Nunu Ntshingila, CEO of Ogilvy South Africa, will in future be the unique representative from the African continent on Ogilvy & Mather’s worldwide board. This appointment came into effect this week.
Ntshingila has been CEO of Ogilvy South Africa since 2005. During her 10 years at Ogilvy, Ntshingila has guided the agency’s evolution into a diversified communications group, says the Ogilvy press release. Ogilvy represents some of South Africa’s largest brands, including SABMiller, MultiChoice, Volkswagen of South Africa, KFC, BP and Coca Cola.
In a note that went out to the worldwide Ogilvy network of 450 offices in 120 countries from Shelly Lazarus, Chairman and Miles Young, CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Nunu was hailed as an outstanding representative of the opportunities Ogilvy sees in Africa. “Nunu is the fearless and charismatic leader of the South African business and she represents the future of Ogilvy,”
Lazarus said after the appointment.
Ntshingila was instrumental in the creation of a pan-African joint venture with WPP’s Scangroup that promises to extend Ogilvy’s service offering across the African continent on an extensive scale. Her confidence in Africa and her optimism about the future of the continent and the role that South Africa has to play in its growth and development is just one of her many attributes.
