Joe Stead (Environmental Sustainability Manager and Group Creative Head)

Joe (Juanita) Stead completed a BA (FA) Information Design Honours degree in 1993. She joined Spur Corporation’s Marketing Department as a Graphic Designer in 1995. She was appointed as Studio Manager in 2000 and was given the additional role of Executive Creative Projects Manager in 2004.  In 2006, she took up the full functional role of Creative Head and Creative Projects Manager in Spur Group Marketing.

In 2008, Spur Corporation initiated the Group’s sustainability programme and she was awarded the additional portfolio of Environmental Sustainability Manager. The environmental sustainability committee provides an investigative and operational function to the group and its stakeholders. Joe chairs the Quarterly Environmental Sustainability Committee meetings and serves as a support to the environmental team and operational gatekeepers. She has been integral in the development of the Group’s sustainability programmes, green operational reports and eco toolkit rollout to the franchisees.

She dedicates her time creative directing, maintaining and developing new brands, mentoring and leading her team, managing the environmental sustainability portfolio, and supporting the marketing, operational, executive and procurement teams where required. She is involved in the Group’s integrated annual reporting and she serves on the Group’s Ethics and
Foundation Committees.

Dominique Bolus (CRM and Digital Marketing Manager)

Dominique joined the Group’s marketing team in 2007 as Brand Manager for Panarottis Pizza Pasta. In her tenure in the marketing department, she grew from International and Digital Brand Manager into Spur Marketing Manager and migrated towards the fast developing work of digital. In 2014, she was awarded the position of CRM and Digital Marketing Manager.

Dominique joined the Group’s Business intelligence and IT team in July 2018 and currently serves as IT Business Partner. Her role focuses on creating and implementing strategic long-term plans around marketing technologies and digital communication platforms that enhance the ability for more personalised engagement with our customers; better management and storing of customer data; improved system architectures and the ability to report on data to derive business intelligence. She has been a dedicated team member of the Group’s Eco Team since 2009 and provides business and strategic insights to the team. She serves on the Environmental Sustainability Committee.

Earle Cloete (Loyalty and CRM Marketing Manager)

Earle Cloete joined Spur Group Marketing in 2011 to take on customer loyalty and relationship marketing for the Group. He started at the Spur Customer Service Centre in 2007 as a Customer Service Ambassador. In 2012, he officially joined Spur Group Marketing and is now the CRM Marketing Manager.

He has been supporting the Eco Team’s CSI initiatives with specific focus on the Ocean View annual community clean-up project. His primary involvement is to focus on community development through environmental awareness and training. He is instrumental in the upliftment and grassroots development of young children in the Ocean View area and is a well-respected member of the Ocean View community.  

Megan Prinsloo (Brand Manager Spur Corporation)

Megan was appointed Brand Manager to the Spur Corporation portfolio in 2018. She assists the Eco Team with roll out and implementation of the Green Feather Rewards, and coordinates green office activities. She assists the Sustainability Manager on daily operational requirements and manages productions and dissemination of environmental visual communication for head office and facilities.

Moshe Apleni (Communications Specialist)

Born and bred in Gugulethu, Moshe describes himself as a wisdom seeker and storyteller.

He serves on the council at Bishops, his alma mater. He is also a trustee of the Bishops Trust, which raises funds for the school and particularly the Hamilton Mvelase Bursary Fund—a vehicle that affords previously disadvantaged boys a chance to attend the prestigious school—an opportunity which he received in 1993. 

He has been in the marketing and communications industry for the last 9 years, starting as the first Marketing Manager for Gugulethu Square Shopping Centre from 2010 to 2012. He was the Project Manager of the street renaming project (Name Your Hood) in Gugulethu on behalf of the City of Cape Town. This initiative was a first for a South African township. Subsequent to that, Moshe was selected amongst a panel of experts to assist with the renaming process within the Naming Committee of the City of Cape Town.

From 2015 to August 2017, Moshe worked at Independent Media as the Communications Officer for the group in the office of the Executive Chairman, and then the Marketing and Brand Officer for the Cape Times publication.

Moshe has completed the New Manager’s Development Programme (NMDP) at University of Stellenbosch – Executive Development Business School. In June 2018, Moshe was selected for the 1st cohort of 20 African leaders, for the Advanced Business Ethics Leadership Colloquium presented by University of Stellenbosch Business School, and travelled to the Wittenberg Centre for Global Ethics in Germany.

Eternal Partners: Steadfast Greening

 

Grace Stead (Sustainability Practitioner)

Grace started her career as a town planner in local government, but soon realised the challenges of urban living and shifted across to actively promoting sustainable development through Local Agenda 21. After working for local government for 12 years, she decided to start a company that focuses on practical sustainable living. She is passionate about project implementation around issues such as event greening, green building, smart living and low emission development in different industries. She is a skilled facilitator, trainer and public speaker.

Grace has been a valued partner to Spur Group’s Eco Team and provides support around training, implementation as well as data collection and analysis.

Steadfast Greening specialises in event greening, green conference options, cleaner production, eco audits, carbon footprinting, environmental policies, training and capacity building and project management.

Camilla Buenting – Intern (Sustainable Development Postgraduate M.Phil)

Camilla graduated in economics and has been working in project management in both the private and non-governmental sectors. She has taken various courses to widen her knowledge and skills in project management, sustainable development, leadership and facilitation. She joined the Eco Team as an intern in 2017. She assists the Eco Team with research and case studies. She also serves as an additional data verification and analysis support to Steadfast Greening.