Clement Motale has been appointed as Managing Executive for GMCA Strategic Transformation and Partnerships, effective Tuesday, 1 July. Currently Managing Executive for Communications and Marketing at Absa Corporate Investment Banking (CIB), Motale joined Absa Group in 2013 and has held various executive and senior management roles in the insurance, airline, and banking industries.

Janice Snyman has been appointed Managing Executive for Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Absa CIB, effective Monday, 14 April. Snyman is a dynamic marketing executive with over two decades of experience across the financial, data and technology sectors.

Snyman's previous roles include time spent at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), where she was the Director for Marketing, Corporate Affairs and Programme Management. She also held the role of Global Director of Content Management for LSEG. Other roles include being the Regional Head of Marketing, Africa for Thomson Reuters, where she transformed the marketing function.

Erica Bopape has been appointed Executive Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs for Relationship Banking, effective Sunday, 1 June. Bopape is the current Head of Marketing for Investment Banking at CIB, where she oversees the pan-African marketing strategy and execution for Investment Banking.

Bopape joined Absa CIBW (then Absa Capital and Absa Wealth sub-brands) in February 2011. Prior to joining Absa, she spent six years in various managerial / specialist communications roles at Liberty Group. She also spent the early years of her career at Investec and Telkom.

Sarah Hall has been appointed in the role of Executive Head of Market Research and Insights for GMCA, effective Thursday, 1 May. Hall is an experienced market research professional with over 15 years of primary research expertise and a strong passion for storytelling and strategic decision-making. 

In her role as the Head of the Department for Group Research at MultiChoice, Hall established a consolidated Group Research function. Prior to that, Hall held various positions at MultiChoice, including SA Research Manager, Senior Researcher and various roles in research companies that include Kantar and Mediacom as an Econometrician / Data Analyst. 

Kgaiso Mokgethi has been appointed as Head of Product Marketing for Relationship Banking, effective Thursday, 1 May and will report to Bopape. Mokgethi has held significant Brand and Marketing roles in the financial services sector at Hollard Insurance, Woolworths Financial Services and Nedbank Capital.

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