Gil Oved

Gil Oved
Born (1975-08-16) 16 August 1975 (age 49)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Education
University of South Africa
CFA Institute
Occupation(s)Businessman, tv host
Known forAdvertising
TitleCo-Founder and Co-CEO of The Creative Counsel (2001–present)
Term2001–present
WebsiteCompany website

Gil Oved (born 16 August 1975) is a South African entrepreneur who is the co-founder and co-CEO of The Creative Counsel, South Africa's largest advertising agency.[1] He is a member of the global Young Presidents' Organization where he is the Johannesburg chapter chair as well as the Africa regional forum officer.[2] He is one of the Dragons on the hugely popular television reality show Dragons' Den South Africa which premiered in the last quarter of 2014 on DSTV.[3] In 2016 Oved was chosen as the first "Shark" on the new series of Shark Tank on M-NET.[4]

  1. ^ Juliet Pitman (1 October 2012). "The Creative Counsel: Ran Neu-Ner and Gil Oved". Entrepreneur Magazine. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ Why did you join YPO interview with Gil Ovedypo.org Archived 21 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Gil Oved | Mzansi Magic". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Meet the first 'shark' of Shark Tank SA". Channel24. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.