Khensani Nobanda is the Group Chief Marketing Officer at Nedbank Group. As both the executive in charge of marketing, and a member of the Nedbank Group executive leadership, she ensures the cohesive and consistent alignment between marketing messaging, brand positioning and business objectives across the group, while also providing strategic input into various Nedbank structures, committees, and partnerships.
Her portfolio also includes leading the social impact agenda for Nedbank through overseeing the bank’s CSI and Transformation programs.
Khensani has a BCom from the University of the Witwatersrand, an MBA from GIBS and
Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School, where she was voted as class speaker for that cohort. Khensani plays an active leadership role in shaping the marketing profession locally and globally. Most recently, she was appointed Chairperson of the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA), reflecting her standing as a trusted industry leader and advocate for marketing excellence. She is also a member of the UN Global Compact CMO Forum on sustainability, serves on the IAA’s Global Board of Directors, the IRG Marketing2030 Challenger Board and Loeries.
Khensani has amassed several accolades in recognition of her contribution to the industry, including top honours as winner of the Loeries 2021 Marketing Leadership & Innovation Award, AdFocus Marketing Industry Leader of the Year (2021 and 2024), MarkLives’ Most Admired Marketer in South Africa (2022 and 2024), the 2023 SCOPEN Most Admired Marketer, the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards’ Marketer of the Year, and most recently SCOPEN’s Marketer of the Decade (2016–2026).
