Job Title: CPO
Company: Seriti Green
Jasmin Pillay is currently the chief people officer at Seriti Green.
Before joining Seriti Green , she spent almost eight years at Microsoft, where she most recently served as HR director for South and South East Europe, Central Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Israel, as well as a member of Microsoft’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board. Prior to this, she was HR director for Microsoft South Africa, partnering with senior leaders on people strategy, organisational transformation, leadership development and workforce planning.
Earlier in her career, Jasmin was HR director for Africa and the Middle East at Petronas Lubricants International, where she also held global responsibilities for HR digital transformation and change management.
Jasmin holds an MBA from Henley Business School.
Work:
2026 – Present CPO, Seriti Green
2023 – 2026 Board member, Global Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board, Microsoft
2021 – 2026 HR director, South & South East Europe, Central Europe, Middle East, Africa & Israel, Microsoft
2018 – 2021 HR director, Microsoft South Africa
2015 – 2018 HR director, Africa & Middle East, Petronas Lubricants International
2006 – 2012 Founder & principal consultant, HR consulting, Professionals on the Move / Afrizulu Consulting
2008 – 2011 HR leader, Aspen Pharmacare
2004 – 2006 Regional leader, executive search & appointments, PricewaterhouseCoopers Appointments
2000 – 2004 Regional lead, human capital staffing, Kelly
1996 – 2000 Manager, Concept Communications, Vulindlela Consulting & The Harambe Institute
Education:
MBA, Henley Business School
About company: Seriti Green is a South African renewable energy company focused on developing and operating large-scale wind and solar energy projects, supporting the country's transition towards cleaner and more sustainable energy.
