Jacques has more than 20 years’ experience in leading communications agencies in Southern Africa and Australia, incl Ogilvy, The Campaign Palace Australia (WPP) and M&C Saatchi.
He was one of the youngest members ever to be appointed to the Ogilvy board and was voted ‘Top 40 under 40’ in 2009 – one of the 40 most influential marketing and communications specialists in Australia and New Zealand by AdNews
Jacques is one of the founding partners of the fastest growing advertising agency in South Africa, M&C Saatchi Abel, and Financial Mail Large Agency of the Year 2015/2019.
He has led the communications strategy and brand building work for brands such as Heineken Group, Target Australia, Panasonic (AsiaPacific), Volkswagen, Lexus, Old Mutual, Deloitte Consulting
He has delivered guest lectures at Monash University, University of Sydney, Google South Africa and is regularly published as a thought-leader in Leadership magazine, Financial Mail and Business Day.
