The Team
Johanna McDowell
Chief Executive, Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS)
Johanna McDowell founded the IAS in South Africa, in 2006. Johanna has had a long career in advertising, marketing and communications since the early 70s having qualified with a Business and Marketing degree equivalent in the UK. Working both as a client and as an agency person, Johanna is well placed to advise clients and marketing services providers on both the commercial and relationship aspects of long-term contracts.
Nikki Munsie
Business Director
Nikki has more than 25 years of experience in the marketing and advertising industry with the last 13 years being in a consulting role where she was involved in the development of Business and Brand Strategies with a strong emphasis on Cross Functional Action Learning for Clients.
Tebatso I Masete
Project Director
Tebatso has recently returned to the IAS after five years where, during this time, she completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management through UNISA. She also gained valuable experience in customer relationship management at Vumatel and project management at Wits Business School over that period.
Tebatso has strong relationship management, data management, CRM and project management skills. Her key responsibilities at the IAS include the streamlining of processes, ongoing data management as well as the management of the IAS Client and Agency relationship programmes.
Hlamazi Mabunda
Non Executive Director
Hlamazi has recently left the IAS, after five years with us, to pursue full time interests in the corporate world. She remains, however, as a Non Executive Director of the IAS.
Hlamazi’s background includes Agency, Marketing, Pitch Consulting as well as Inbound and Email Marketing Roles. She has strong strategic, relationship building and process management
Outsourced Consultants
Robynne Adams
Marketing and Communications Consultant
Robynne is a Marketing and Communications consultant who graduated with a BCom in Marketing and Economics. With many years of experience in the Marketing field, the last 14 which were at Executive level, she displays an in-depth knowledge of Prestige and FMCG brand marketing, across all channels – Retail, Supplier, Direct Selling, Manufacturing.
Nicholas McDowell
IAS Technology Consultant
After five years as an IT consultant for one of the leading outsourced IT companies, he joined Mazole to look after the group’s digital needs and he now consults to The IAS from NSM Dynamics.
Chelete Financial Services
Chelete is a boutique financial services company that offers a holistic suite of financial services to companies and individuals