Duke

Former CEO of Lowe & Partners SA. Former Chairman of YPO (Young Presidents Organisation), ACA (Association of Communication and Advertising SA), and director of the AAA School of Advertising. Previous CMO of AFB (now JUMO) - one of Africa’s fastest growing consumer finance groups.

Believes fierce imagination, good data and a bold heart can liberate businesses and create profitable opportunities for clients.

Wannabe Crossfit athlete.

Voted as one of SA’s Top 10 Brand Builders in 2008 by The Annual. Seven years with Unilever. Ten years as Ogilvy’s Strategic Planning Director. Group Marketing Director of National Brands. VP Group Marketing at Tiger Brands and Global Innovations Director of SABMiller plc in London. Ex-chairman of Motorsport South Africa. FIA (global governing body for motorsport) Senate member.

Owner of Garagista craft brewery. Owns too many motorbikes.

Worked in London, Los Angeles, Dublin and South Africa for agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi, Fallon, ENGINE, IDEO, TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, LBi and JWT London. Launched his own agency, Warp & Woof in London. Worked as a ‘product guy’ for a digital startup called Lifestori. Set up his own adventure racing series in the UK.

His passion lies in creating ideas which live beyond media and bisect creativity and entrepreneurism.

Gareth has been in the industry for 15 years. A decently long time. Luckily, Gareth still has the enthusiasm and verve of a fresh-eyed creative, mixed with the well-travelled nous of the grizzled one. His experience spans agencies like BBDO, Y&R and Saatchi & Saatchi where he has done some iconic work which has turned brands around, especially within the alcohol sector.

Pieter brings 12 years of industry experience, specialising in communication and design at agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi and Brand Union. He’s passionate about all aspects of communication and has worked in UX and digital design, environmental design, branding and advertising. His work has appeared across Africa, Russia and the Indial sub-continent. He considers gallery hopping a sport and practices whenever possible. He’s also a self-confessed pretentious prat, but has recently come to accept it.

Kate started life in the fun world of Lucky Strike. Since then, she’s managed local and regional client service teams in agencies like Grey, JWT and Prima Arc. This included being the regional BUD for Sub Saharan Africa at JWT. She also recently spent three years working in the mobitech industry. She has a passion for transforming and growing brands as well as how technology can be used to change behaviour and deliver services in emerging markets.

A rare breed, Nino ensures things that could go wrong, always go right. She has vast experience in managing workflow and production within large agency networks such as Jupiter Drawing Room, TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, Ogilvy Cape Town and Woolworths in-house.

Chilled champagne runs in her veins.