Motus Corporation's Michele Seroke nominated for 2020 CHRO Awards

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Michele was appointed as chief people officer at Motus Corporation in July 2017.

Motus Corporation chief people officer Michele Seroke has been nominated for the CHRO Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2020 at Inanda Club in Johannesburg. Michele’s career began at Eskom after obtaining her B.Soc.Sci from the University of Cape Town. She has held strategic senior management and executive positions in HR both locally and internationally, at several organisations, including Eskom, Productivity SA, ArcelorMittal and General Electric.

She joined Imperial Holdings as the HR director for the Imperial Vehicle Retail, Rental and Aftermarket Parts division (which subsequently rebranded as Motus) in August 2016, and was subsequently named as the chief people officer.  

The CHRO Awards will give HR directors and CHROs of listed companies, large corporations, state-owned entities and government institutions alike an opportunity to be recognised and rewarded for their exceptional performance and leadership.

Motus is South Africa’s leading automotive group, employing over 18,600 people. It is a diversified (non-manufacturing) business in the automotive sector with unrivalled scale and scope in South Africa, and a selected international presence, primarily in the United Kingdom, Australia and limited presence in South East Asia, and Southern and East Africa.

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