Thakazelwa Ngidi has taken on the role of HR director for sub-Saharan Africa at Intertek.
She joins Intertek from DP World, where she served as director of people for support functions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Previously, Thakazelwa held several senior positions at 3M, including healthcare people relations lead for the Middle East and Africa and HR director for sub-Saharan Africa. She also served as HR operations leader for sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa, with additional responsibilities in consumer business group people relations.
Her career spans several industries, with previous roles at DHL Africa as senior HR business partner, Times Media Group as senior HR manager, Paarl Media as HR manager, and BME, a member of the Omnia Group, as HR generalist.
Academically, Thakazela holds a master of business administration in industrial and organisational psychology from Wits Business School. Her academic background also includes a postgraduate diploma in business administration from Wits Business School, and an honours degree in labour law from the University of Johannesburg.
