Job Title: Group CHRO
Company: Old Mutual
Celiwe Ross is currently the group chief human capital and corporate affairs officer at Old Mutual.
Before taking on the role, she served as director for strategy, sustainability, people and public affairs at Old Mutual. Prior to this, she was director for group strategy and group human capital and, before that, human capital director. She initially joined Old Mutual as chief of staff and later served as executive assistant to the chairman and CEO of Old Mutual South Africa.
She holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town and a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Work:
2025 – present Group chief human capital and corporate affairs officer, Old Mutual
2023 – 2025 Director: Strategy, sustainability, people and public affairs, Old Mutual
2022 – 2023 Director: Group strategy and group human capital, Old Mutual
2018 – 2022 Human capital director, Old Mutual
2017 – 2018 Chief of staff, Old Mutual
2017 – 2017 EA to the chairman and CEO, Old Mutual South Africa
2015 – 2017 Consultant, Egon Zehnder
2015 – 2015 Executive: Power and infrastructure finance, Standard Bank Group
2014 – 2015 Executive: Mining, energy and infrastructure, West Africa, Standard Bank Group
2011 – 2014 Head: Project finance, Stanbic Bank Ghana
2006 – 2011 Manager: Mining and metals finance, Standard Bank
2004 – 2006 Marketing manager: Domestic coal sales, BHP Billiton
2003 – 2004 Business development manager, BHP Billiton
2002 – 2003 Mine planner, BHP Billiton
Education:
2007 – 2007 MBA, University of Cape Town
1998 – 2002 Bachelor of Science in mining engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
About company: Old Mutual is a pan-African financial services group providing investment, savings, insurance and other financial solutions to individuals, businesses and institutions across Africa.
