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Stage is set for announcement of IMM Excellence Awards winners

By our African Marketing Confederation News Team | 2025

This year’s top achievers in South Africa’s marketing and supply chain disciplines are being honoured at a glittering gala event in Sandton.

Experts across their relevant fields of marketing and supply chain management had a difficult task when it came to selecting finalists for this year’s IMM Excellence Awards.  

 

The awards are set to be presented at the IMM Institute’s Annual Gala Dinner being held at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg on Friday. The IMM Institute is one of the founder members of the African Marketing Confederation. 

 

“For our awards this year, we received 57 nominations from marketing and supply chain professionals across various industries – from those who are just starting out in their careers to others who have been in the industry for a lifetime,” says institute CEO, Irene Gregory. 

 

She explains that the panel of expert judges – specialising in marketing, advertising, supply chain management and business development – thoroughly evaluated the candidates, recognising the exceptional talent displayed by South African professionals in these fields.

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The following professionals and teams have been shortlisted in their respective categories: 

 

 

Marketing Student of the Year  

 

Syon Roopchand 

 

Deidré Summers 

 

Sria Roopchand 

 

 

Supply Chain Student of the Year  

 

Rutendo Gwese 

 

Gugu Nkala 

 

 

Emerging Marketer of the Year: 

 

Amy Cowell 

 

Liat Madinane 

 

Vusumuzi Radebe 

 

 

Marketer of the Year: 

 

Erné Ankiewicz 

 

Happy Ngidi 

 

 

Supply Chain Professional of the Year: 

 

Phumzile Sokhela 

 

Lethlohonolo Mpshe  

 

Sinethemba Mbelu 

 

 

Corporate Marketing Team of the Year: 

 

JSE 

 

ISB Optimus 

 

Proudly SA 

 

 

Entrepreneur of the Year: 

 

Alisha Lalbeharie 

 

Liziwe Nompumza 

 

Mitheel Ramdaw 

 

 

“We have a wonderful selection of talent in our country and I look forward to seeing who will scoop honours in each category at our dinner, which offers professionals in their fields the opportunity to mingle with an array of talented people in both marketing and supply chain,” says Gregory. 

 

In addition to the awards, the dinner offers an excellent opportunity to network, while being entertained by Simply For Entertainment. Carte Blanche’s Govan Whittles will MC the event. Award-winning marketing and media entrepreneur, Pat Mahlangu, is to deliver the keynote address. 

 

The IMM Institute offers a wide range of value-added products and services for marketing professionals who are Associates in either an individual or corporate capacity.  

 

It has more recently incorporated the discipline of supply chain into its community and training offerings – recognising its critical role in modern business operations and its strong connection to marketing functions.

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