@hoba.tech).

Thank you

A huge thank you to everyone who applied and to everyone who joined the live draw. Your interest and the calibre of applications is proof that democratising transformation matters — and that there’s a global demand for practical, rigorous, and accessible transformation training.

— The HOBA Tech team

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