Job Title: Group Chief People Officer
Company: AECI Limited
Khabonina Ramoupi currently serves as the group chief people officer at AECI, a role she took on in 2023, where she leads the company’s people strategy and transformation agenda.
Before joining AECI, Khabonina held the role of chief people officer at Transnet Freight Rail. Khabonina’s HR journey includes time as group hr director at Omnia Group, group HR director at Babcock International Group, and executive HR business partner for foods and supply chain at Woolworths.
Her early career includes impactful roles such as HR manager at the National Empowerment Fund, group HR executive at Thebe Investment Corporation, executive director at People & Pay Solutions, and at BaseSquared.
Her foundation in the field was built through various consulting and operational roles, including time at KPMG as a senior manager in social auditing, Hoechst Pharmaceutical in wellness and benefits, and Coopers & Lybrand as a group HR officer.
Khabonina holds a bachelor of arts and a postgraduate diploma in industrial relations from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a master’s in management executive business coaching from the University of the Witwatersrand Business School.
Work
2023 - Present Group Chief People Officer, AECI Ltd
2021 - 2023 Chief People Officer, Transnet Freight Rail
2019 - 2021 Executive Director, BaseSquared (Pty) Ltd
2013 - 2019 Group HR Director, Omnia Group
2009 - 2013 Group HR Director, Babcock International Group: Africa Division
2007 - 2009 Executive HR Business Partner Foods and Supply Chain, Woolworths
2006 - 2007 HR Manager, National Empowerment Fund
2004 - 2005 Executive Director, People & Pay Solutions
2003 - 2004 Group HR Executive, Thebe Investment Corporation
1998 - 2003 Senior Management Consulting National Manager, Social Auditing, KPMG
1997 - 1998 Employee Wellness and Benefits Consultant, Hoechst Pharmaceutical
1995 - 1997 Group HR Manager, Armitage Shanks (Africa Division)
1993 - 1995 Group HR Officer, Coopers & Lybrand
Education:
2018 - 2020 MA in Management (Executive Business Coaching), Wits Business School
1994 - 1994 Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Relations, University of KwaZulu-Natal
1989 - 1991 Bachelor of Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal
About AECI Limited: AECI Limited is a South African-based specialty chemicals and explosives company that provides products and services to the mining, water treatment, plant and animal health, food and beverage, and industrial sectors. Its focus is on serving the mining and manufacturing sectors and the Group is investing substantial sums in its future growth in these areas.
