SMSA Africa Logistics Group appoints Mandy Kendall as CPO

Sphumelele Khumalo 23 July 2026

SMSA Africa Logistics Group has promoted Mandy Kendall to chief people officer.

Mandy has been with the company for more than 14 years. She joined SMSA Africa Logistics Group as HR manager in 2012 before being promoted to general manager for human capital in 2021. She now steps into the CPO role, where she will lead the company’s people function.

Prior to joining SMSA Africa Logistics Group, she was an HR supervisor at Clientèle Life.

Mandy holds a bachelor of commerce in industrial psychology from the University of Johannesburg and a BCom honours in industrial and organisational psychology from Unisa.

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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