Our Team

Executive Search, Business Support & Management Recruitment Team

Lee Dixie

As a recruiter with 30 years’ experience, I believe that I have recruited the A team!

It’s hard to beat 150 years’ recruitment experience between us. Our consultants are smart, professional, long-term trusted partners to our clients and candidates, always striving to be experts in their specialisations.

We love ‘connecting talent to opportunity’ and it’s a thrill when it all comes together.

Contact me or let’s meet to discuss your staffing needs and how we can work together.

Meet the A team!

Executive Search and Management Recruitment Team

Lindsay Copland - Financial Management Specialist

Lindsay has a BSocSci and after 12 successful years running her own recruitment company, she joined Dixie Recruitment in 2016.

Lindsay specialises in placing Financial Management and Executive professionals.  With Lindsay’s honed client engagement and executive search capabilities, clients and top talent alike have every reason to invest their trust in her.

Lindsay’s scope includes:

  • Financial Managers/Directors/CFO’s
  • Management Accountants/Commercial Managers
  • Audit, Risk and Governance
  • Tax
  • Executives, MD’s and Commercial Managers

Yvette Dreyer-Ferreira - Supply Chain & Sales Management Specialist

Yvette has over 20 years’ experience in Sales and Management – a career in business development and customer service, managing teams and meeting sales targets.

Yvette joined our team in 2020 and very quickly earned her credibility in being able to ‘headhunt’ exceptional Supply Chain and Sales Management talent in a high-demand industry.

Yvette focuses on the following roles:

  • Supply Chain Managers
  • Supply Chain Operations
  • Supply Chain Planners/Analysts
  • Logistics/Warehouse Managers
  • Procurement Managers
  • Business Development Managers
  • Key Account Managers

Liezel Burbidge - Digital, Marketing & HR Specialist

Liezel studied a BA Corporate Communications degree and then worked as an agency recruiter and in Human Resources in a top bank. Liezel joined the team in 2017, doing what she loves most – developing people’s careers.

With her background in HR, Communications and Social Media, it made sense for her to recruit in the synergistic HR and ever-changing digital and marketing space.

Liezel’s scope includes:

  • Marketing/Brand/Advertising
  • eCommerce
  • SEO/SEM/PPC
  • Social Media
  • Copywriting/Content
  • Digital Design
  • Human Resources
  • Clothing/Apparel

Lee-Anne Stewart - Engineering & Sciences Specialist

Lee-Anne has a BSocSci and has spent 22 years in the corporate and consulting world.

Since Lee-Anne joined Dixie Recruitment in 2019, she has developed an extensive national network of Engineering and Sciences talent.

With her Project Management background, Lee-Anne has a professional and structured approach to each head-hunting assignment.

Lee-Anne’s scope includes:

  • Engineering across all disciplines
  • Construction and Property Management
  • Food Sciences
  • Medical Sciences
  • Quality and Health and Safety Management
  • ESG

Samantha Howell - IT Specialist

Samantha is a seasoned IT Manager with a proven track record in leading digital transformation initiatives, building high-performing teams, and driving business value through innovative tech solutions. Her expertise spans stakeholder engagement, agile transformations, and the implementation of future-ready IT infrastructures.

With a Business Science degree and a diverse background across development, business analysis, and IT leadership, Samantha brings a holistic understanding of the tech landscape. Her most recent role as Group IT Manager at a global organization in Singapore highlights her ability to lead at scale and across borders.

Now specializing in IT talent acquisition, Samantha partners with organizations to source and headhunt top-tier IT professionals who align with business goals and drive growth.

Her placement expertise covers both national and international roles in:

  • IT Leadership & Management
  • Data & Information Management
  • Cloud Engineering & Architecture
  • Software Development
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Network & Systems Engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • IT Project & Program Management

Georgie Moessmer - Hospitality Specialist

Georgie has a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Psychology and 10 years’ experience managing a busy 4-star hotel in St. Anton am Arlberg, in the Austrian Alps.

With her hospitality expertise, her sound command of English and German, and her natural ability to create meaningful connections, Georgie is well-equipped to handle your hospitality recruitment needs.

Georgie places top class candidates at 4- and 5-star hotels, hotel groups, boutique hotels, luxury game lodges across SA, the Indian Ocean islands, the UK and Ireland, the EU and the MENA regions.

Georgie’s scope includes both national and international placements in:

  • Hotel Management roles
  • Game Lodge Management roles
  • Travel Management
  • Conference Management
 
 
 

Business Support Recruitment Team

Mandy Hughes - Financial Services Specialist

Mandy has a BComm Honours and spent her early career in the corporate world where she was responsible for administration, financial support and project management.

Mandy joined the team in 2021.  Her attention to detail, pride in everything she does and her track record of sourcing qualified financial services professionals, make her highly regarded in this space.

Mandy’s scope includes:

  • Private and Corporate Banking
  • Wealth and Investments
  • Property Finance
  • Commodity trading
  • Life assurance
  • Legal, Risk and Compliance
  • Credit
  • Short-term Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Accounting support

Robyn Gertenbach - Business Support Specialist

Robyn has a 25-year career in HR and Recruitment. After completing her Legal and Industrial Psychology degree, Robyn worked as an HR Manager for one of SA’s leading CA firms. She then ran her own very successful recruitment company for many years.

Robyn is fun and energetic and just loves connecting people! 

Robyn joined the Dixie Office Talent Division in 2023 and is responsible for all Business Support roles including:

  • Executive Assistants/PA’s
  • Front Office
  • Administrative Support roles in all disciplines
  • Customer Service/Call Centre/Internal Sales
  • Legal Secretarial

Research and Support

Jenny Burgess - Talent Researcher

Jenny has a BComm Marketing Honours degree and is our dedicated ‘researcher’ and ‘talent mapper’’. She is a good Office Manager too! Jenny co-ordinates the entire search process and having joined the team in 2006, she has a deep-rooted network, long-term relationships and a great memory bank of where the top talent is hiding in the passive market.  Jenny keeps our talent pool growing!

Shivonne Lloyd - Office Administrator

Shivonne is our cheerful Office Administrator, providing support to all the consultants – a juggling task at the best of times!

Shivonne is our jack of all trades and master of all! Shivonne is your first point of contact in the office.