Woodburn Mann is a leading executive search and leadership assessment consultancy providing the highest quality of client-focused, industry-leading processes and services in executive search execution on the African continent. We are in the business of changing people’s lives, professionally and personally, for our clients, candidates, and the community.
Over the past four decades, Woodburn Mann has built a reputation for quality and service excellence by assisting companies with executive searches, putting exceptional individuals in place to ensure their companies’ success. Our executive search client base consists of astute decision-makers and the largest and most innovative companies in Africa. As an extension of our executive search and selection process we also offer a range of other services including Board appraisal assessments, executive development, succession planning and retention programmes.
A hallmark of Woodburn Mann is that we view an organisation holistically, using a well-qualified multi-disciplinary team approach for executive searches. Our professional team of consultants and researchers is fully trained and equipped to be able to apply themselves to clients’ executive search needs across all functions and industries. Strategic alliances with organisations that provide specialist synergistic services augment those provided by our internal resources.
Woodburn Mann offers executive search services as well as consulting services that address the key leadership and talent management needs of major organisations, the appointment, evaluation and development of world-class, globally competitive executive talent and the appraisal, composition and succession of company Boards.
Established in 1982 and based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, Woodburn Mann already had an established track record, having done executive searches over 35 years across 19 African countries, before partnering with Amrop early in 2018, thereby expanding its executive search reach with collaboration, expertise and additional excellence.
Woodburn Mann’s Managing Director, Andrew Woodburn, serves on the Amrop Global Board. His director role covers not only executive search, but also both the financial and legal portfolios for Amrop Global.
With 69 offices in 55 countries, Amrop has fostered over 40 years of experience into one of the world’s largest retained executive search partnerships. Partnering with Amrop has provided existing and future clients with access to a global footprint of skilled executive search consultants and researchers, able to rapidly assess and service clients’ executive search needs.
In addition to executive search and Board services, the Woodburn Mann Leadership Science Institute has developed from humble beginnings in 2015, into a unique integrated leadership model to assess where your executives are currently positioned on the leadership map and to support them in their journey to becoming extraordinary leaders.
Our leadership framework integrates traditional models such as competencies, with psychometrics, global best practices, 360° platforms, multiple counselling services, personal mission work, organisational development projects and consulting, all bolstered by Amrop's global leadership advisory service offering.
Amrop Woodburn Mann is a certified B-BBEE Level 1 contributor through its partner company, Woodburn Mann Equity Partners. With its black, female ownership and management structure, skills development programmes, both in-house and external, and associated corporate social investment initiatives, Woodburn Mann Equity Partners seeks to make a difference in the lives of its employees and the broader South African and African community.
Our team of dedicated executive search researchers and consultants are waiting to assist you with your executive search requirements.