Job Title: Group CHRO
Company: Proconics
Dorah Tlala-Tanor is the group chief HR and corporate affairs officer at Proconics.
Dorah stepped into her current role in after serving as group chief HR officer at Proconics, and also served as the head of HR.
She previously served as senior manager HRD at Sentech SOC and held multiple leadership roles at Independent Media, including group manager HRD and regional executive HR&D.
Earlier in her career, she held roles at MDI-SA, Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union, Alexander Forbes, Hendler & Hart, PC Training and Business College and International Organisational Development South Africa.
Work:
2025 – Present Group chief HR and corporate affairs officer, Proconics
2021 – 2025 Group chief HR officer, Proconics
2020 – 2021 Head of HR, Proconics
2018 – 2019 Senior manager HR, Sentech SOC
2017 – 2018 Group manager HR&D, Independent Media
2014 – 2017 Regional manager HR, Independent Media
2013 – 2014 HoD HR and projects, McDowell Development Institute South Africa
2009 – 2013 National head HR, training and development, Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU)
2008 – 2009 Provincial manager HR, Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU)
2007 – 2008 Reports specialist, Alexander Forbes
2007 – 2007 Assistant manager HR, Hendler & Hart
2005 – 2007 Learner counsellor / HR assistant, PC Training and Business College
2002 – 2005 Development and research consultant, International Organisational Development South Africa
Education:
2019 – 2020 MBA, MANCOSA
2017 – 2018 BCom honours in HR and management, MANCOSA
2017 Master’s degree in management and governance, University of the Witwatersrand
2002 Bachelor’s degree in industrial and organisational psychology, Vista University
About the company: Proconics is a South African engineering and industrial solutions company specialising in electrical, control and instrumentation engineering. The company provides services across industries including mining, petrochemicals, energy, manufacturing and infrastructure, with a focus on automation, digital transformation and project delivery.
