Amanda has been the Executive Assistant to the President since 2004. However, her Coca-Cola career goes back to 2000 when she became the Minute Maid Regional Manager for Coca-Cola Southern and East Africa. Within a matter of months, she was promoted to being the Alternative Beverage Manager, and at the end of 2001 she was made Market Development Manager for the Division. In June 2003 she assumed the role of Operations Manager for ABI Gauteng, before moving into her executive function just over a year later.

With a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of South Africa, Amanda’s work history covers a wide range of challenging and varied roles, from an Assistant Manager at the SABC and PR Manager at a private company, to Sales and Accounts Management at FMCG group, Premier.

Amanda is a member of the Business Women’s Association and was part of the Sir Robert Swan expedition to Antarctica in 2004.