Dr Anelisa Hlongwane has taken on a new role as vice president of HR, Tech Africa at Canal+ Group.
Before her appointment , she was senior manager for human capital at MultiChoice Group, a position she held from 2024.
Prior to that, she spent six years at PepsiCo in various HR leadership roles, including HR manager for projects, ex-pats, in-pats, location free and pgt, HR manager for the PepsiCo global template in South Africa, and HR manager for enabling functions. She also served as learning and development specialist for sub-Saharan Africa and as HR manager for the inland west region.
Her previous experience includes HR business partner at SuperSport and district business partner at The South African Breweries and HR specialist.
Anelisa’s HR career started at TrenTyre in 2012 as a graduate in training in HR management before progressing to HR specialist in 2014. Prior to this, she spent more than two years at the State Diamond Trader, where she held trainee positions in client relations and company secretarial services.
Anelisa holds a PhD in HR from the University of Johannesburg. She also holds a master's degree in labour law and employment relations from the same institution and an honours degree in organisational psychology from the University of Cape Town.
