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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cFor some time now I have been wanting to get somebody of the appropriate talent and expertise on board in this role to work hand-in-hand with myself and to help ensure that the Absa Cape Epic continues its growth curve,\u201d said race founder Kevin Vermaak. \u201cWe\u2019ve found the perfect person in Lynn and are delighted to have such an accomplished individual coming on board. Her experience across the commercial, operational and marketing areas of the industry will help take the event into a new dimension.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in an expansion phase at the moment, including launching new events, and I see Lynn as being vital to maintaining the Absa Cape Epic\u2019s momentum in tandem with myself,\u201d explained Vermaak.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will remain as owner of the Absa Cape Epic and Grandstand Management, the existing umbrella body of the business and under which any new events will fall. Lynn will assume executive control of both Grandstand Management and the Absa Cape Epic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grandstand Management employs 25 full-time staff (which grows to 900 when crew and volunteers join for the Absa Cape Epic itself) and has offices in Bree St, Cape Town. The full-time staff\u2019s year round responsibilities range from logistics to sponsor sales and servicing, route and rider management, marketing and communication and general operations.<\/p>\n
Naud\u00e9 served as General Manager, Sponsorship and Events for the Barclays Africa Group from 2010 to 2013. In that role she managed one of South Africa\u2019s largest and most diverse portfolios, which included the team sponsorships of the Springboks and Bafana Bafana, the Absa Premiership, the Absa Currie Cup and the Absa Cape Epic.<\/p>\n
After graduating with a BA Law at the University of Stellenbosch, she worked on the 1999 Rugby World Cup, Wimbledon and Major League Baseball with IMG in London and then for the International Cricket Council\u2019s commercial management team including the 2003 World Cup and for the LOC at the 2007 World Cup. She was also a senior executive for Maru Sport and for Visa\u2019s Global Sponsorship Team, where she helped deliver some of world sport\u2019s most recognised events.<\/p>\n
Since 2013 she has worked as an independent consultant with Barclays Africa, AFGRI, a sponsor of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, the Absa Cape Epic and Cricket South Africa.<\/p>\n
Naud\u00e9, who joined the company at the beginning of April, said she was a \u201clong-standing admirer of the Absa Cape Epic and was excited at the opportunity of a being part of a world class event and leading an experienced team\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am busy getting to grips with the organisation at the moment but we have a great team which can build on the amazing work that has been done in the past 12 years,\u201d said Naud\u00e9.<\/p>\n
She added that the Absa Cape Epic had become a \u201cbenchmark for organisational efficiency and our challenge is to continue to innovate and grow the event together with our partners and stakeholders\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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