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Themba Gwejela

Nickname: 'Themba'

Johannesburg based Marketing Professional


Born 07-03-1981 in Peddie South Africa

Career Summary:
After completing his degree at NMMU, Themba joined Liberty Life’s Graduate Development Programme where he quickly moved from being a trainee to coordinating all internal communication and marketing activities for this large financial services brand.

In 2007, Themba grabbed an opportunity to look after the Discovery Credit Card portfolio at Discovery Vitality as a Brand Communication Consultant where he was responsible for the full scope of marketing as well as the running of their loyalty programme which had a network of 15 retails partners and 3 travel partners.

Themba was then approached with an opportunity to join the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund as a Communication Manager responsible for internal and external communication as well as the clients service area that consisted of a call centre and relationship managers.

In 2009, Themba joined Metropolitan Retirement Administrators as a Marketing Manager and was quickly promoted within 9 months to Head of Marketing for the business, responsible for their overall marketing strategy as well as the BBEEE compliance process. At 31, Themba is the youngest member of the Executive Management (EXCO) Team and he is also an invitee to the company Board of Directors meetings.

In August 2012, Themba left his role at Metropolitan to join the largest financial services brand in South Africa: Old Mutual.

Areas of Speciality:
Internal & External Communication
Strategic Marketing
Advertising
Public Relations/ Media Relations
Brand Management
Client Relations (strategy & retention)
Strategic Events

Contact details

O: 0115878303

M: 0718563086


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Business Address

Phase A, Metropolitan Park, 8 Hillside Road, Parktown, 2193


Professional details

Current Position(s)

Marketing Developmentg Manager | Old Mutual Corporate | Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited
Sandton , South Africa | September 2012 - present

Accounting, Banking and Finance


Previous Position(s)

Marketing Head | Marketing | Metropolitan Retirement Administrators
Johannesburg, South Africa | 2009 - August 2012

Accounting, Banking and Finance

As a member of the Executive Management (ExCo) team, this role is responsible for the development and implementation of marketing strategies and all related activities.


Communication Manager | Eskom Pension and Provident Fund | Eskom
Johannesburg | 2008 - 2009

Accounting, Banking and Finance


Brand Communication Consultant: Credit Card | Vitality | DISCOVERY LTD
Johannesburg | 2007 - 2008

Accounting, Banking and Finance


Communication Officer | Group Communications | Liberty Life Group
Johannesburg | 2006 - 2007

Accounting, Banking and Finance

Educational history

Secondary

Matomela High, Peddie, South Africa (1999)

Tertiary

Vega - The Brand Communications School

Johannesburg | 2007 - 2008

BA Honours - Brand Leadership

University of Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth | 2003 - 2005

Bachelor of Arts - Media, Communication & Culture

Achievements

Awards

University Colours | University of Port Elizabeth | 2004

Shortlist and nomination

media exposure

Routes | 2009

A newsletter for NMMU Alumni

Competitive Accomplishments

Silver Award | Assegai Awards | 2011

My campaign won in the Media Awards - Direct Response Advertising (Outdoor, Ambient & Print) by Lesoba Difference

Academic Achievements

SRC Member | 2004

Portfolio: Academic Interests

Other Achievements

Youngest Executive | 2009

At only 31, Themba is the youngest member of the EXCO team at www.metra.co.za

Activities

Memberships

PRISA

Public Relations Practitioner, 2010 - present

PRISA - the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa is a professional body for communication professionals.

Other Activities

Music

Singing, Writting Music, Listening to Great Artists, 1993 - present

Testimonials

Lebogang Mukansi of Liberty Life

"“Themba is a meticulous planner and has the ability to see things in a big picture scenario. He's also got a flair for creative concepts and communication management.” October 16, 2009" - 2009

Ayanda Gaqa of Eskom

"“A motivated, energetic, action oriented marketer and communication proffessional, Themba proved to be a valuable resource within the company. His attention to detail, strategic thinking and dedication to his work was commendable.” October 23, 2009" - 2009

Nomzamo Khanyile of Libertry Life

"“Themba joined Liberty Life through the Graduation Development Programme. I was tasked with mentoring him, which was a great pleasure. Always eager to learn, Themba was quite vocal in terms of the direction he wanted his career to take. It was a wonderful experience watching him work on some of the challenging projects with the most difficult people and come out on the other side a better person. My confidence in him and his ability to deliver high quality work made him a dream colleague. We are still in touch and I can tell he still maintains the same approach, with which he will always be an asset to any company.” November 27, 2008" - 2008

Victor Sibeko of Metropolitan

"“Themba has a wealth of experience in the Marketing and Communication and pationate about what he does. Themba skills are rare to find especially in the Finanancial and Retirement Indusctry sector. Marketing and Communication plays a significant role and often taken for granted if not handled by ill-eperienced people. As a collegue and representative of the Communication industry Themba is in touch with the latest trends in Communication and I fully recommend him for any challenge in MArketing Communication.” February 15, 2010" - 2010

Nicoleen Davies from Discovery

"“Themba was always thorough, committed and dedicated to his work - being very focused on what was the right thing to do for the business whilst still focusing on deadlines. Even though not directly part of my team, he was an extention of it and became integral in what we did. Importantly, he was also fun to work with - which is always helpful in a pressured environement.” " - 2009

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