Cathy Dowsley

BA (Social Work) IPM (Dip)

Cathy Dowsley joined Woodburn Mann as a Research Consultant in January 1993 rapidly progressing to Senior Research Consultant, Associate Consultant, Consultant and Senior Client Partner in January 2000.

For more than twenty years she has led both executive and non-executive searches in the mining and industrial sectors throughout Africa. She has assisted in the appointment of many Chief Executives, Senior Executives, Chairpersons and Non-Executive Directors.

For the past six years, she has undertaken several Board  Assessments for major listed organisations.

Cathy Dowsley began her working career in 1981 as a Social Worker with a child and family welfare organisation. She was with this organisation for three years. In 1984, she changed the direction of her career from social work to human resources and joined a major mining house as a Personnel Officer. At the end of 1985 she embarked on further studies achieving the top student award in October 1992 for the Institute of Personnel Management Diploma.