The team
We are very proud of our specialised team. The majority of our team members have either a BCom Communication Management Honours Cum Laude degree or have been recognised as the top achiever of their class in their respective courses; everyone on the team has extensive experience in the field of business communication.
Regine le Roux
Regine is a corporate reputation specialist. She completed her Communication Management Honours degree Cum Laude at the University of Pretoria in 2001, and completed her MCom within a year. Regine founded Reputation Matters in 2005 and hand picks and manages several teams that implement communication strategies. She has gained much practical experience through several Communication, Change and Marketing Strategies compiled for clients in both the private and public domains. Regine developed the Repudometer®, which is one of the first tools that has been developed to quantify an organisation’s reputation. Regine is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) and sits on the advisory committee for the Western Cape. Regine is the author of: Reputation Matters, Building blocks to becoming the business people want to do business with. Over weekends you will find her either on her bicycle or donning her pink skort for the Hout Bay Harriers.
Chanell Kemp
Chanell has a passion for communication and strives to achieve excellence in every aspect of her life, both on a personal and professional level. She won numerous academic awards at the University of Pretoria: B.Com Communication Management (Cum Laude) undergrad ABSA award winner, B.Com Honours Communication Management (Cum Laude) ABSA best student award winner, and the Golden Key award. In 2017 she completed her B.Com Masters degree in Communication Management and the topic of her research was workplace communication, specifically focused on the communication style preferences of different genders and generations. Her research article achieved a distinction and she also won the prize for the best B.Com Masters student. After completing her Honours, Chanell gained 11 years of work experience before joining the Reputation Matters team. She worked as head of Communication and Public Relations for Mrs South Africa and she also worked for My Week magazine and Creative Entertainment talent managers. She gained experience working in the labour relations industry as well as financial services sector. In her free time, Chanell enjoys spending time with her family; being a mother of twins, she understands that balance is key to achieve success and excellence. She also enjoys reading and writing, and would like to publish a book one day. Chanell is fluent in English and Afrikaans and has a basic understanding of German.
Chris Bischoff
Chris qualified in Environmental Management in 2015, achieving a Golden Key award for being identified as part of the top 15% academic achievers in the field of Environmental and Sustainability studies. He focused his B.Tech Thesis research on identifying the source of solid waste pollution that occurs on Hout Bay beach. This involved organising beach cleanups to collect data from analysing collected waste. This was done with the aim of implementing source reduction as a waste management solution in areas of high waste generation. Alongside his studies he has been actively involved with a local NPO in Hout Bay who addresses sustainability issues in under-resourced communities. This gave him experience in environmental auditing, sustainability assessments, environmental education and organisational communications. He spends his free time surfing and exploring our coastline for new surf spots, mountain biking and playing guitar. He is also a new dad on the block. My life motto is “Be the change you wish to see in the world” ~ Gandhi Fluent in English. Second language is Afrikaans and is currently learning German.
Nalene de Klerk
Nalene graduated from the University of Pretoria in 2015, achieving her Honours degree with distinction. She is passionate about corporate communication and reputation management. On the long term she aims to specialise in leadership and crisis communication. Since joining Reputation Matters, Nalene was drawn to the dynamic world of event media relations, maximising media coverage for events in the technology, business, sustainability and geology industries. Her corporate media relations clients include those in the fishing, events management and corporate social investment spaces. She spends her free time in ballet or contemporary dance classes, served as chairperson or secretary on various committees and is passionate about uplifting and mentoring students. Nalene is fluent in English and Afrikaans; she is also learning Sesotho.
Winet Fourie
After completing her B.Com Honours degree in Communication Management (Cum Laude), Winet took the adventurous route and moved to South Korea where she taught English to children of all ages. Upon returning to South Africa, she started her career in communication management where she gained extensive experience in reputation management. Since starting her career at Reputation Matters, Winet has been part of numerous projects specifically in the environmental space where she has assisted with obtaining fantastic media exposure for an industry that is close to her heart. She has a passion for strategic communication management and supports her clients with detailed communication plans which targets all their key stakeholder groups. Winet has a keen interest for reputation research and is part of the research team. Most recently, Winet was part of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) reputation research study. Apart from being a strategic thinker, Winet enjoys being creative and comes up with design solutions both internally and for clients. Winet is fluent in English and Afrikaans.