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meet the team
WINE.CO.ZA is a young and progressive team of people with IT expertise at its core. The diverse lot of us share a love for South Africa and her wines, a passion for information and, ultimately, communicating via the Net.
 
Kevin Kidson
Founder & Managing Director
Strategist, mastermind, techno whizz and Don to the WINE.CO.ZA mob, Kevin is where the buck starts and stops. He can be found contemplating The Big Picture and emerges every few months beaming with new business strategies and innovative products to boot.
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Judy Brower
Founder & Sales Director
Life partner to The Don, Director of WINE.CO.ZA, and most importantly, our resident chef. There is no end to the roles Judy fulfills at home, at work, in life and beyond. In her capacity as Director of WINE.CO.ZA she is involved on a strategic level as well as heads up our corporate marketing efforts and HR department. Recently back in full force with the team - keeping our clients happy
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Michelle Ladewig
Manager: Advertising, Sponsors & E-Solutions
Fiesty, fearless and fabulous Michelle is a WINE.CO.ZA institution. She is loved far and wide across the winelands for her dedication to her e-solutions, web design and advertising clients. Internally, she is affectionately known as our Cosmetics Queen for her appreciation of all things aesthetic and therefore makes a major contribution to how we are externally perceived.
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Garth Hapgood-Strickland
Senior Web Developer & Web Designer
Dark, daring and damn efficient (don't let the double-barrel surname fool you), Garth is Kevin's programming wingman and in charge of what we call, 'the front-end', i.e. the look and feel of the WINE.CO.ZA portal. Garth works his magic in minutes and is the darling of all the WINE.CO.ZA women who need changes made to the site - yesterday, all day.
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Adele Dixon
Bookkeeper
Adele Dixon is responsible for the finances at WINE.CO.ZA - annoy her at your peril! All the invoicing, bookkeeping, payments and salaries are her responsibility, so we make sure she is well fed and watered.
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Johan du Toit
Client Manager
Johan has stepped into the Sales position coming from various activities in the hospitality industry, both here and abroad. He is passionate about having come back to his roots in South Africa and the winelands, and his bakkie is often seen nipping around the wine WINE.CO.ZA effectively.
  
Sheryl Kruger
Online Shop Manager
Sheryl's background could not be more immersed in wine if she tried! She grew up on a well-known wine farm, is married to a wine-maker, has managed wine shops, run tasting rooms, so nothing ruffles her wine feathers! Sheryl manages our new online Shop @ Wine.co.za, so if you would like to list your wines - please contact her.
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Nikki Lordan
WineNews Editor
Nikki comes to us with a particular love of language and is described by peers and friends as an over-achiever! She has helped in various harvests and has a great passion for wine and all things wine-related. She has taken on the reigns of News for WINE.CO.ZA with great ease, and has brought new energy into the team.
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Rayner van Wyk
Data Content Manager
Rayner has spent many years in the wine & brandy industry and his energy to get things done is palpable. Rayner is very busy managing all updates done to our client's listings and websites and is integral to our Data Content team. His diverse skills are also a great advantage to the companies growth.
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Kudzai Dzemwa
Data Content Manager
Kudzai joins wine.co.za with many years administrative experience and her attention to detail is impressive. Her giggle is delightful, and is learning plenty about wine day by day.
  

 
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