Ninette Oliver moves into chief people officer role at PepsiCo

Sphumelele Khumalo 03 November 2026

Ninette Oliver has stepped into the role of chief people officer at PepsiCo, following more than six years with the food and beverage company.

She steps into the position after serving as people senior director for PepsiCo South Africa. Prior to this, Ninette was HR director at PepsiCo South Africa.

Before joining PepsiCo, she spent 12 years at Pioneer Foods, where she held several HR leadership positions. These included as HR executive for the groceries division, regional HR manager and HR manager.

She began her career at Tiger Brands as a HR specialist, and also various held human resources positions at Cadbury.

Academically, Ninette completed the executive development programme in human services at GIBS Business School.

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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