Rimbault now CEO, De Kock takes over reins of newspapers
Group Editors Company and Holdings have grown much over the past few years.
Due to the growth of the group, it has become necessary to make certain changes from a management point of view.
Managing director Peter Moolman has promoted Nicole Rimbault, former operations director of the Group Editors newspaper division, to group CEO.
Under Nicole's guidance since 2008, the company experienced huge growth, with additional publications as well as a comprehensive, fully-fledged digital strategy.
With Nicole moving into the CEO role, the board decided to promote Servaas de Kock to operations director of the Group Editors newspaper division with immediate effect.
Servaas has more than 25 years' experience in media and joined Group Editors at the end of 2014 as sales and marketing manager. In 2018 he was promoted to sales and marketing director. Apart from his involvement with Group Editors, Servaas also leads the digital strategy of Caxton and CTP as digital group executive. He will continue to fulfil both roles.
Servaas thanked Nicole and the board for this new, exciting opportunity. "To take over the operational management of such a dynamic business is a massive opportunity. Nicole and I have been working together for many years and we share the same vision for the company. I am looking forward to the new challenge."
Group Editors newspaper division includes George Herald, Mossel Bay Advertiser, Knysna-Plett Herald, Oudtshoorn Courant, Suid-Kaap Forum and Graaff-Reinet Advertiser. Each of these publications has its own website and various social media platforms, where readers engage with the newspapers and local communities.
The newspaper division has its own press for in-house and commercial printing.