Job Title: Group head of people
Company: Meridian Group
Karen Hammond is currently the group head of people at Meridian Group.
She joined the organisation in 2024 after nearly five years as executive manager: human resources at Sun International, where she led strategic HR initiatives across the hospitality and gaming group. Before that, she spent seven years as regional human resources manager at Dimension Data.
Earlier in her career, she served as a senior human resources business partner at Nedbank.
Work:
2024 – Present Group head of people, Meridian Group
2019 – 2024 Executive manager: human resources, Sun International
2012 – 2019 Regional HR manager, Dimension Data
2007 – 2012 Senior HR business partner, Nedbank
Education:
Bachelor of commerce in industrial and organisational psychology, University of South Africa (UNISA)
Diploma in HR management, IIE Varsity College
About the company: Meridian Group delivers sales, merchandising and specialised field services across modern retail, wholesale and specialty channels in South Africa, powered by advanced technology and 5,000+ people on the ground.
