The fostering of an entrepreneurial spirit throughout Africa as well as individuals will be one of the key reasons why/why not Africa develops to its full potential. In such a way, we share today the success story of Lwandile Qokweni:
Lwandile comes from a creative agency background, having worked as a communication strategist at FCB and Ogilvy & Mather.
Since having joined Carat in 2010, he has worked as a senior media strategist and Business Unit Head for Carat in Johannesburg, where he ran accounts such as Old Mutual, iWyze, Just Fun Group and Cell C Retail.
Following which, he was Carat’s sub-Saharan media manager, in which he was tasked with servicing and growing top-end clients such as Proctor & Gamble (West Africa), MTN Ghana, Coca-Cola (Kenya and BLNS – Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland) and Nokia sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, he maintained strong partner agency relationships in these countries.
Lwandile was appointed Managing Director of Carat Johannesburg in May 2013.