Avusa Media LIVE

Elan Lohmann

Managing Director, Avusa Digital

Elan Lohmann, has been a local online pioneer for the past 10 years holding many key commercial corporate and industry positions over this time. He founded Avusa Media LIVE and now heads up Avusa Digital. Previously he led News24.com for a few years and started up many new businesses for the 24.com group including Sport24, Netads24, 24.com Social Media and the Property24 rebuild. Elan was a founding member of the Online Publishing Association and spent 2 years on the Executive. He is passionate about growing the local industry and helping talent come through the ranks.

Derek Abdinor

General Manager, Avusa Media LIVE

Derek has over a decade’s experience in new media, gaining unique experience in bringing financial communication online in traditional agency businesses. His communication skills have been enhanced with digital development and business development at the leading financial agencies of Graphicor and Ince and an MBA degree. Having studied digital publishing he is putting those elements to practice at Avusa Media LIVE.

Marc Hershowitz

Commercial and Sales Manager, Avusa Media LIVE

Marc Hershowitz leads the commercial operations of Avusa Media LIVE. Marc brings with him an impressive resume at management level and has experience in the digital/online media space. Formerly, he was the Business Development Manager of Mediamind Africa (previously Eyeblaster) and most recently Key Accounts Manager at The Spacestation – Digital Sales Arm of the Naspers Group.

Naeem Imam

Regional Sales Manager, Avusa Media LIVE

Naeem joined Avusa Media in 2007 as part of the print division selling across all Avusa Media Print titles. Naeem was awarded Top Direct Sales Executive for the Times Daily Newspaper in 2008. He joined the Times LIVE team in 2008 and was awarded Top Online Sales Executive for 2009 and was also awarded the Finger on the Pulse Award for his innovative ideas. Naeem is known as an Avusa soldier with experience across all media platforms including Print, Online, Mobile and Apps.

Laetitia Van Rensburg

Trade Marketing Manager, Avusa Media LIVE

Laetitia started her career in online marketing in 2006 when she joined a London-based online publisher as a campaign and traffic manager. Gaining experience in the different aspects of online marketing, Laetitia was soon promoted to Head of Marketing, and in 2008 appointed as Marketing Director. Being relocated to South Africa, she has decided to join Avusa Media LIVE to share and expand her online marketing experience.

Shana Kay

Senior Business Analyst, Avusa Media LIVE

Shana Kay has been appointed Senior Business Analyst at AML. Her experience in co-founding two IT businesses, namely Maxxor and Infointeg, makes her well-suited in her new role. Kay will be responsible for evaluating and creating business processes across all functional areas, facilitating and leading workshops for new products and projects as well as liaising with all business units to gather requirements for new interventions.

Jo Kerwane

Project Manager, Avusa Media LIVE

Jo Kerwane has extensive experience in project management which was accumulated by managing both traditional and digital projects for companies such as Vodacom, Multichoice, SABC and RadMark. She will be managing the projects’ link order lifecycle within specified timelines, ensuring that specifications for the Avusa digital platforms are executed accordingly and to put in place viable quality control measures for digital projects. She hopes to expand her digital media knowledge at AML.

Justin McCall

Product Manager, Avusa Media LIVE

Justin McCall is in charge of ensuring premium-quality Avusa Media LIVE products. McCall previously managed online marketing for Privateproperty.co.za and has gained an extensive and broad knowledge of online products through numerous local and international companies.

Reuben Goldberg

Editor Times LIVE and Sport LIVE, Avusa Media LIVE

Reuben Goldberg is news editor of www.timeslive.co.za and www.sportlive.co.za. Since July 2008, Goldberg has been presenting and producing the weekly show, The Internet Economy on Classic FM. Goldberg has been working in hard news, sport and entertainment news media since 1991 in various news leadership positions, with a focus on radio at Capital Radio, 702, SABC and 5fm.

Juliette Saunders

Editor Sowetan LIVE and Sunday World, Avusa Media LIVE

Juliette Saunders has been involved with new media for 12 years, coming from a journalism background in news agencies and print. Currently online editor for the fast-growing Sowetan and Sunday World digital brands, she is passionate about delivering audience-targeted news in a multi-platform environment.

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