Sylvester Chauke

Branding disruptor

Marketing veteran Sylvester Chauke asks a provocative question with his work: "What if advertising told the truth?"

Why you should listen

Often found mindlessly wandering the high streets and supermarket aisles or stalking consumers as they engage with brands and products, Sylvester Chauke is a disruptor in brand communication. He previously worked as National Marketing Director for restaurant group Nando’s and director of marketing and communications at MTV Networks Africa. In 2012, he founded DNA Brand Architects, which won the ICCO World’s Best PR campaign, PRISM Large PR Agency of the Year in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and Adweek "Top 100 Fastest Growing Agencies in the world."

Chauke is also the winner of the CNBC All Africa Young Business Leader of the Year, Top 100 Influential Africans, a member of the Advisory Council for the World Economic Forum Global Shapers and a board member of the SA State Theatre. He believes in the power of creativity to transform the communications agency landscape in Africa.

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