Job Title: CPO
Company: Parliament of South Africa
Duke Mgaga currently serves as the chief people officer at the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa.
Before joining Parliament, Duke served as the culture change and wellness executive at Pareto, following a period running his own firm as a HR independent consultant with Swela Consulting. His corporate executive experience includes serving as Southern Africa HR director at Alstom, and as HR operations director at Shell. His foundation in HR began as a regional HR manager at Metropolitan Health Group.
Work:
2024 – Present Chief People Officer, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
2023 – 2024 Culture Change and Wellness Executive, Pareto
2022 – 2023 HR Executive, Pareto
2018 – 2022 HR Independent Consultant, Swela Consulting
2012 – 2017 Southern Africa HR Director, Alstom
2007 – 2012 HR Operations Director, Shell
2005 – 2007 Regional HR Manager, Metropolitan Health Group
Education:
Executive DBA, Model for change management in the real estate industry within the digital economy, Business School Netherlands
Certificate of Directorship, Institute of Directors (IoD) South Africa
MBA, Business School Netherlands
Degree in HR Management, Durban University of Technology
About company: Parliament plays an important role in the life of the nation. It is elected to represent the citizens of South Africa according to the Constitution. Parliament is the place where laws are passed and where important issues of the day are discussed. It is the place where the views of citizens can be heard directly by parliamentary committees. Parliament also keeps the executive and state institutions accountable.
