Free Webinar: Focusing On Print Industry Well-Being During Covid-19

What many business owners, especially in the SMME sector, have quickly come to appreciate is that their greatest asset is their health, as well as that of their employees.

The past year has brought into sharp focus that health – both physical and mental – is essential to prosperity. Printing SA felt it necessary to highlight this by partnering with Agility and Health Squared to bring you a webinar filled with insights as to how you can harness these underplayed areas of your and your employees’ well-being.

In this enlightening webinar, Steve Thobela, former Printing SA CEO and Chairman of Spectramed prior to the merger with Resolution Health to form Health Squared, will share his experience with the scheme and illustrate some of the major benefits that have been tailor-made to suit the printing industry.

In addition, Bianca Viljoen, Spokesperson for Health Squared Medical Scheme, and Marcia Le Roux, Head Sales Executive at Agility Channel, will be sharing their invaluable insights on the importance of providing quality employee benefits. The Agility team will also share some of the real stories that have led to various organisations realising that the overall wellbeing of their employees is paramount.

Elri van Zyl, Printing SA Regional Manager for the Central Chamber, has a wealth of experience in the Human Resources arena and she will be highlighting how during the pandemic Printing SA was able to assist members with disciplinary hearings in relation to health-related issues.

Key take-outs from 2020:
– We need to prepare for the unexpected in order to prevail.
– How we treat our people today, will determine our success in the future.
– An attitude of resilience, agility and positivity will ensure we all continue to flourish.

Webinar details:

Date: Thursday, 12 November 2020.
Time: 11am-12pm SAST.

Register here for the webinar.

Host: Meggan McCarthy, Editor of Africa Print.

Panellist overview:

Bianca Viljoen, Spokesperson for Health Squared Medical Scheme

A graduate from the University of the Free State (Integrated Marketing Communication) and Milpark Business School (Master of Business Administration), Viljoen has immersed herself in the healthcare industry in a career spanning more than a decade, concentrating on industry analyses, healthcare and medical insurance distribution aspects. Viljoen focuses her executive responsibilities at Agility on product and benefit design, distribution team management and strategic planning.

Marcia Le Roux, Head Sales Executive at Agility Channel

Le Roux graduated from RAU with a BA in Communications, and is also a qualified life coach. With a career spanning, 16 years in the financial services industry, Le Roux is an effective and spirited professional with extensive experience in managing, developing and building strong business relationships with clients and global teams at all organisational levels. As the head Sales Executive at Agility, Le Roux possesses both the experience and affinity to deliver service excellence across all our value chains.

Elri van Zyl, Printing SA Regional Manager, Central Chamber

With 14 years’ experience in human resources and labour relations in various industries, van Zyl has worked in the agriculture and non-profit space as Human Resource Manager before joining the federation in 2018. She graduated from the University of the Free State with a B Soc (Hons) Industrial Psychology in 2006 and has a keen interest in everything labour with a strong passion for people. Currently, van Zyl is studying towards a Life Coaching qualification.

Steve Thobela, Novus Print Executive: South

Thobela has a vast knowledge of the print industry, having started his career in 1989 as an apprentice typographer, and earning an award for being one of the best apprentices in the country at that time. Thobela further honed his skills when he worked in the print production departments of the Pretoria News, Perskor, the Sowetan and The Newspaper Printing Company before becoming Operations Manager of Independent Newspapers in the Western Cape. Thobela has also served as CEO of industry body Printing SA, affording him a macro view of the print industry and its challenges and opportunities.

In his current role at Novus, Thobela heads up the group’s flagship printing facility in Cape Town and oversees the Southern entities for the print division, while playing a key strategic role in driving the print division. In addition to his continued contribution to the print industry, Thobela also gives of his time to serve others including: serving on the board of Health Squared, serving at the University of South Africa as the Director of Print Production from January 2009 to May 2013, and serving for four and half years as the Founding General Manager of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation – one of three of Nelson Mandela’s official charity organisations, based in Cape Town.

For more information on Agility, please visit www.agilitydistribution.co.za or call (+27 21) 918 6210.