'About Nelri Venzke

Nelri Venzke is a Senior Design Director at Absa Bank, leading cross-functional teams across Personal and Private Bank. With 20+ years of experience, she delivers solutions that fuse creativity and impact.


She’s driven design at scale—accelerating UX, unifying platforms, and embedding systems that align with business and customer goals. Nelri is also a passionate mentor and holds executive education from Kellogg and Harvard Business School.


Before Absa, she held leadership roles at top design and innovation agencies, consistently positioning design as a catalyst for transformation across industries.