Claire Cobbledick is currently the Director-GM of Gumtree South Africa, the largest resale site in South Africa and among the top most-trafficked websites in the country.

She started working at Gumtree in 2014, as Head of Marketing, and soon moved into the role of Head of Core, a strategic role overseeing the activity across numerous competencies and departments, before assuming her current role in 2018 and becoming the first female GM to lead the company.

Claire has extensive experience in the marketing and advertising industry, including as the former Managing Director of The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town and as a marketing manager for Red Bull South Africa.

Claire is passionate about the digital world and advancing the industry, but she is especially interested in the people behind the technology. A Cape Town native and proud mom of two boys, she believes in embracing balance, maintaining excellence and working together to reach the impossible.