South African Tourism announced the appointment of Mr Jermaine Craig as Global Manager Communications.
Craig has significant experience in media, spanning more than 11 years.
His impressive career covers sports journalism, an editorship at a prestigious regional newspaper and media relations management for the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ Organising Committee.
As a Senior Football Writer at The Star, he scooped the prestigious 1999/2000 Castle Premiership Football Writer of the Year Award.
He was the lead reporter at Independent Newspapers and covered the local football Premiership, as well as the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2006 Fifa World Cup™ in Germany.
Craig worked at The Star as the News Editor, Night Editor and ultimately as the Executive Editor. In 2007, Craig was appointed to the Communications Division of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ South Africa.
“On behalf of all at SA Tourism, we wish to welcome Mr Craig to his new position,” says Ms Thandiwe January-Mclean, CEO of SA Tourism
“We cannot think of a better candidate to take over this challenging but rewarding position. With his expertise in media and the knowledge and insight he gained before and during the World Cup, we know he will be more than capable of enhancing South Africa’s global communication strategy.”
As the Global Manager: Communications at South African Tourism, Craig’s responsibilities will include leveraging of global media advertising deals, formulation of the in-country brand communication strategies and assisting business units, country offices and other units to amplify their work globally."
