Job Title: Chief People Officer
Company: The Spar Group
Brigitte da Gama is the chief people officer at The Spar Group.
Prior to this, she worked as the HR executive for Deigobert Consulting. She was also chief people officer at McDonald’s SA. She is a seasoned human capital professional with a wealth of experience, spanning different industries from Banking and IT to Asset Management and Tertiary Education.
She holds a Bachelor of Social Science Degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from the University of Cape Town; an Honours Degree in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch.
Work:
2024 - Present Chief People Officer, The Spar Group
2022 - 2024 HR Executive, Deigobert Consulting
2015 - 2022 Chief People Officer, McDonald’s South Africa
2012 - 2015 Senior Manager, Standard Bank Group
1995 - 2004 Senior HR Manager, University of Cape Town
Education:
1990 - 1993 B.Soc.Sci, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of Cape Town
2006 - 2008 MBA, Business Administration and General, University of Stellenbosch














