Conti Appoint New South African Marketing Manager
Gareth Passmore has taken over Continental’s marketing operation in South Africa, having been shifted from his post as head of sales and marketing for the Middle East, Near East and North Africa region.
Passmore, originally from Wales, stated that his personal motivation behind the move was to seek out a new challenge for his career, to “experience a new way of life in a different environment” and to be in South Africa during the 2010 football World Cup, an event that the company is sponsoring. Having experienced Conti’s involvement in the 2006 tournament in Germany, Passmore is looking forward to the challenge of helping to develop the sport’s popularity in a country where Rugby Union and Cricket share the nation’s sporting enthusiasm.