Media24, the print media arm of listed\u00a0company\u00a0Naspers,\u00a0has appointed Jo-Ann Held as a director of the company.<\/p>\n
According to Media24, Held (Strauss)\u00a0is a media entrepreneur who, among others, presents and has produced her own prime time TV show.<\/p>\n
She also has several corporate enterprises and is a director of Partnership Investments, a company with interests in media, mining and property.<\/p>\n
She also serves on the Western Cape Board of Ubuntu Botho (part of Sanlam) and the board of M&C Saatchi Abel, one of SA\u2019s leading advertising agencies. She obtained a BCom (Law) degree at Stellenbosch University.<\/p>\n
Held\u00a0is a former Miss South Africa, was a presenter of Pasella and is still involved as a presenter at Top Billing.<\/p>\n
“She is a popular speaker about various subjects such as gender issues, the new business environment and corporate transformation. She is actively involved in several charity initiatives,” Media24 said.<\/p>\n
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