WHO ARE WE?
We're a team of content creators, digital marketers, disruptors, dreamers and wine lovers. We're always looking for new ways to offer innovative digital marketing solutions to help wine brands reach the hyper-connected consumer. We get involved in projects that we believe in, that excite us and allow us to have fun - and drink lots of wine!

Stanley Edwards second choice of career was to be a winemaker but as there were no vineyards in Port Elizabeth he studied at PE Technikon and achieved a National Diploma in Photography. He has been in media production since 1986 and in 1992 he founded Platypus Productions, a full-service content production company whose services include television commercials, broadcast productions, corporate communications, branded entertainment, new media and digital.
In 2012 he founded Platypus Digital which focuses on developing digital marketing solutions, retail and event display technologies, interactive solutions, virtual and augmented reality and applications for mobile platforms.
In 2012 he founded Platypus Digital which focuses on developing digital marketing solutions, retail and event display technologies, interactive solutions, virtual and augmented reality and applications for mobile platforms.

Paul Duval lives in the beautiful Eastern Cape but enjoys the wines from the Western Cape where his heart truly lies. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PKF in Cape Town and co-founded advisory firm BJD Incorporated. This firm was acquired by PKF in 1997, after which Paul spent three years as a partner at PKF focused on audit and corporate finance assignments.
Paul co-founded Magus Specialised Funds in 2000 and is actively involved in one of their key investments, Booksure.com which provides a secure reservation management system and payment solution for independent accommodation establishments.
Paul co-founded Magus Specialised Funds in 2000 and is actively involved in one of their key investments, Booksure.com which provides a secure reservation management system and payment solution for independent accommodation establishments.

Andrew Sparg is the 'winemaker' in the team, sharing his expertise and knowledge. He joined Magus Specialised Funds in 2012 and has over 14 years experience in the Financial Services industry. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in Cape Town, he spent 11 years within the Investec Bank group in South Africa and the UK. Within Investec Andrew held a variety of roles, ranging from a deal originator in Structured Finance to Joint Head of Credit Risk at Investec Bank plc.