The Southern African Marketing Research Association (SAMRA), held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday the 14th of August in Ferndale, Johannesburg. At the Annual General Meeting the outgoing SAMRA Council reviewed the past year, and the new SAMRA Council assumed their portfolios.
The new SAMRA Council is as follows:
Chairman
Niel Victor
Chair Elect/Treasurer
Salomé Barnard
Immediate Past Chair
Leonie Vorster
Johannesburg Chair
Alexan Carrilho
Cape Chair
Beverley Buchanan
Pretoria Chair
Jan Wegelin
KwaZulu Chair
Peter Highley
Namibia Chair
Vacant
Fieldworkers Forum Chair
Claudette Dearnaley
Research Users Forum (RUF) Chair
Grant van Niekerk
SAMRA Corporate Chair
Matthew Glogauer
Professional Practice Chair
Sifiso Falala
Membership Chair
Alexan Carrilho
Communications Chair
Rob Powell
Internal Communications Portfolio Chair
Cletus Dube
International Communications Portfolio Chair
Leonie Vorster
Internet Portfolio Chair
Stevens Given Masebe
External Communications Portfolio Chair
Lerato Pitso
SAMRA Journal Chair
Dion Van Zyl
Conference and Awards Chair
Joanne van Schaardenburgh
Yearbook Chair
Mzwandile Khanya
Accredation Chair
Alex Kessel
Training and Education Chair
San-Marié Aucamp
Code of Conduct Chair
Leonie Vorster
Services Seta Chair
San-Marié Aucamp
Says Niel Victor, the new Chairman of SAMRA, “Over the past few years SAMRA has maintained and grown its role as key representative of the industry. The new council reflects the wonderful diversity of marketing research. As a team we will continue to enhance the professionalism of the industry whilst promoting the effective use of marketing research by decision makers.”
For more information about SAMRA, or for contact details of the new Council, visit www.samra.co.za or call Thoko Phaladi on (011) 886 3771.
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