About IB Consulting
A boutique leadership and organisational development consultancy partnering with CEOs, executive teams and senior HR and People leaders.
Our purpose
Our work connects the human realities of leadership with the priorities of the organisation.
We help clients explore the conversations, relationships and behaviours that influence performance. Skilled facilitation creates space for honest reflection and constructive challenge, so people can make better decisions and take clearer ownership of what happens next.
We build partnerships that combine trust and approachability with thoughtful challenge. Tools inform our work, but it is the quality of our relationships and conversations that enables meaningful engagement and change.
What we believe
At IB Consulting, we believe that the greatest opportunities for growth lie within people, their relationships and the conversations they have.
We believe that lasting organisational success is not achieved through strategy, systems and processes alone. It is shaped by how people think, connect, lead and behave every day.
These beliefs guide how we work and the difference we seek to make.
We believe people have the capacity to learn, adapt and achieve more than they often imagine. Meaningful development begins when individuals are encouraged to reflect, challenge their assumptions and take ownership of their growth.
The quality of our conversations shapes the quality of our relationships, leadership and organisations. When people feel able to speak openly, listen deeply and challenge constructively, new possibilities emerge.
Leadership is demonstrated through everyday actions, decisions and interactions. Great leaders create the conditions in which others feel trusted, challenged, supported and accountable to contribute their best.
Understanding ourselves and our impact on others allows us to move beyond habitual responses and make more conscious, purposeful decisions. Self-awareness is not the destination, but the beginning of meaningful development.
Organisational culture is shaped by what people experience every day: the conversations they have, the behaviours they see, the decisions leaders make and the standards everyone is willing to uphold.
We believe empathy and high expectations belong together. When trust, clarity, ownership and constructive challenge are present, people and organisations are better positioned to perform, grow and thrive.
Our role is to bring these beliefs to life through insightful questions, meaningful conversations and purposeful action.
Achieving Your Excellence
Boutique by design. Broad in expertise
At IB Consulting, we combine the personal attention of a boutique consultancy with the depth and breadth of an exceptional network of experienced coaches, facilitators and specialist consultants.
Our independent associates bring complementary expertise and extensive commercial experience, allowing us to bring together the right people for each engagement.
Our managing director
Leadership & organisational development
Managing Director | Leadership & Organisational Development Specialist
Ian Kennedy is the Managing Director of IB Consulting, bringing together extensive commercial leadership experience, entrepreneurial insight and more than two decades of experience in coaching and leadership development.
Having held senior leadership positions in hospitality and successfully built and exited technology businesses, Ian understands first-hand the challenges of leading people, growing businesses and delivering results.
For over 12 years, Ian has worked extensively with organisations in the financial services and luxury hospitality sectors, designing and facilitating leadership development programmes and coaching leaders from emerging management through to the C-suite. His work has focused on strengthening leadership effectiveness, developing high-performing teams and enabling meaningful behavioural and organisational change.
Ian's international experience spans more than 20 countries and a diverse range of industries, including financial services, luxury hospitality, technology and retail.
With a background in psychology and professional sport, Ian combines commercial understanding with deep insight into human behaviour, leadership effectiveness and sustainable performance.
Known for his ability to ask insightful questions, challenge established thinking and facilitate meaningful conversations, Ian creates an environment where leaders and teams can reflect honestly, think differently and take greater ownership of their development.
His philosophy is simple: lasting organisational change begins with people, the quality of their conversations and the behaviours they choose to demonstrate every day.
Experienced people. Complementary expertise. Shared purpose
Executive Teams Coach & Leadership Specialist
Dr Marc Rogatschnig is a Clinical and Consulting Psychologist who works primarily with executives and executive teams across Africa, Europe and North America. He specialises in leadership development, team dynamics, behaviour change and executive coaching. With deep expertise in leadership character and organisational behaviour, Marc helps senior teams think more clearly, work more cohesively and lead with greater impact, integrity and awareness in complex environments.
Facilitator, Coach & People Development Specialist
Sarah Campbell-Watts is a facilitator, coach and people development specialist with over 20 years of experience across leadership, teams, culture and change. She is known for her creative, practical and highly engaging approach, designing experiences that help people connect, learn and grow. Sarah also brings particular strength in hospitality and people strategy, helping organisations build stronger teams, healthier cultures and more meaningful learning and change journeys.
Strategy Facilitator & Executive Mentor
Ivor Clucas is a strategist, facilitator and executive mentor with senior leadership experience across Africa, Asia-Pacific and the hospitality and leisure sectors. A former CEO with a legal background, he brings a powerful combination of legal insight, commercial acumen and business-building experience. Ivor works with senior leaders and teams on strategy, alignment, leadership development and execution, helping organisations translate vision into practical action and stronger performance.
HR Strategy & Organisational Effectiveness Specialist
Annemarie Christodoulou is a registered Organisational Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in HR strategy, organisational development and leadership effectiveness. Having held senior roles at Santam, Old Mutual, KPMG and Nedbank, she brings extensive financial services expertise and commercial insight. Annemarie specialises in translating business priorities into practical people strategies, leadership competency frameworks and talent development solutions, helping organisations strengthen leadership capability, organisational alignment and sustainable performance.
Executive Coach & Organisational Learning Specialist
Nikki Wohlman is an Executive Coach and organisational learning specialist who has partnered with leaders in more than 15 countries over the past two decades. She supports executives, senior teams and emerging leaders to strengthen influence, engagement and agility. Nikki brings deep insight into human behaviour and creates reflective, purposeful coaching spaces that help individuals and teams build trust, unlock fresh thinking and lead with greater meaning, coherence and impact.
Coach, Facilitator & Organisational Development Practitioner
Theo Jansen is an experienced coach, facilitator and organisational development practitioner with a strong background in senior HR leadership. Since 2003, he has coached executives and managers across corporate, government and non-profit environments in South Africa and internationally. Theo is known for his calm wisdom, depth of experience and flexible coaching style, supporting leaders to grow in self-awareness, effectiveness and their ability to lead people well.
Wellbeing for Leaders Coach
Lauren Davis is a Clinical Psychologist, leadership coach and wellbeing-for-leaders specialist with more than 20 years of experience. She works with leaders and teams to strengthen personal effectiveness, resilience, mental wellbeing and workplace culture. Lauren combines psychological depth with practical business understanding, helping clients build authentic relationships, navigate pressure and perform at their best while creating healthier, more sustainable ways of leading.
Financial Services, Communication & Intercultural Coach
Lisa Christodoulou brings a strong corporate and financial services background to her work as a coach and facilitator. With experience across financial services, tourism and advertising, she helps leaders and teams strengthen communication, intercultural understanding and collaborative effectiveness. An experienced coach and multilingual facilitator, Lisa is known for her empathy, curiosity and relational style, enabling clients to have more thoughtful, impactful conversations and work effectively across cultures.
Achieving your excellence