Job Title: Group HR Executive
Company: Famous Brands
Jabu Mahange is currently the group HR executive at Famous Brands.
Before joining Famous Brands in 2018, he served as group human capital director at Primedia. Prior to Primedia, he was HR director at Johnson & Johnson Medical South Africa.
Earlier in his career, he was HR executive manager at Edcon, where he headed HR for Edgars, Red Square and Temptations, and assistant general manager at Absa Bank, where he was head of HR for the IT development division.
He holds a master of business leadership from the University of South Africa, a postgraduate diploma in labour law from Rand Afrikaans University, and a bachelor of education from Wits University.
Work:
2018 – Present Group HR executive, Famous Brands
2009 – 2018 Group human capital director, Primedia
2005 – 2009 HR director, Johnson & Johnson Medical South Africa
2002 – 2005 HR executive manager, Edcon
1995 – 2001 Assistant general manager, Absa Bank
Education:
2002 – 2005 Master of business leadership, University of South Africa
2002 – 2002 Postgraduate diploma in labour law, Rand Afrikaans University
1992 – 1993 PDM in HR, Wits University
1987 – 1993 Bachelor of education, Wits University

About company: Famous Brands is Africa’s leading branded food services franchisor, with a portfolio spanning quick-service restaurants, casual dining and other food service brands across multiple markets.














