Job Title: CHRO
Company: Unifi Africa
Desereé van den Berg was appointed as the chief human resources officer of Unifi Africa in May 2024.
She was previously the Executive Head: Human Capital at RBS Insurance Brokers. Prior to this she was Head of HR at Metropolitan. Desiree also worked at Sanlam in a number of positions including as a Trainer and Developer of Learning Programs. She has a B.Com and a B.Compt from UNISA and an MBA from the University of Cape Town.
Work
2024 - Present Chief human resources officer, Unifi Africa
2015 - 2024 Executive Head: Human Capital, RBS Insurance Brokers
2011 - 2014 Head HR, Metropolitan
2008 - 2011 Senior Manager Learning and Development, Metropolitan
2006 - 2008 Senior Learning Consultant, Metropolitan
2001 - 2006 Trainer and Developer of Learning Programs, Sanlam
1999 - 2001 Call Centre Specialist Policy Maintenance, Sanlam
1996 - 1999 Call Centre Consultant and Quality Assessor, Sanlam
Education
2021 - 2022 Executive MBA, University of Cape Town
2019 - 2019 B.Com Industrial and Organisational Psychology, UNISA
2012 - 2012 B.Compt Accounting Science, UNISA
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