New appointments at JWT Cape Town

Recently appointed at JWT Cape Town in the capacity of strategic planner, Russel Martin started his career at the digital advertising agency, Doubleklik. Having completed his MBA at UCT Graduate School of Business he also has experience in financial services from his role as software tester and business analyst for MortgageSA.

Zeenat Fakir joined JWT Cape Town this year as an account manager on brands Anusol, Listerine, Sinutab, Benylin and Savlon. After studying Film and Media at the University of Cape Town, Zeenat completed her Post Grad Diploma in Marketing and Advertising at the Red and Yellow School of Advertising. In 2004 she joined DraftFCB as a junior account executive and left an account manager in 2007.

JWT Cape Town is proud to announce the appointment of Lisa Berghammer who joined the company in January 2008 as account manager on the Smirnoff. Lisa began her career in advertising in 1998 when she worked at BailieGadd Advertising on the Moresport Group accounts before joining Saatchi Africa as account executive on Guinness Africa. From there Lisa joined G2 Advertising as account manager on Coca-Cola below-the-line and Furniture City through-the-line. Her leadership skills saw her running the Cape Town office of BKA, an industrial theatre/facilitation/events/advertising company, working on Coca-Cola below-the-line and Smith & Nephew until she joined The Green Room in 2006, as account manager on Old Mutual below-the-line.

JWT Cape Town's new senior account executive on their Smirnoff, Green Cross and The Organ Donor Foundation accounts is Britt Gilbert. She joined JWT Cape Town in January 2008 and brings with her a BA in Psychology and Communication Science, as well as an Honours degree in Brand Communication Strategy (Vega Brand Communication School). She comes from being an account executive on the Design Indaba, Mortgage SA, Bokomo and the Heart Foundation accounts at The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town, where she received a Silver Clio, Gold Lion and the Lourie Grand Prix for integrated communication for DI 10 in 2007.