I believe that our people are our most valuable asset, and we need to create an environment where they can freely share their opinions and they can learn, grow and excel. RX AFRICA prides itself on inclusion and diversity and encourages entrepreneurship as we strive to empower our people to create impactful events that always keep our clients’ needs at the front and centre.
Carol brings a diverse working background in the events industry to RX Africa. Over 30 years, Carol’s career has expanded into many sectors across the industry, and her expertise spans marketing, exhibition management, events, conferences, and venue and facility management.
She was the first-ever female chairperson of the Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa (EXSA) and former chairperson of the Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO), which was formed to provide a collective platform of address and representation for professional exhibition organisers throughout Africa.
Thanks to her continued passion, hard work, dedication and management, RX Africa is one of the largest and most successful exhibition and venue management companies in Southern Africa, and is growing its footprint across the African continent with many new ventures already underway or in the pipeline.
Kofi has an impressive background in sales management, strategic planning, and team leadership. With over 14 years’ experience in sales, Kofi has consistently achieved outstanding results and demonstrated a deep understanding of customer needs and market dynamics.
Kofi started his career as a network design engineer at Siemens Telecommunications. Soon after the merger that resulted in Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), he transitioned into a strategic marketing role.
For the last 14 years, he has welcomed the challenge over-achieving on a sales quota, spending 9 of those years at Cisco, where he was responsible for all their Sub-Saharan Africa business with service providers. He then held senior sales leadership positions at inq.Digital and most recently at IoT.nxt. Kofi holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from UCT and an MBA from GIBS.
Our business thrives when we meet our customer’s needs, and Rachel has deep experience in making sure that a dedication to great customer experience - backed by data driven decision making - is at the forefront of everything we deliver.
In her thirteen years with RELX, Rachel has led business units delivering news, content, and technology to the legal industry at Law360 and LexisNexis, mostly recently in New York, after a starting stint in New Zealand and Australia.
The Exhibition space is a new adventure for Rachel, but she knows that her track record of navigating complex and rapidly changing environments, and fostering agility, innovation and a clear view of future direction will fit the bill.
Rachel likes to take part in driving positive change – speaking at Women in Leadership events and mentoring diverse and under-represented people whenever she can. What really motivates Rachel is seeing a team working tightly together to impact, innovate, and deliver something brilliant to the market.
As Director - Finance for RX Africa, Shamaine is responsible for the financial planning and delivery of the strategic direction of the business; as well as managing the finance and compliance, providing direction, leadership and succession.
With almost two decades of experience in the finance field from an array of industries including but not limited to accounting services, private education, and the motor industry, Shamaine provides strong support for management decision making and managing strategic direction.
In addition to her finance background, Shamaine also holds a B.Comm Law degree which fuels her passion and commitment to servicing the business in its commercial endeavours, thereby providing protean support.
