Board of Directors

Advertising Media Forum (AMF)

Gordon Patterson is a man of vast industry experience. After completing an IMM diploma, he joined the Argus Group as Asst Mktg Admin Mgr and moved through the ranks. During this time he started a separate unit called the Sowetan Marketing Services. In 1987, he joined Young & Rubicam as Media Planner and was promoted to Media Mgr. Next came a stint with DMB&B/Sonnenberg Murphy Leo Burnett as Media Mgr and promoted to Associate Media Dir. In 2000 Patterson launched and was appointed MD of Starcom.

Association of Communication and Advertising (ACA)

Paul has been involved with the media industry both in the United Kingdom and South Africa for 35 years. He came to South Africa in 1975 and because a South African citizen in 1994. He has presented to Parliament on behalf of the industry and regularly makes representations to ICASA. He has also lectured at AAA school over the years. He is currently a Board member of the ACA, and Regional Director of MediaCom Worldwide for Sub Saharan Africa

Print Media South Africa (PMSA)

In July 2008 Jason was appointed as Publisher of the Sowetan and Sunday World newspapers, after having joined as Financial Manager. He served in that position until 2012 when he was appointed the General Manager – Circulation for Avusa Media. Jason has also served as Non-Executive Director on the Board of Sowetan Television and as an alternate Director on the Board of Allied Publishing. He holds a B Comm. degree.

Paul has been involved in the newspaper industry since 1969.  In 1988 he was promoted from Sales Director Allied Publishing to Circulation Sales Manager Argus Publishing Company. In 1992 he became Circulation Director at Independent Newspapers. In 2012 he moved back to Allied Publishing as Managing Director. He has been a member of the ABC board since 1988.

Peet Bothma, is currently editor of both the Sunday newspapers Sondag and Scoop! He joined Beeld in 1996 and progressed from senior reporter, to chief reporter, to assistant news editor, news editor, supplement editor and finally assistant editor and head of the paper’s Pretoria office. In 2005 he joined On the Dot, Media24’s logistic arm and managed the division’s Pretoria and Bloemfontein branches (newspaper marketing & distribution) before moving to Cape Town to take over supply chain management of magazines. Early in 2011 he returned to the editorial side of the business and became the editor of Sondag, shortly after which he championed Media24’s new Sunday tabloid, Scoop!

Born 31 October 1945, attended the Parktown Boys High School and the University of Witwatersrand. I am married and have five children and nine grandchildren. From 1968 – 1982 I worked as Executive Director at Tiger Oats, then moving on to Checkers Stores as Managing Director from 1982 – 1985. I went on to the Premier Group as Managing Director from 1985 – 1995 and then as Chairman from 1995 – 1996 at Premier Foods. In 1996 I joined Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers as Managing Director.

The Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA)

Heidi Brauer joined Comair in January 2009 as Executive Manager - Group Marketing. Prior to joining Comair she served as Marketing Director and Deputy CEO at Markinor for 12 years. She is a member of the Vega Brand School National Advisory Council, a Board member of the Marketing Association of South Africa, as well as a member of UNISA Centre of Corporate Brand Citizenship Think Tank.

Sarel is currently the CEO of The Marketing Association of SA. He has spent 32 years in the advertising and newspaper publishing industries. He previously served in several positions within the Media24 Group – Senior General Manager of Media24’s Sunday Newspapers; CEO of Ads24; CEO of RCP Media; CEO of Newsmedia North. He also serves on the Boards of several industry associations.