Maileshi Setti, Account Director –Agency Lead

Maileshi’s appointment as Account Director – Agency Lead from 1 March 2023 sees her take up a Group organisational role across Scout’s PR and Influencer teams. She is responsible for driving Scout’s Influencer and media relationships and leads the agency’s structure and workflow. 

A PR specialist in the lifestyle, design and art sectors, Maileshi joined Scout in 2014. She successfully worked her way up from Account Manager to Account Director, and has spent recent years broadening her capabilities to embrace Influencer management across earned and paid campaigns. 

A qualified Fine Artist who studied at Rhodes before moving into the communications space, Maileshi previously worked at SMAC Gallery as a Publicist and Assistant Curator.

 

Paige Aupiais, Digital Director

Paige’s appointment as Digital Director from 1 March 2023 comes off the back of her work as Head of Digital at Scout. Her new position sees her carry a Group responsibility across all clients, reporting to the Group Strategic Director and company founder Lauren Shantall.

A graduate of UCT, Paige is no stranger to the Scout team – early in her career she worked as a Social Media Manager for the agency before spreading her wings, and eventually returning to the fold.

With over 10 years of digital marketing experience across all forms of digital, Paige has previously worked for the US-based International Luxury Hotel Association, Singita Luxury African Safari Lodges & Reserves, Travelstart, and John Brown Media (now known as Dentsu Creative).