When he was released from prison on 20 December 1982, Len van Zyl of what was then Lindsay Smithers took him on as a junior copywriter.

He rose to creative director, a position he held for seven years, before being appointed group deputy chairman in 1995.

His core functions center on corporate transformation, new business development, key client contacts and industry matters.

[4] He was also the deputy chairperson of the 2010 National Communication Partnership for the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa.

In 1991, he was approached by Colin Adcock, then chief executive of Toyota (one of Lindsay Smithers' clients) who had been asked to put together a marketing program for the South African Scout Association.

Scouting is a premium youth movement, there to enable us, especially now, to move towards healing this country, to train leaders and empower people.