Julia Modise moves from BMW SA to HR director role at Sun International

Sphumelele Khumalo 09 July 2025

Julia Modise has been appointed as the new HR director at Sun International. She steps into this role after serving as group HR director at BMW Group South Africa for over three years.

Prior to her time at BMW, she was CPO at Bridgestone South Africa. Other roles include executive search consultant at Spencer Stuart, general manager of HR at MultiChoice, head of HR at Growthpoint Properties, and HR director at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

She also worked as the HR director for Cummins AME, having started with Cummins as an HR manager before progressing to a global HR operations excellence manager role at the company.

Julia also held positions at SARS and Edcon, where she kicked off her career in HR.

Academically, she holds a postgraduate diploma in organisational leadership from Stellenbosch University, a bachelor’s in business administration and management from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a diploma in HR management from the Institute of People Management of South Africa.

Sphumelele Khumalo

Sphumelele Khumalo is the senior writer for CHRO South Africa. With a background in health journalism, she brings a passion for storytelling and an interest in exploring the human side of every story, one word at a time. When she’s not meeting deadlines, you might find her experimenting in the kitchen, or chasing sunsets.

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