Job Title: SVP and Chief People Officer
Company: Massmart
Chwayita Shude was appointed SVP and CPO of Massmart in January 2022. Before this she joined Rhodes Food Group as the group HR director in July 2019. Prior to this, she spent eight years at Engen, which she joined in 2011 as a Talent Development Manager. She held various roles there, including Organisational Development Manager and HR Business Partner before, taking on the top HR job in 2017. Before Engen, she worked at the Coega Development Corporation and at Transnet. She also currently sits on the Board of Directors for Engen Botswana. Chwayita holds a National Diploma in Public Management and an MBA.
Work
2019 - Present Group HR Director, Rhodes Food Group
2017 – 2019 General Manager, HR, Engen
2016 – 2017 HR Business Partner Engen
2014 – 2015 Organisational Development Manager, Engen
2011 – 2013 Talent Development Manager, Engen
2006 – 2011 Human Resources Manager, Coega Development Corporation
2000 – 2005 HR Business Partner, Transnet
Education
2007 Programme in Strategic HR Leadership, Stellenbosch University
2005 MBA, University of South Africa
2003 Management Development Programme, University of South Africa
1996 National Diploman, Public Administration and Management Border Technikon
About Massmart: Massmart Holdings Limited is a South African firm that owns local brands such as Game, Makro, Builder's Warehouse and CBW. It is the second-largest distributor of consumer goods in Africa, the largest retailer of general merchandise, liquor and home improvement equipment and wholesaler of basic foods.
