Job Title: VP of People in Africa
Company: AB InBev Africa
Bridget Makhura was appointed as the vice president of people at AB InBev Africa (South African Breweries) in November 2022.
She has been with the organisation for 11 years and has held various positions including district manager, country managing director and board member at Eswatini Beverages and, most recently, regional commercial director.
Her journey includes serving as national logistics and supply chain manager at Nando’s South Africa, as well as logistics manager at The South African Breweries. Earlier in her career, she also worked at McKinsey & Company as a consultant, Unilever as a development technologist, at Element Six as a researcher, and at the University of the Witwatersrand as a research assistant.
Bridget holds a Masters of Science in Chemistry from the University of Witswatersrand as well as an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
Work:
2022 - Present VP of People in Africa, AB InBev Africa (South African Breweries)
2021 - 2022 Regional Commercial Director, Maluti Mountain Brewery
2020 - 2021 Country Managing Director , Eswatini Beverages
2015 - 2020 District Manager, South African Breweries
2014 - 2015 Executive Assistant, South African Breweries
2013 - 2014 Consultant, McKinsey & Company
2012 - 2013 National Logistics and Supply Chain Manager, Nando's South Africa
2008 - 2012 Logistic Manager, The South African Breweries
2007- 2008 Researcher, Element Six
2007 - 2007 Development Technologist, Unilever
2004 - 2004 Research Assistant, University of the Witwatersrand
Education:
2012 - 2013 Masters in Business Administration, GIBS
2001 - 2007 Masters of Science (Chemistry), University of Wits
About AB InBev Africa: AB InBev is the world’s leading brewer after it acquired SAB on 10 October 2016. On the African continent, its footprint spans 12 countries—South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, and Mauritius.
