Debbie Brugman

National Marketing Manager (011 267 4021)

Debbie Brugman has many years’ experience in marketing. She began her career in the insurance industry in 1997 as a travel insurance consultant for Truck and General Underwriting Managers and then later the Supergroup. In 1999, she moved over to a far more challenging position in insurance, using her skills as a marketer for Truck and General Insurance Company.

Debbie left the insurance industry in 2003 and relocated to take up the position of National Marketing and Customer Care Manager for a medical aid company. In 2006 she returned to her roots in transport insurance as the Regional Marketing Manager (Western Cape) for Wheels Underwriting Managers.

In June 2010, she was appointed as our National Marketing Manager and has since been enjoying not only her position but also the traffic in Gauteng.

Minette Weber

Regional Marketing Manager – Western Cape (021 910 2402)

Minette has many years experience in the Short term Insurance Industry.

She started in insurance in 1999 and has been involved in the financial world ever since.

In November 2001 she joined Sanlam as a Junior Financial Planner and left in April 2003 when she got engaged and moved to the Western Cape. Since moving to the Cape Peninsula she has worked at various corporate and mid-sized insurance companies. In June 2010 Minette joined the Wheels Team to head the Western Cape region.

She enjoys her work, and would like to make the Western Cape the most successful region.

Cheryl Kapp

Regional Marketing Manager – Eastern Cape (041 368 7319)

In 1975 Cheryl joined Commercial Union not having the faintest idea what insurance was all about, and what was lying ahead of her. After doing her apprenticeship as a claims clerk, she was promoted to the position of claims superintendent.  After the birth of her first daughter she worked for AA Mutual until it shut its doors.  Cheryl then moved to Mutual & Federal for a brief spell, and then on to Allianz where the break finally came to move into marketing.

Her desire to become a Manager was realised when she joined Aegis as Commercial Manager.  Six months later Cheryl headed up the sales team for Guardian National due to the Aegis/Guardian merger. When the Guardian/Santam merger took place, her career in marketing continued until she left them in 2003.

Cheryl worked for a broker until 2006, when she joined Wheels Underwriting Managers as Regional Marketing Manager.

After many years in insurance, she says that she still finds it as challenging and changing as the day she first started her insurance career.

Robyn Braithwaite

Regional Marketing Manager – Kwazulu-Natal (033 344 2450)

Robyn was introduced to the industry many years ago in Pietermaritzburg.

She became involved in the HCV industry while working for a broker where she completed her National Certificate Short Term Insurance (NQF4) with Boston Business College. Robyn also did her RPL qualification in 2004.  She says that she has a passion for the industry and continues to learn and grow with its challenges.

In 2006 she left Pietermaritzburg to work and travel in the UK. She returned in 2009 and started working for Wheels Underwriting Managers where she runs the KZN region.

Helen Haimes

Marketer – Gauteng (011 267 4008)

Helen started her insurance career in 1995 as a personal assistant for an assessing company in Umtata.  Later, she assisted with vehicle assessments and valuations.

In 1998 she relocated to Cape Town to join Imperial Transport Insurance Brokers, in claims and underwriting.  She moved again, this time to Johannesburg where she managed the insurance needs of two major Imperial Transport Companies on behalf of Imperial Transport Insurance Brokers.

In 2001 Helen moved to Value Logistics as an Insurance Negotiator and then in 2005 she joined the marketing team at Regent Insurance Company as a Marketing Consultant in the HCV division.  In 2007 she was transferred to their Durban branch where she remained until the end of October 2011.  In November 2011, Helen joined the Wheels team in the underwriting department and in May 2012 she was appointed as Marketer for Gauteng.

Helen believes that nothing in life comes to you – you need to get out there and get it yourself.