Lieze Langford

Lieze Langford has over 20 years of experience in the communications and media industry. Lieze began their career in 2000 as a Media Strategist at Starcom, where they developed in-depth media and communication strategies for Coca-Cola, Cadbury's and Nestle. In 2001, they moved to Mindshare as a Business Unit Head. In 2004, they joined the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as a Brand Manager, where they were responsible for formulating and implementing marketing, communication and events plans for the SABC 2 brand. In 2006, Lieze moved to Praekelt Consulting as a Digital Project Manager, managing digital projects for commercial and non-profit clients. Later that same year, they joined Red Carpet Media as a Brand & Media Specialist. In 2009, Lieze became the Head of Digital at Media24, where they developed and led the digital business strategy and development for South Africa's leading media publishers. In 2012, they joined HelloComputer as a Strategic Director. In 2013, Lieze moved to Praekelt.org as a Portfolio Lead, driving significant challenges regarding optimising people's lives by leveraging mobile and digital tools. In 2018, they joined Every1Mobile as an International Communication Lead, building the company's brand as a leading digital company. Most recently, Lieze has been the Global Partnership Lead at Turn.io since 2019, responsible for delivering strategic leadership to a high-performing, complete remote multicultural global team for partnerships development with governments, UN agencies, international NGOs, donors, and other large social impact organisations in health, financial inclusion, civic, and education sectors.

Lieze Langford attended the University of the Western Cape's Graduate School of Business in 2010, where they received a degree in Nomadic Marketing. Prior to that, they attended the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria from 2005 to 2007, where they obtained a Bachelor's of Marketing in the field of BCom: Marketing.