{"id":6388,"date":"2011-12-23T18:42:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/jp-roodt-top-40-under-40\/"},"modified":"2011-12-23T18:42:08","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T16:42:08","slug":"jp-roodt-top-40-under-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/jp-roodt-top-40-under-40\/","title":{"rendered":"JP Roodt \u2013 Top 40 Under 40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><\/p>\n<p>The Top 40 under 40 is a showcase of local business talent under the age of 40 compiled by the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber (NMBBC).<\/p>\n<p>JP Roodt (28), is the Head of Marketing and Stakeholder Relations at the <a title=\"NMMU\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/\/search.cgi?keywords=NMMU\">NMMU<\/a> Business School and boasts the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of somebody twice his age. As Head of Marketing and Stakeholder Relations at the <a title=\"NMMU\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/\/search.cgi?keywords=NMMU\">NMMU<\/a> Business School, Roodt has played an integral role in the repositioning of the <a title=\"NMMU\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/\/search.cgi?keywords=NMMU\">NMMU<\/a> Business School as a leader in executive and business education.<\/p>\n<p>This award-winning communication professional was named South Africa\u2019s best PR in Media Liaison at the age of twenty-five, during his tenure as a Senior Associate at premier Public Relations firm, Marcus Brewster, headquartered in <a title=\"Cape Town\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.MyCapeTown.co.za\">Cape Town<\/a>. Currently working towards a Master\u2019s degree, Roodt joined the NMMU Business School in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am extremely fortunate to work at an organization that has an unwavering commitment to making a critical and valuable contribution to business, commerce, industry, community, and the environment,\u201d says Roodt. \u201cThe position allows me to exercise my strategic ability and full creative capacity in promoting the NMMU Business School as a centre of excellence, and a key player in education on the African continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/e8e47_JP_Roodt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9651\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/e8e47_JP_Roodt.jpg\" alt=\"JP Roodt\" width=\"410\" height=\"678\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">JP Roodt (28), is the Head of Marketing and Stakeholder Relations at the NMMU Business School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Image by<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/P_,045_From_PABX_to_Putt_Putt\/Photographers\/sandy_coffey_photography_15704.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sandy Coffey Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Top 40 Under 40 list, an NMBBC initiative, was compiled from nominations and selected by an independent panel at the NMBBC. The end result is a showcase of talented and ambitious young businesspeople from diverse sectors in Nelson Mandela Bay. From 7 December 2011, MyPE showcases one under 40 achiever a day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/tag\/top40\/\">See all the Top 40 Under 40 HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom Automatic -->\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Top 40 under 40 is a showcase of local business talent under the age of 40 compiled by the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber (NMBBC). JP Roodt (28), is the Head of Marketing and Stakeholder Relations at the NMMU Business School and boasts the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of somebody twice his age. 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