We’ve built up a team of qualified and extremely passionate people over the years.
Here they are, in their order of joining the company…
Wayne Potterton
Managing Director / Founding Partner
Honours (Account Handling), AAA School of Advertising
Before founding Public Address in 2005 with Nic Kinghorn, Wayne was at Network Cape Town, TBWA\ Tequila Cape Town and TBWA\ Tequila Durban.
Wayne has brought his magic to Captain Morgan, Olmeca Tequila, Absolut Vodka, Cape Union Mart, Shell, Dunhill, Peter Stuyvesant, Lucky Strike, V&A Waterfront, Distell, SAB Miller, Simple Skin Defence for Men, Status, Kiwi, Radox, SPAR, Sanex and Glen Tea to name a few.
Wayne is part of a beautiful family that includes 3 women (a wife and 2 daughters). Which probably explains why he likes to surf and cycle so much.
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Nic Kinghorn
Creative Director / Founding Partner
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) Information Design, University of Pretoria
Nic followed up his studies with stints at Grapple Group 141 (Art Director), The Group Design Consultants (Senior Designer) and TBWA\ Tequila Durban (Creative Director). He founded Public Address in 2005 with Wayne Potterton.
Over the years, Nic has worked on many high profile brands including ABSA, Benson & Hedges, SAB Miller, Citibank, Ernst & Young, Eskom, Land Rover, Microsoft, Status, Radox, SPAR, Telkom, STA Travel, Glen Tea, V&A Waterfront, Durban Chamber of Commerce and Choice Milk.
Away from the agency, Nic is relaxing with his wife and young daughter.
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Rein van de Wall
Creative Director / Partner
Before joining Public Address, Rein was involved with leading surf lifestyle publications and brands Zigzag Magazine, Saltwater Girl, Blunt Magazine (Creative Director), Island Style (Head of Design and Marketing) and The Wave House.
How do you even begin to explain what running a top SA magazine is all about? Rein was involved in every aspect of the various magazines from start to finish and this often included producing cool ads for brands, like Yamaha, that advertised in the magazines.
Rein enjoys his family, surfing and general rocking out.
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Oliver Williams
Art Director / Partner
National Diploma in Graphic Design, Natal Technikon
Oliver previously worked as a graphic designer at 2 of Durban’s most prominent ad agencies, TBWA\ Tequila Durban and The Hardy Boys.
SAB Miller, Simple Skin Defence for Men, Woodlands Dairy, Bearing Man, NIVEA, Telkom and select Unilever brands (AXE, Brut, Shield, Sunsilk, Vaseline, OMO) have all enjoyed Ollie’s creative touch.
A textbook family man with number 2 on the way – and a fire safety certificate to prove his reliability! – Ollie spends his weekends at kids’ birthday parties or the Durban beachfront. You can also usually find him at the gym’s water cooler, bragging about the set he just “klapped, boet”.
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Eric Gabriel
Production Manager
Commercial Art, Sastri College
With over 40 years of industry experience, Eric previously worked at Colorgraphic Printers (Layout Artist & Designer), Hirt & Carter (Production Controller), TBWA Hunt Lascaris (Traffic Manager) and Matthews & Charter Advertising (Production).
Brands to previously fall under Eric’s management include Mr Price, Miladys, The Hub, John Orr’s, SA Breweries, NIVEA, Dunlop Tyres, Build It, SPAR and SA Tourism
Footie-loving Eric has been a musician his entire life. With 5 albums under his belt, he’s done everything from performing with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra to backing Cliff Richard, to playing in SA’s only multiracial big jazz band, Music Unlimited.
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Ashna Berkeley
Account Manager
From Chief Clown at Spur, Ashna went on to make her mark as a Media Planner at TBWA and Content Manager at One Digital Media before joining Public Address.
She has brought her energy and enthusiasm to such brands as SPAR, Build It, NPC Cement and Beiersdorf’s NIVEA, Elastoplast, Eucerin and Labello.
Want to know more about Ash? Well, call her directly on 082 462 6622.
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Nick Beard
Graphic Designer
Degree in Graphic Design
Nick has dabbled in a little bit of everything over the past decade, working at Rectron (IT technician), Dial A Sign (Designer), Fusion magazine (Sales/Design) and Xpose Media (DTP operator).
Some of the brands Nick has worked on are BMG, Wonderbra, Alchemex, Nature’s Choice, Damelin, Millenia, ICESA, INTEC College, Boxer, Sequence Logistics, Stedone Hazycrest Projects and Thrutainers.
Usually accused of having a Tiesto hangover till Wednesday, Nick loves clubbing, gymming and cooking. On weekends you’ll find him chilling with DVDs or all over the beach. Nick’s wisdom: If you need to prove you’ve got it, you probably never had it.
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Geraldine Gabriel
Administration & Finance Manager
When she isn’t looking forward to the annual agency Christmas party, Geraldine handles the stress of Public Address’s entire financial accounts department – debtors, creditors, and general admin.
Another crucial part of Mrs G’s job is marking down fines for ‘silly’ staff behavior, to be paid in shooters at the end of year function or other agency events.
Away from the craziness of Public Address, Geraldine loves listening to good music, reading, watching crime investigation shows and chilling (drink in hand) with her hubby, 3 grownup kids and friends.
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Nosipho Mncwango
Office Custodian
Nosipho not only keeps the Public Address offices looking their impressive best, but she also fulfils the vital function of ensuring that everyone at the agency – and our clients, when they pop in – always receives their much needed caffeine hit.
When she isn’t bustling around the office with her personal radio player (and dodging website profile interviews), Nosipho can be spotted in the occasional Public Address TV commercial.
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Jane Alexander
Receptionist & Personal Assistant
Diploma in Graphic Design, DUT
Having initially interned at TBWA\ Tequila Durban, Jane has enjoyed a number of interesting work experiences, in and outside advertising. She’s been an Event Planner, analysed fashion trends and taken instruction courses in styling, make-up and yoga.
She’s handled such clients as Ballito Lifestyle Centre, Leading Edge Insurance Brokers, Eyeball, DSW, African Palace Online Casino and JA Engineering.
Jane’s likes include the beach, blogs, Boston Terriers, books, her boy and excellent local buys (particularly shoes, bags and vintage bargains).
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Mohamed Lockhat
Graphic Designer
Diploma in Graphic Design
Before joining Public Address, Mohamed was a Junior DTP Operator and Graphic Designer at The Hardy Boys, and a Conceptual POS/ Retail Designer at Uniprint.
He’s previously worked on such powerhouse brands as LG, Bonaqua, Schweppes, Ola, Nestle, Ferrero and Revlon.
With a wife and 3 kids, there’s never a dull moment in Mo’s life. When he’s not spending time with his family he likes to regularly hit the indoor soccer field to keep fit.
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Alan Grove
General Manager / Video Production Manager
Although Alan is adamant nothing could prepare him for Advertising or Content Production, he’s received plenty of education in the business world. Alan has done everything from casino management to property development to owning a food distribution company for rural pensioners.
At Public Address Allen is currently heavily involved in video production for BMG and SA Natural Products.
Alan considers his greatest achievement in life to be his 18 year marriage. And with 3 daughters, you’ll often find him at ballet recitals, teen flicks, horse riding competitions and musicals. Most mornings you’re likely to spot him on punishing mountain bike trails.
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Matt Dippenaar
Multimedia & Motion Graphic Designer
Bachelor of Arts (Creative Brand Communications), Vega
Matt ‘the Machine’ may have only completed his studies in 2009 but he’s already a Loerie Award winner (Digital Media) and top multimedia designer who has freelanced for top Durban agencies.
Matt has worked on various brands, including Wonderbra, Skip, BMG, Mr Price, Ideals, Smart City Durban, Suncoast and his own personal brand identity.
Matt continues to love learning new things. Along with pursuing his own ‘Forgotten Aesthetics’ concept, he’s a master at looking sideways at new media and art for visual inspiration, and enjoys mixing music, gardening and landscaping.
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Noelle Adams
Copywriter
Honours Degree (English, Media & Communication), UKZN
After completing her studies, Noelle worked as a Copywriter at iX Webhouse, Whalleys and Cape Town agency Salient. She also acted as Webmaster for a travel-adventure and teambuilding company.
Noelle has previously written copy and developed strategy for Johnson & Johnson (Johnson’s Baby, Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Listerine), Dunlop Tyres, Belgotex Carpets, Lion Match and Lewis.
A self-confessed pop culture geek, gaming columnist and web cartoonist, Noelle was a Top 10 finalist in the 2010 SA Blog Awards (Entertainment category).
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