Job Title: Africa HR Director
Company: Nissan South Africa
Kholo Kunene currently serves as the Africa human resources director and board executive for Nissan South Africa, where she leads the HR strategy across two legal entities and African markets, including Egypt.
Prior to this, she served as director of people & capability and B-BBEE leader for Southern Africa and emerging markets at Mastercard.
Her previous roles include executive head of human resources at Vodacom, site HR manager and organisational pillar leader before being promoted to senior at Procter & Gamble, and a stint as founder of Lubanzi Human Capital Solutions.
She has also worked as an HR manager at Sasol and HR co-ordinator and generalist at Anglo Platinum.
Kholo holds a BCom honours in industrial and organisational psychology from the University of South Africa and a management advancement programme from Wits Business School.
Work:
2023 - Present Africa Human Resources Director: Nissan Africa RBU & Board Member NSA, Nissan Motor Corporation
2018 - 2023 Director: People and Capability & Transformation / B-BBEE Leader: Southern Africa & Emerging Markets, Mastercard
2018 - 2018 Founder, Lubanzi Human Capital Solutions
2016 - 2018 Executive Head of Business Unit: Human Resources, Vodacom
2011 - 2016 Group/Senior HR Manager, Procter & Gamble
2007 - 2010 Plant/Site Human Resources Manager (Manufacturing) & Organisational Pillar Leader, Procter & Gamble
2003 - 2005 HR Officer Generalist, Anglo Platinum
2000 - 2006 HR Coordinator, Anglo Platinum
2000 - 2002 HR Officer: Training and Development, Anglo Platinum
2000 - 2002 HR Graduate /Trainee, Anglo Platinum Development Centre (ADC)
Education:
2005 - 2005 Management Advancement Programme (MAP), Wits Business School
2000 - 2004 BCom Honours, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa
About Nissan: Nissan Motor Corporation is a global automotive manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. The company designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles and automotive parts under the Nissan, INFINITI, and Datsun brands. Nissan is known for innovation, electric vehicle leadership, and advanced mobility solutions.
