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Kenya

Western Cape, South Africa

Multiple Client Projects: 1. Developing the strategy and brand positioning for eight (8) new products within the OTC (over the counter medicine) healthcare segment of the market in South Africa, launched in March 2023. The range of products encompass Eye, Mouth and General health categories for both children and adults. 2. Worked on the evolution of the.

Nairobi County, Kenya

• Overall management and total P&L responsibility of the Promasidor Kenya business, based in Nairobi. My responsibilities included:
• Vision, Mission, Values and Goals setting for the organization.
• Culture change program to entrench the organization values.
• Organization compliance as well as regulatory adherence within the local parameters. Minimize and mitigate against risk.
• Business planning, budgets and performance reporting and presentations to the board.

South Africa And Kenya

Responsible for the food enhancement business within the group. The category spans the African continent and my role included brand custodianship for the category, strategy development, demand and business planning, communication, budgets, new product development, consumer research, pricing, and best practice sharing. Relocated to Nairobi, Kenya in 2011 to.

South Africa

Accountable and led the strategy development and the successful execution of plans for the Food Enhancement Category across the Group, namely Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.

Responsibility for the marketing South Africa to the two biggest international markets (UK and the Americas) ensuring arrival and spend targets were met, which ultimately drove job creation in South Africa. Additionally also managed Argentina, Canada, Ireland and Brazil.

South Africa

Gillette was acquired by P&G in 2005, where I was appointed to lead and manage the Pampers Business.

South Africa

P&L responsibility for Duracell and Braun business for the Southern Africa, accountable for developing the brand strategy and the implementation of this strategy in South Africa.

South Africa And United Kingdom

Full marketing responsibility for analgesics portfolio which was the largest portfolio within the business and line management responsibility for two (2) brand managers. My position also incorporated brand repositioning on Disprin and the Umbrella branding strategy development and implementation.In 2022, secondment to the UK to work on the Gastro.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Started my career at Sanofi Aventis (then called Rhone Poulenc Rorer) and progressed from graduate trainee to lead the brand and marketing function within the OTC Division, which included the management of sales for all consumer brands.

General Management Prog, Executive Leadership

Leadership program designed for General Managers. It was an 8 month program, which involved lectures, simulations, company visits.

Advanced Finance Management

Passed with distinction

B Tec Degree

Imm And Marketing Degree, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Was a prefect at school and represented my school at cricket, football, volleyball and athletics. I was also.

Matric