Business
APO Group appoints Kris Wanamaker as Chief Revenue Officer to drive continued growth
Kris will join the APO Group Management Team and will be based in Cape Town and London
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 26, 2022/APO Group/ —
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is delighted to announce the appointment of South African-British-American national Kris Wanamaker as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
As CRO, Kris will be responsible for all revenue-related functions at APO Group, including marketing, sales, customer support, further expansion of our service offering, and revenue management.
The hiring process for this new role began six months ago, and has been the most extensive ever undertaken by APO Group with the entire Management Team involved in ensuring the right candidate was found.
One of Kris’s first missions will be to harness the power of APO Group’s unique model, integrating the company’s renowned press release distribution and Public Relations business units into a single turnkey solution that provides clients with unparalleled Pan-African communications support.
Kris has over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing.
Throughout her career, she has reliably delivered results for agencies and corporates, as well as the start-up organizations she co-founded with fellow industry leaders. As a South African national who also holds UK and US passports, she has done this across several geographies, including Dubai, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and London.
It is clear that this is a ‘people-first’ company with a passion for its clients, and as CRO I have a fantastic opportunity to work with like-minded colleagues
Kris has vast experience with some of the biggest global brands including Microsoft, BMW and Daimler Chrysler. She has also looked after various stakeholders at several levels, including Gulf royalty, property developers, and politicians.
Throughout her career, Kris has demonstrated her versatility and entrepreneurial spirit. She has co-founded four successful companies including: a telecommunications business in Johannesburg; a copywriting agency in South Africa; a real estate firm, and an interior design/architecture firm in the UAE. This last company was awarded “Best Interior Decorating and Design Business Dubai” by UAE Business in 2017.
Kris is a major champion of people development. She focuses on creating safe and collaborative environments for her teams while encouraging individuals to grow and excel.
Kris will join the APO Group Management Team, and will be based in Cape Town and London.
Kris’s appointment comes at a time of exceptional growth for APO Group. The company reported increased revenue of 88% in the first semester of 2022, versus the same period in 2021, and this success has allowed APO Group to continue to recruit the very best talent from the African and international communications communities.
In recent months, the company has made several high-caliber appointments to senior positions, including former Edelman Content Strategist Lindsay Farley, who was hired as Vice President of Editorial and Content Strategy, and new Head of Design Hussain Ali, who was previously Design Lead at Ogilvy.
“This is a new role for both me and for APO Group, and I’m extremely excited to get started,” said Kris Wanamaker, Chief Revenue Officer of APO Group. “It is clear that this is a ‘people-first’ company with a passion for its clients, and as CRO I have a fantastic opportunity to work with like-minded colleagues to help even more organizations thrive in Africa.”
“This has been the most intensive and prolonged recruitment process we’ve ever had, but we couldn’t be happier with the result,” said Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and Chairman of APO Group. “Kris has not only demonstrated excellence in revenue generation throughout her career, but she also has the entrepreneurial spirit and global experience to develop ideas and strategies that will take APO Group to the next level.”
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of APO Group.
Events
As global power structures shift, Invest Africa convenes The Africa Debate 2026 to redefine partnership in a changing world
The Africa Debate 2026 will provide a platform for this essential, era-defining discussion, convening leaders to explore how Africa and its partners can build more balanced, resilient and sustainable models of cooperation
Now in its 12th year, The Africa Debate has established itself as London’s premier platform for African investment dialogue since launching in 2014, convening over 800 global decision-makers annually to shape the future of trade, finance, investment, and development across the continent.
Under the theme “Redefining Partnership: Navigating a World in Transition”, this year’s forum will focus on Africa’s response to global economic realignment with greater agency, ambition and economic sovereignty.
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“This year’s edition of The Africa Debate asks how we strengthen economic sovereignty — from access to capital and investment to financial and industrial policy — so African economies can take greater ownership of their growth. Success will be defined by how effectively we turn disruption into leverage and partnership into shared value.”
The Africa Debate 2026 will provide a platform for this essential, era-defining discussion, convening leaders to explore how Africa and its partners can build more balanced, resilient and sustainable models of cooperation.
Key challenges driving the debate
Core focus areas for this year’s edition of The Africa Debate include:
This year’s edition of The Africa Debate asks how we strengthen economic sovereignty — from access to capital and investment to financial and industrial policy
Global Realignment & New Partnerships
How shifting geopolitical and economic power structures are reshaping Africa’s global partnerships, trade dynamics and investment landscape.
Financing Africa’s Future
The growing need to reform the global financial architecture, new approaches to development finance, as well as the strengthening of market access and financial resilience of African economies in a changing global system.
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The Africa Debate 2026 offers a unique platform for high-level dialogue, deal-making, and strategic engagement. Attendees will gain actionable insights from leading policymakers, investors and business leaders shaping Africa’s economic future, while building strategic partnerships that define the continent’s next growth phase.
Registration is now open (http://apo-opa.co/46b19gj).
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Invest Africa.
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