WiN Festival Speaker

Khensani Nobanda

Khensani Nobanda is the Group Executive for Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Nedbank Group. As both the executive in charge of marketing, and a member of the Nedbank Group executive leadership, she ensures the cohesive and consistent alignment between marketing messaging, brand positioning and business objectives across the group, while also providing strategic input into various Nedbank structures, committees, and partnerships.   

Khensani joined Nedbank in September 2017, as Executive Head of Group Marketing, before being promoted to her current role, and the Nedbank Group Exco, in May 2018. Her more than 20-year marketing career has afforded her invaluable experience in several leading South African and multinational organisations. After starting out as an assistant brand manager at Unilever, she rose through the ranks to eventually head up the Skin Category for Unilever in Africa, Middle East, and Turkey. This was followed by various leadership and executive roles in Diageo, South African Breweries and Vodacom, before joining Nedbank.  

She is passionate about brands and the potential they have to deliver tangible value to consumers, and more broadly to society, by being purpose led and using creativity to drive business growth.  

Khensani has a BCom from the University of the Witwatersrand, an MBA from GIBS and Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School, where she was nominated as representative for that cohort. She is a member of the board of Effie Awards South Africa, on the board of Loeries and a regular member of the judging panel for the Loeries, a Jury President for the Bookmarks Awards, and a sought-after public speaker.  Kensi has amassed several accolades in recognition of her contribution to the industry, including top honours as winner of the Loeries 2021 “Marketing Leadership & Innovation” award and the “Marketing Industry Leader of the Year” by AdFocus as well as 2022 “Most admired Marketer in South Africa” award by Marklives.com. 2023 Scopen Most admired marketer