THE TEAM
Tami Mase
FOUNDER & CEO
Tami is an aggressive serial entrepreneur who has failed many times but always find a reason to rise again. She has always broken boundaries and hardly played by the rules. Tami is not only creative in bringing solutions for humanity, but her solutions move people, change mindsets and transform lives. She strongly believes in the power of the collective and in that, inclusion, can never be achieved in the absence of this advantage. She has thus established Tami Mase Institute (for Business inclusion), which intends to lead the Research & Development in the science of inclusive growth that can enhance smart living, self sustainability and vey strong economic ecosystem. Under the banner of her brand development Company, Zone Global Brands, she has innovated grand concepts including Kuench Beverages the first Black women owned beverages that is set to produce resealable soda cans, Mandrolli Auto, the FIRST electric vehicle car brand to ever be owned by black women, WIPFIN, a women owned Fintech Company, and many more.
Pumza Sixishe
HEAD: COMMUNICATIONS
Pumza Sixishe gained management and networking skills while working in sales, marketing, operations and global logistics for companies in South Africa and the U.S.
She worked for marketing and real estate companies in the US. She oversaw global logistics accounts for Dimension Data, interacting with stakeholders in North and South America, Europe, MEA and Asia daily. She studied Business at Utah Valley University and Ensign College in UT.
She also did a course with the prestigious Milan based Bocconi University studying Management of Fashion & Luxury Brands. The skills gained here were utilized when she worked with luxury brands in marketing.
Abongile Davani
COO: MANDROLLI LIFESTYLE
Abongile Davani is the Chief Operation Officer of Mandrolli Lifestyle, responsible for coordinating the designing process, negotiations planning,, selecting and the buying of merchandise for Mandrolli Lifestyle Duties
include market research, competitor analysis, product evaluations, sourcing and testing, monitoring purchase orders and creating reports for the management team Abongile graduated in Social Sciences and has a passion for community development She is a self taught brand strategist and graphic designer. She is currently working in partnership with ViweM Consulting providing branding and
printing services in and outside of Eastern Cape She is also undergoing Democracy Works Academy training looking into "State of the Nation and Project management" as a 2020 fellow
SONWABILE NDAMASE
HEAD: MANDROLLI LIFESTYLE
Sonwabile Ndamase has partnered with Mandrolli Lifestyle, a subsidiary of Mandrolli and heads up this division He is the original designer of Nelson Mandela’s
iconic ‘Madiba shirt’ He made his name as the designer of the famous, the often colourful always eye catching shirts worn by the iconic Nelson Mandela. He is also the President of the South African Fashion Designers Agency, as well as the head
of the Vukani Range Creations fashion house, and founder of the annual Vukani Fashion Awards His extensive experience in various fields within the fashion industry has seen the cementing of his commercial and personal brands in the hearts and minds of the fashion community, and in the history and future of South African fashion
JONATHAN KASUMBA
HEAD: STRATEGY/ DESIGN
Jonathan Kasumba is a designer with a passion for automotive conception and development; a steadfast advocate for lateral thinking. A believer in Africa’s diverse heritage and immeasurable culture embedded in its incredible people.
He has extensive experience in the automotive sector, having contributed on a number of projects for OEMs, vehicle startups, design suppliers and independent developers. He founded Africa's first automotive design association, with a goal to champion value add through best practices in the design process for the Automotive sector.
He takes on the role of Strategic Lead and Lead design efforts at Mandrolli Auto.
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Hours of Work
PROGRESS TIMELINE
Our team is putting every effort and detail behind the success of the Mandrolli Automobile project. We will be releasing more details in the future.
Interior Design
CAR Design
Concept Design
MERCHANDISE Design
INTERIOR NATURAL Material
