LANGE SENIOR LEADERSHIP

RUTH GOLEMBO

Managing Director/Strategist

Law graduate with post-graduate diploma in financial management. Director of Lange Strategic Communications for the past 20 years, owner and chief executive for the past 9 years. She has extensive financial and mainstream journalistic experience with Sunday Times, Investment and Financial columnist Business Times (edited Diagonal Street columns and Stock market report), financial analyst and investment writer on Financial Mail.



SHELLY STAMATIADIS

Account Director

National Diploma in Public Relations Management. Manages strategic media planning and liaison. She has been a key member of Lange Strategic Communications for the past 18 years, prior to which she was with the Cape Town City Council's Public Relations and Communications department. Experience includes corporate brand building, sports eventing, consumer communications and media management.



GLENN BRYANT

Account Director/Strategist


Holds BA (Hons.) LL.B degrees from the University of Kwazulu Natal and has formerly served as Head of the Department of Communication at Anglo American Corporation and De Beers Consolidated Mines; as Senior Communications Manager for the Standard Bank Group, and as a Director of Citigate South Africa and Cohesion Communication Research and Development company. He has experience of a wide range of businesses and business activities, including general management, legal and financial management and all aspects of communication, marketing, human resources management and organisational development.



BERNICE CRICHTON

Has Diplomas in Public Relations and Journalism and a Certificate in Change Management. She worked at Standard Bank in their Public Relations and Communication Divisions for a total of 21 years, culminating in her role as Head Internal Communication. Subsequently has consulted to the Department of Home Affairs, Absa and Standard Bank on communication strategies, leadership communication, change management and employee engagement. In 2009 she was invited by the Naval Postgraduate School in California to participate in their communication curriculum by presenting a lecture on cultural diversity.



MICHELLE FORD

Account Director

Qualified in Public Relations, Advertising, Journalism and Direct Marketing. She previously worked in the online marketing environment, gaining excellent e-marketing and customer relationship marketing skills. Subsequently worked in the advertising industry at Ogilvy Cape Town. She has extensive writing, project management, brand building, product launch and strategic planning experience, and has specialised in consumer engagement initiatives across a variety of top client service teams at Lange for the past 5 years.



BRIGITTE TAIM

Account Director

Has a National Diploma in Public Relations Management from the Cape Town University of Technology (CPUT) and an Art Directing Diploma from the Association of Advertising Agencies (AAA). Her experience includes strategic planning and implementation, product and brand building, as well as media and event management. She has also conceptualised, developed and project managed various successful digital CRM campaigns, and has been the project lead on the BPSA account for the past 10 years.



STELLA WINK

Account Manager

National Diploma in Public Relations from Cape Town University of Technology (CPUT). Experience includes strategic planning and brand building, internal communications, media and client liaison, consumer communications and sponsorship and event management. She has a keen interest in online and social media.



AYANDA MBANGATA

Account Executive

National Diploma (Food and Beverage Management) from University of Johannesburg. She has experience in event management and client liaison.



MERVYN DZIVA

Account Executive

The holder of a BSocSci degree from the University of Cape Town. He has solid experience in the sales and business development field. Currently his focus is on the development and project management of traditional and social media initiatives for financial services and recruitment clients.