Kim Morton

Marketing Director at Mercana Furniture and Decor

Kim Morton has a diverse work experience spanning various marketing and management roles. Kim started their career at Weylandts Furniture as a Retail Sales Consultant and then moved on to work at Newsclip Media Monitoring as a Junior Strategic Marketing Consultant. Kim later joined Egg Designs as a Store Manager before becoming the Retail and Corporate Business Manager at Yswara. At Yswara, they successfully developed and implemented retail training and corporate gifting programs. Kim then worked as a Marketing Manager at HFPA, where they launched a new brand identity and website and implemented a successful multi-channel brand ambassador program. Kim later joined Estée Lauder Companies South Africa as an Influencer PR Manager for MAC Cosmetics, where they developed influencer and PR strategies and executed collaborations with influencers and the first VIP influencer product collaboration in the market. Kim most recently worked at Mercana Furniture and Decor as a Marketing Manager and is currently serving as the Marketing Director. In their current role, they provide strategic marketing leadership, crafts marketing campaigns, manages the Mercana brand, and builds a high-performing marketing team.

Kim Morton has a degree in Marketing and Communication/Media Studies from Monash University, which was earned between 2006 and 2008. In 2009, they obtained a diploma in Interior Decorating from the Design School Southern Africa. In 2015 and 2016, Kim attended the Health & Fitness Professionals Academy, completing a Higher Certificate in Exercise Science to become a certified Personal Trainer.

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Timeline

  • Marketing Director

    October, 2021 - present

  • Marketing Manager

    July, 2020