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Chris Botha is Group Managing Director, Johannesburg.
Chris started his life in media when he was a student at the University of the Free State. He ran the local campus radio station (RSFM) and was the proud presenter of the sport show.

His first job in advertising was as an intern at Publicis under one of the doyens of South African media research - Chris Eyre. When The MediaShop won the ABSA account in 1999 he joined the team, and except for an 18 month sojourn at Starcom, has been with the company ever since. He grew his media knowledge working on brands such as Nando's, MINI, Virgin Mobile, ABSA as well as his retail clients which include Shoprite Checkers and the JD Group.

Chris was appointed to The MediaShop management team in 2006, and to the Board of Directors in 2008. In January 2010 he was appointed Joint Managing Director of the Sandton operation, and one year later in January 2011, was made Group MD of the entire MediaShop operation.

He considers himself an "alternative thinker" and likes doing things differently. This was recognised in 2010, when he was voted the Media Innovator of the Year.