Job Title: chief information officer
Company: Wesgro
Jean Scheltema is the chief information officer at Wesgro, a role she has held since 2026. Before stepping into this current role, Jean served as the chief commercial & trade officer for Wesgro. She has an extensive history with the organisation, previously serving as its chief marketing & innovation officer, chief marketing and communications officer, head of marketing and brand and group digital strategist. Earlier in her career, she held senior strategic, marketing and creative positions at Pam Golding Properties, New Normal, Wordbox and 34 Degrees Agency. She also served as a board member for The Silicon Cape Initiative.
Jean holds a bachelor's degree in media and writing from the University of Cape Town, a psychology honours degree from the University of South Africa and a post-grad in copywriting from the AAA School of Advertising. She also completed a digital transformation for organisations programme at the Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town and a leading strategic projects programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Work:
2026 – Present: chief information officer, Wesgro
2024 – 2026: chief commercial & trade officer, Wesgro
2023 – 2024: chief marketing & innovation officer, Wesgro
2022 – 2023: board member, The Silicon Cape Initiative
2021 – 2023: chief marketing and communications officer, Wesgro
2018 – 2021: head of marketing and brand, Wesgro
2017 – 2018: national brand manager and special features editor, Pam Golding Properties
2014 – 2018: brand strategist & inner circle member, New Normal
2014 – 2017: group digital strategist, Wesgro
2014 – 2014: senior creative consultant, Wordbox
2013 – 2016: creative director, Wordbox
2009 – 2013: senior copywriter and head of One2One, 34 Degrees Agency
2008 – 2008: copywriter intern, Hero Design & Advertising
Education:
2021: Digital transformation for organisations, Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town
2020: Leading strategic projects programme, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Post-grad in copywriting,
About company: Wesgro is a is the official tourism, trade, and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape.
