Riverbed appoints art director

Riverbed has announced the appointment of Siya van Rooyen to the role of art director, effective 1 February 2017. He joins the Johannesburg-based office’s team from digital agency, Amorphous New Media, where he honed his craft in a series of design-based roles, overseeing projects for a number of clients including Edgars, Ericcson, African Rainbow Capital and Stanlib.

Monalisa Zwambila, CEO of Riverbed, comments: “[Because of our] continued effort to build a truly unique through-the-line agency — inspired to build great brands and driven by our core purpose to do GREAT things for GOOD — it was important to our business growth to expand our design team at a strategic level. Siya’s knowledge of the local market and experience within the industry are a huge asset to our creative team and will be key in developing our creative offering even further.”

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