Celeste Whitaker is the managing member of Fizz Marketing. With a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from Wits Business School and extensive experience in event management, she knows exactly what is needed to produce a successful event.

Celeste began her career in the event industry in 1991, starting out as the office administrator of Computer Faire, South Africa’s largest Information and Technology exhibition. In 1994 she was promoted to services assistant for all exhibitions within the TML Reed portfolio. Two years later she was appointed marketing services manager at TML Reed, making her responsible for corporate marketing and all marketing initiatives relating to exhibitions. In 1997, she was promoted to operations manager of Computer Faire and was then appointed general manager of the Gauteng, Cape and KwaZulu-Natal event management where she continued to work for another three years.

In August 2000, Celeste started her own event management company to harness the experience she’d built up over the years and to offer clients a specialist service.
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Yvette Jacobs joined Fizz Marketing in 2004 and brings her exceptional organisational skills to the company.

Previously, Yvette managed the Mpumalanga Stuttaford Van Lines sales office for four years, she then managed her own retail business and subsequently returned to Stuttaford Van Lines in Pretoria and achieved top sales person for 3 consecutive years.
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Thabile Mdletshe joined Fizz Marketing in May 2006 and has added her strong event co-ordination skills to our team. Thabile obtained her Hotel Management Diploma at Cape Technikon Hotel School and worked at a number of South Africa’s leading hotels in various positions, including banqueting coordinator at The Westcliff Hotel.

Thabile recently completed a programme in Conference, Exhibition and Event Management at Damelin and has obtained her Certificate in Conference, Exhibition and Event Management. The Programme covered the following:

• Events, meetings and conference planning
• Selection, evaluation and dealing with venues
• Researching an industry and developing programmes
• Selection and briefing of chairpersons, speakers and MC’s
• Preparation of event budgets
• Presentation skills and the use of relevant equipment
• Planning of exhibitions
• Assisting exhibitors to successfully participate in exhibitions
• Risk management
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Mariette Oosthuizen obtained a Post-graduate degree in Tourism Management from the North West University in 2006. She has worked in hotels and guest houses all over South Africa.

Most recently, Mariette managed a 4 star Guest House in Mpumalanga. Mariette has always had a desire to enter the world of marketing and events and we are pleased that she has joined the Fizz Marketing team as a trainee event coordinator.
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Mary Van der Merwe joined Fizz Marketing in March 2008. Prior to joining, Mary ran a family business in Zimbabwe for twelve years. Mary relocated to South Africa in 2003 when she joined Exhibitions for Africa as a Creditors Clerk. In 2006 Mary was promoted to Accountant and she held that position until February 2008.