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By our African Marketing Confederation News Team | 2025
Glamorous gala dinner and awards evening in Johannesburg will celebrate excellence in marketing and supply chain management.
Experts from their disciplines in both marketing and supply chain management are gearing up to present several prestigious awards at the upcoming IMM Institute Annual Gala Dinner on 7 March 2025 in Johannesburg.
A scene from last year’s awards. Photo: IMM Institute
The IMM Institute South Africa is one of the founder members of the African Marketing Confederation (AMC). Its IMM Excellence Awards celebrate those who have shone in the fields of marketing and supply chain in the previous 12 months.
“This year, our awards for those who have excelled [in] the supply chain and marketing field are being judged by people who are experts these fields – especially in marketing, advertising, supply chain management and business development,” explains Irene Gregory, CEO of the IMM Institute.
“Their collective expertise spans brand strategy, experiential marketing, procurement, logistics, academia, and operational efficiency.”
Adds Gregory: “We pride ourselves on fostering a real-world sense of community, both through our physical and online educational offerings and the opportunities we provide for professionals in marketing and supply chain to interact with each other.
“Having these specialists judge the awards spotlights current trends and enables their peers, through networking, to collaborate to address daily challenges in the workplace.”
The IMM Institute South Africa’s judging panel is reviewing entries for the following awards:
- Marketer of the Year
- Emerging Marketer of the Year
- Marketing Student of the Year
- Corporate Marketing Team of the Year
- Supply Chain Professional of the Year
- Supply Chain Student of the Year
- Corporate Supply Chain Team of the Year
- Entrepreneur of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Awards in Marketing
- Lifetime Achievement Awards in Supply Chain.
Among the judges is Lethabo Sekhu, co-founder and COO at talent marketplace Credipple, who is joined by Ronald Muringai, Programme Coordinator and Head Lecturer in the IMM Graduate School’s Faculty of Supply Chain Management.
Ronald Mlalazi, a procurement professional who is both a Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply UK Fellow and a Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Fellow, will also be judging potential winners.
Thobekile Nxumalo, who leads the execution of impactful projects at a management consulting firm, is another who is on the judging panel, as is Brad Watridge, a published co-author in addition to being a partner in a group of companies.
These judges will be accompanied by Pat Mahlangu, founder and CEO at Lerato Agency and Mpumi Zondo, who is Head of Brand Africa and Global Client Lead at Edelman. Thobekile Nxumalo, Head of Supply Chain at IQbusiness, rounds out the judging panel.
In addition to the awards, the Gala Dinner provides an excellent opportunity to network, while being entertained by local band Simply For Entertainment. Govan Whittles from DStv’s investigative news programme, Carte Blanche, will MC the event. Award-winning marketing and media entrepreneur, Pat Mahlangu, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address.
You can find out more about the IMM Institute and its activities here.
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