Hosted in New York, these annual internal accolades recognise individual accomplishments and exceptional work in Ogilvy offices across the globe.

Introduced by global CEO, Chris Graves, the annual Giant Award pays tribute to three individuals selected from the 90 OPR offices worldwide who exhibit the giant characteristics that Ogilvy founder David Ogilvy espoused.

"Isaac Newton said: ‘If I have seen further, it is only because I have stood on the shoulders of giants’. This year we are thrilled to pay tribute to our very own giant –
an individual who is a true leader, visionary, and consistently inspires and drives her team to new heights. We salute Joanna, who richly deserves this remarkable achievement,” said Stuart Smith, Ogilvy Public Relations CEO EAME & MD Global Corporate Practice.

“On behalf of OPR Johannesburg and OPR South Africa, I’m honoured to receive this accolade, which I believe is a true testimony to the dedication, passion and ongoing commitment of our teams and the strength of our client relationships. Rest assured that we will continue to shoot the lights out and raise our sights even higher,” said Oosthuizen.

Leading one of South Africa’s foremost reputation and communications agencies, Oosthuizen plays an active role across all clients within the business, with areas of expertise spanning strategy, high level client services, project and budget management and issues and crisis management.

Her experience crosses a number of major economic sectors, including state-owned enterprises, petrochemical, mining, fast-moving consumer goods, logistics and multiple services industries.