Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
COURSES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Timeline
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MORNÉ VAN EMMENES

MORNÉ VAN EMMENES

HEAD OF MARKETING - VIRSEKER
Johannesburg

Summary

I'm a family man, who enjoys music, reading, sport and exercise. The foundations of my career have been built on marketing brands in a way that resonates with the consumer while delivering on financial targets. I have an equally weighted passion for People (leading diverse teams to achieve business results + developing people in the process) and Profit (pulling the right commercial levers to make the P&L work in the way we need it to).

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Marketing - Virseker

Telesure Investment Holdings
01.2025 - Current

Responsible for leading the strategic marketing direction of Virseker, a proudly Afrikaans short-term insurance brand within the Telesure Investment Holdings portfolio of brands. Focused on revitalising brand positioning, driving growth through sharper consumer insight, distinctive creative development, and smarter media deployment to unlock sustainable market share growth in a highly competitive category.

Commercial Strategy Director

Kimberly-Clark SSA
12.2023 - 12.2024
  • Responsible for the overall Commercial strategy and executional plan guided by the Insights & Analytics team, Revenue Growth Management team and activated by the Shopper Marketing team across Sub-Saharan Africa for the 3 categories KC operates in.
  • Key Deliverables:
  • Category Strategy formation & execution; Analytics & actionable insights from data sources; Shopper Strategy & execution; Pureplay Ecom strategy and sales; Revenue Growth Management strategy and implementation with customers, along with monthly Trade Promotion management
  • 3 Direct Reports: A&I Lead, RGM Lead & Shopper Marketing & Ecom lead
  • Total team: 13

Marketing Director

Kimberly-Clark SSA
07.2021 - 11.2023
  • Lead a team of dynamic marketing leads across household brands Huggies, Baby Soft, Kleenex & Kotex, who's main aim was to develop and execute brand strategies that align Global Brand, Regional Brand and SSA commercial strategies
  • Key Deliverables:
  • Ideate and execute consumer driven innovation that enables profitable growth; Improve the perception of our brands through compelling brand interactions with consumers in relevant media touch points; Monitor performance of our brands in market and adjust DPSM fundamentals to ensure optimal performance; Monitor financial performance of our product portfolios linked to growth and profit KPIs; Stay abreast of category & consumer trends, and incorporate into annual and 3 year growth and innovation plans.
  • 4 Direct Reports: 3 x Marketing Managers and Digital & Media Manager
  • Total team: 11

Marketing Manager - Huggies

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
12.2018 - 06.2021

Senior Brand Manager - Huggies

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
01.2017 - 11.2018

Brand Manager

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
10.2015 - 12.2016

Brand Manager - EMEA

Kimberly-Clark Europe
04.2015 - 09.2015

Junior Brand Manager

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
06.2013 - 03.2015

Marketing Coordinator

Manitou South Africa
04.2012 - 05.2013

Marketing Assistant

Caterpillar Inc.
02.2011 - 03.2012

Education

BA Honours - Brand Leadership (Brand Management)

Vega School of Branding
01.2012

BCom - Marketing Management

University of Johannesburg
01.2010

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder management
  • Strategy
  • Brand Building
  • Commercial Acumen & P&L Management
  • Revenue & Profit Growth
  • Analytics & Insights

COURSES

  • Global Ignite Program (KC Top Talent), Kimberly-Clark Internal
  • Mar 2023 - Nov 2023
  • EMEA Grow Program (KC Top Talent), Kimberly-Clark Internal
  • Mar 2020 - Nov 2020
  • Digital Marketing Certification & Acceleration Program, Circus Street
  • Feb 2019 - Mar 2020
  • The Expert Negotiator, GIBS Business School
  • Nov 2017

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Huggies Market Leadership
  • Dec 2018 - Jun 2021
  • During my tenure as Huggies Marketing Manager, we built innovation and brand plans that resulted in Huggies moving from market challenger to Volume & Value market leader of the SA Diapering category in 2021; while delivering record high Organic Growth, GM% and OPROS levels.
  • The Worlds First Baby Marathon Campaign
  • May 2017 - Nov 2017
  • An innovative, break-through consumer campaign, that ran purely on digital channels & in-store. The campaign aided a 28.9% sales growth, and was recognised by various global marketing awards bodies:
  • One Show (US): Huggies Baby Marathon (2 x Merit)
  • Bookmarks (ZA): Huggies Baby Marathon (2 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 1 x Craft Gold, 1 x Craft Silver)
  • Cannes Lions (FR): Huggies Baby Marathon (Bronze Lion)
  • Loeries (ZA): Huggies Baby Marathon(1 x Grand Prix, 3 x Gold, 2 x Silver, 2 x Craft Certificate)
  • Finalist for Marketer of the Year 2017
  • Johannesburg
  • Bookmark Awards, South Africa

Timeline

Head of Marketing - Virseker

Telesure Investment Holdings
01.2025 - Current

Commercial Strategy Director

Kimberly-Clark SSA
12.2023 - 12.2024

Marketing Director

Kimberly-Clark SSA
07.2021 - 11.2023

Marketing Manager - Huggies

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
12.2018 - 06.2021

Senior Brand Manager - Huggies

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
01.2017 - 11.2018

Brand Manager

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
10.2015 - 12.2016

Brand Manager - EMEA

Kimberly-Clark Europe
04.2015 - 09.2015

Junior Brand Manager

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
06.2013 - 03.2015

Marketing Coordinator

Manitou South Africa
04.2012 - 05.2013

Marketing Assistant

Caterpillar Inc.
02.2011 - 03.2012

BCom - Marketing Management

University of Johannesburg

BA Honours - Brand Leadership (Brand Management)

Vega School of Branding
MORNÉ VAN EMMENESHEAD OF MARKETING - VIRSEKER