Career in Advertising
NN, as he is known to colleagues, is the group deputy chairman of FCB SA, South Africa's largest marketing communication group. 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.
In 2007, Nkomo was appointed chairperson of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa. He is also the deputy chairperson of the 2010 National Communication Partnership for the 2010 FIFA World Cup which will be hosted in South Africa.
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