Clinix Health Group has appointed Zayd Shaikh as chief people officer.
Before joining Clinix Health Group, Zayd worked at AECI Limited in a group talent role. Prior to that, he was chief people officer at Oasis Crescent.
Zayd previously spent nearly four years at BMW Group, where he held several leadership positions. He served as head of talent for BMW South Africa, head of HR services, and as acting head of HR management.
Before joining BMW, Zayd spent two years at Nampak, where he served as director of human capital services. He also served as divisional human capital director for Nampak Glass, overseeing the division’s HR function until its disposal in March 2020.
Zayd also spent 13 years at Standard Bank Group, holding several senior human capital positions as executive head of human capital for corporate functions, executive head of human capital for group shared services, group real estate and SBGMobile. Earlier, he was head of HR for personal and business banking global risk and the risk centre.
Earlier in his career, he worked as an HR manager at PwC and as an administration manager at JD Group.
Zayd holds a BA honours in human resource development from the University of Johannesburg and a BA in psychology and sociology from the University of South Africa.














