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About
I have been involved in the management, funding, policy and advocacy of the arts and entertainment sectors for over 20 years occupying key posts within PACT, The Windybrow Centre for the Arts, The Playhouse Company and The Market Theatre. For the last six years I have worked within through the line marketing and advertising agencies on communication and brand strategy. I have also worked extensively as a facilitator and trainer in South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and Zambia.
Goals
To work in an environment that contributes to the development of ordinary South Africans
Haves
Executive and Board management, multi-functional entertainment complex management, communication strategies, creating and managing brand experiences
Expertise
NGO Management
Advanced (8 years)
Advanced (8 years)
Theatre Management
Expert (21 years)
Expert (21 years)
Marketing
Advanced (10 years)
Advanced (10 years)
Writing and Editing
Advanced (12 years)
Advanced (12 years)
Communication Strategies
Advanced (7 years)
Advanced (7 years)
Company Management
Advanced (7 years)
Advanced (7 years)
Professional Experience
Sep 2009 - Present
MD
Wine for Africa
Wine for Africa
Wine for Africa is an export company specialising in exporting South African wines to China, India and Thailand.
Oct 2009 - Present
MD
Gita Pather and Associates
Gita Pather and Associates
Writing and editing
Script writing
Experiential Marketing Strategy
Corporate and Individual Communication Training
Training and business strategy facilitator
Script writing
Experiential Marketing Strategy
Corporate and Individual Communication Training
Training and business strategy facilitator
1994 - 2001
(7 years)
(7 years)
Acting Managing Director
The Playhouse Company
The Playhouse Company
The Playhouse Company is a theatre complex of 5 theatres, restaurants, rehearsal rooms and professional space that can host large scale operas and musicals to intimate dinner theatre. Located in the centre of Durban, it produces, stages and co-produces work for a diverse audience group.
Jun 2001 - Jul 2003
(2 years, 1 Months)
(2 years, 1 Months)
Chief Operating Officer
The Market Theatre Foundation
The Market Theatre Foundation
The Market Theatre is the leading theatre company in SA synonymous with producing innovative new SA work. It is also regarded as one of the top 5 theatres of the world and has working relationships with internationally acclaimed theate companies. The Market Theatre laboratory runs a drama school only taught by practising professionals in the world of theatre, film and tv. I have taught and continue to teach at the school.
May 2005 - Mar 2006
(1 years)
(1 years)
Consultant Trainer
Freelance Communications Strategist/Consultant
Freelance Communications Strategist/Consultant
Clients included Swedish Investment Development Agency, Avis, Ochre Media, SATI, MTF, Sun International
Jun 2006 - Nov 2009
(3 years, 5 Months)
(3 years, 5 Months)
Chief Executive
Ochre Media Relationships
Ochre Media Relationships
Education
1985
BA Honors Eng, Honors Drama, Diploma in Diversity (UCLA), University of KwaZulu-Natal (High School)
English, Drama, Theatre Management, Psychology, Diversity Training, Restructurin
South Africa
English, Drama, Theatre Management, Psychology, Diversity Training, Restructurin
South Africa
Marketing Information
Products / Services
Business Troubleshooter
Differentiating Factor
Multi-skilled top notch executive with experience in NGOs and big private corporations
Ideal Customers
Companies that target individuals with strong leadership capacities and the skills to implement and make visions become reality
More about Gita Pather
First Name
Gita
Last Name
Pather
Interests / Hobbies
Literature, Politics, Travel, critical theory, people and change management
My Affiliations
Board of Companies
Executive Board Member of Consultative Business Forum1998 - 2001
Board member: Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre Current
Chairperson and Executive Board Member: Women of the Sun 2002 - 2004
Board Member of the National Council for Technikon Education Certification 1997 - 1998
Member of the Advisory Board : Natal Technikon1997 - 2001
Executive Council member: Theatre Managements of South Africa 1999 – 2000
Country Member: International Society for Performing Artistes
(!998 – 2000)
Board member: Desk for Abused Women (1999 – 2001)
Activities
Reading, watching Movies, Travel, entertaining
Favorite Books
Love in the Time of Cholera, Chocolat, The Earth Series, From here to Patagonia, Wild Swans, Memoirs of a Geisha, Life is not all haha heehee; Sophie's Quest; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Favorite Quotations
Be the change you want to see
Awards / Honors
•In November 1995, won the Post/Impressions Achiever Award in the arts and culture category.
•In July 1996, awarded The Soroptimist International Women of Achievement Award for contribution to the arts.
•One of 8 finalists in the Four Outstanding Young South Africans Award (FOYSA).
•Nominated for the Femina Women of the 90's Award.
•Short-listed for the National Arts Council.
•The SABC commissioned a series of documentaries including one on my work that was screened on SABC 1 in January 1997.
•Listed in the Leading Women of South Africa Directory and the Financial Times “Business Leaders.”
•University of Durban-Westville honoured my contribution to the performing arts at a special ceremony hosted by the Chancellor for Top Graduate Achievers.
•Short-listed for Arts and Culture Trust Awards Administrator of the year 2001
•Listed in the Whose Who of SA.
•In July 1996, awarded The Soroptimist International Women of Achievement Award for contribution to the arts.
•One of 8 finalists in the Four Outstanding Young South Africans Award (FOYSA).
•Nominated for the Femina Women of the 90's Award.
•Short-listed for the National Arts Council.
•The SABC commissioned a series of documentaries including one on my work that was screened on SABC 1 in January 1997.
•Listed in the Leading Women of South Africa Directory and the Financial Times “Business Leaders.”
•University of Durban-Westville honoured my contribution to the performing arts at a special ceremony hosted by the Chancellor for Top Graduate Achievers.
•Short-listed for Arts and Culture Trust Awards Administrator of the year 2001
•Listed in the Whose Who of SA.
Specialities
Executive and Board management, multi-functional entertainment complex management, communication strategies, creating and managing brand experiences
Languages
English
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