Masego Motsogi MD of 99c’s new Jozi agency

Masego Motsogi has been appointed as managing director of the new Johannesburg agency for of Ninety9cents (99c), effective 1 February 2017. 99c Johannesburg will be open for business from 1 March.

Motsogi, who holds a degree in community & health psychology and a higher diploma in integrated marketing communications, has a career in marketing that spans over 15 years. She has worked at Ogilvy & Mather, The Jupiter Drawing Room and South African Breweries, and was previously a business unit director at FCB before joining 99c.

“I am excited about the opportunity to expand the business in the Johannesburg market, and deliver on the agency’s ethos of producing great work that sells,” she says.

Andrew Brand, 99c managing director, adds: “Opening an agency in Gauteng is something we’ve been planning for a while, but finding the right person to lead this journey has been crucial. I knew from the moment I met Masego that I had found the person we’d been searching for. We have complete confidence that Masego will be a driving force in growing significant business beyond Cape Town, and we are incredibly excited to welcome her into our growing 99c family.

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