
Gilbert is a Brand Leadership, PR, and Strategic Communications expert with a passion for helping brands grow their influence and impact in the community and markets they serve, with the added advantage of Multilingual communications/localization experience. Through the Newmark Group, which he co-founded in 2010 and steadily built into one of Africa’s fastest-growing independent strategy, brand, and communication consultancies, he works with Fortune 500 brands such as Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Pfizer, Absa Bank Group PLC, and AstraZeneca as an influence strategist, communications strategist, media trainer, and brand architect. His consultancy portfolio spans a wide spectrum of sectors and includes a strong body of work with lines such as United Nations agencies (UNON, FAO, WHO), Intergovernmental organizations such as the African Union, and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) such as the African Development Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. He also builds and leads teams that have served and continue to support public sector brands such as the Governments of Japan, France, and Dubai.