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ACA announces 2008 board

The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) has announced its 2008 board, retaining 21 of the 25 members from the previous board, including chairman Reinher Behrens and two vice chairpersons, Modise Makhene and James Barty. The third and newly appointed vice chairperson is Boniswa Pezisa, group executive director of Network BBDO South Africa, also a former member of the ACA 2006 board.

Behrens has been re-elected to serve for the third consecutive year.

The new board members are Nicholas Bednall, MD of Berry Bush BBDO, Andre Lombaard, MD of Brand Activation 141 and Selomane Maitisa, group MD of FCB South Africa.

“We are always happy to receive new members onto the board as they bring fresh ideas and new insights while the retention of previous members allows for flow and continuity as we strive together to grow the industry into a credible and flourishing sector of the economy,” said Behrens, ACA chairman.

The Board:

1. CHAIRMAN: Reinher Behrens – Director: TBWA/Hunt Lascaris
2. VICE CHAIR: Modise Makhene – Group CEO: J Walter Thompson
3. VICE CHAIR: James Barty – MD: King James Group
4. VICE CHAIR: Boniswa Pezisa - Group Executive Director: Network BBDO South Africa
5. Nicholas Bednall – MD: Berry Bush BBDO
6. Gail Curtis – CEO: Saatchi & Saatchi, Johannesburg
7. Andy Dippenaar – Creative Director: Pump Advertising
8. Mike Gendel – MD: Gendel Advertising
9. Muzi Khuzwayo – MD: TBWA/ Hunt Lascaris, Johannesburg
10. Andre Lombaard – MD: Brand Activation 141 (Ogilvy Group)
11. Selomane Maitisa – Group MD: FCB South Africa
12. Ivan Moroke – MD: Lowe Bull, Johannesburg
13. Nina Morris - MD: Morrisjones
14. Paul Middleton – MD: Ebony & Ivory
15. Abdulla Miya – MD: Network BBDO
16. Wayne Naidoo – MD: Lowe Bull Capetown
17. Ann Nurock – CEO: Grey Worldwide
18. Nkwenkwe Nkomo – Group Chairman: FCB
19. Groovin Nchabeleng – Group CEO: Leo Burnett Group
20. Chris Primos - Director: Blast Communications
21. Mohale Ralebitso – Chairman: The Jupiter Drawing Room, Johannesburg
22. Renee Silverstone – CEO: The Jupiter Drawing Room, Johannesburg
23. Marc Spriestersbach – MD: Publicis
24. Evan Mxolisi Tyawa – MD: O' Brian Marketing
25. Paul Wilkins – CEO: MediaCompete

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