Oudtshoorn Courant

Rimbault now CEO as De Kock takes newspapers’ reins

- George Herald, Mossel Bay Advertiser, Knysna-Plett Herald, Oudtshoorn Courant, South Cape Forum Graaff-Reinet Advertiser.

Group Editors Company and Holdings has grown a lot 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.

In light of this, 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, adding additional publicatio­ns as well as a comprehens­ive, fullfledge­d 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 over 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

To take over the operationa­l management of such a dynamic business is a massive opportunit­y.

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Each of these publicatio­ns has its own website with various social media platforms where our readers engage with us and their local communitie­s.

Apart from the above, the newspaper division has its own press for in-house and commercial printing.

 ?? ?? From left are Chris & Nicole Rimbault and Servaas & Stella de Kock.
From left are Chris & Nicole Rimbault and Servaas & Stella de Kock.

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