DESIGNA MAGAZINE DESIGNA ISSUE III 2019 2 | Page 13

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DBRIEFS
NEW BITS | EVENTS | PROMOTIONS
Mall for Africa expands
to 11 new markets
Management account; as well as for Saatchi
Abel in the capacity of account lead on key
brands, including Nedbank and Nando's.
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2. Janice De Jong has been appointed as client
services manager. She has a combination of
over 11 years managerial experience in the
production, printing, manufacturing, flighting,
outdoor and special projects. Prior to joining
JCDecaux, she was been involved in a number
of outdoor campaigns with top end clients and
their projects. These include the Guinness
World Record soccer balls that were erected on
the Telkom Towers for the 2010 Soccer World
Cup. “I have had the pleasure of working with
many high-profile clients and award-winning
agencies over the past years that have given me
the exposure and taught me the valuable
knowledge I know now about our industry. I
am passionate about the outdoor and
advertising industry and am very excited to join
such a dynamic and innovative team such as
JCDecaux of whom I have met many team
members over the years,” said De Jong.
Samsung Electronics East Africa Chief Operating Officer Robert Ngeru and Samsung Electronics
Africa Vice President George Ferreira in a �le picture
Mall for Africa, an e-commerce and m-
commerce platform present in Nigeria,
Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda, has expanded to
11 new countries in Africa in response to
rising demand for its patented service.
�e app will now be available in Angola,
Chad, Guinea, Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda,
Malawi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
�e app offers billions of items from more
than 250 top US and UK retailers – stores
that would otherwise be inaccessible to
many African customers – and manages
every aspect of the order and return cycle.
3. Diana Mtombeni is the newly appointed
sales executive for Africa. She holds a BCom
Marketing degree from Unisa and a PMD from
GIBS. Mtombeni has over eight years'
experience in sales, marketing and customer
service across Africa. Her's passion is account
management and client service delivery and has
a proven ability to develop and grow
relationships across diverse groups and levels
within organizations in Africa.
"�is is an exciting time for Mall for Africa
as our rapid growth will afford millions of
new customers the opportunity to shop from
the most desired retailers," said Chris
Folayan, CEO of Mall for Africa. "Current
customers in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and
Rwanda love our platform which is why we
are rolling out in 11 additional countries and
will continue to expand our platform to meet
the needs of customers worldwide."
JCDecaux in sub-Saharan Africa, formerly
Continental Outdoor Media until the
acquisition by JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris:
DEC) in partnership with Royal Bafokeng
Holdings in June 2015, is Africa's leading
traditional and digital outdoor advertising
company and operates in 16 countries in
Africa. The company offers in excess of
37,000 advertising opportunities within the
African continent.
Key appointments at JCDecaux Africa
JCDecaux Sub-Saharan Africa, has announced three key appointments to their traditional and digital
outdoor advertising team in Africa, as their network on the continent expands. The appointments are:
1. Uyanda Manana has joined JCDecaux Sub-Saharan Africa as the head of sales – regional and direct.
With more than 14 years' experience in marketing communications, Manana has managed and led
campaigns at several prestigious advertising agencies. She
started her career at L'Oreal based in Johannesburg,
South Africa then later moved to London where she
joined Publicis working on a client portfolio that included
L'Oreal, Garnier and United Biscuits. After returning to
South Africa, she joined The Jupiter Drawing Room to
head up MTN. During this time, the agency produced
the iconic and award-winning FIFA World Cup – MTN
Ayoba campaign. She also worked for activation agency
Hariz M.E in Dubai on the Abu Dhabi Motorsport
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The group has operations in more than 75
countries around the world, and has a
presence in 4,435 cities with more than
10,000 inhabitants. The Group generated
total revenues of €3,208 million in 2015.
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June 2019 | D E S I G N A