Job Title: Senior Vice President: HR
Company: NTT DATA: Middle East and Africa
Kirsty Phaal is the senior vice president of human resources at NTT DATA Middle East and Africa.
Prior to this, she held several leadership roles at Dimension Data. Her earlier tenure at the company saw her rise through multiple roles, including principal head of talent management, head of talent and development, head of HR strategy and planning, and MEA remuneration and performance management manager.
She has also worked as the chief people officer at Ignition Group and Industrial and organisational psychology intern at Imperial Holdings Limited.
She began her HR career at Internet Solutions, where she was HR Manager responsible for building and leading the full HR function.
Kirsty holds a master’s degree in industrial and organisational psychology from the University of Johannesburg, along with an honours degree from UNISA, and a bachelor's degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Work:
2024 - Present Senior Vice President: Human Resources, NTT DATA Middle East and Africa
2023 - 2024 Senior Vice President: Human Resources, Dimension Data
2022 - 2023 Interim Senior Vice President: Human Resources, Dimension Data
2021 - 2022 Chief People Officer, Ignition Group
2020 - 2021 Principal Head: Talent Management, Dimension Data MEA
2018 - 2020 Head of Talent and Development, Dimension Data MEA
2017 - 2018 Head of HR Strategy and Planning, Dimension Data MEA
2012 2017 MEA Remuneration and Performance Management Manager, Dimension Data MEA
2010 - 2012 HR Special Projects Manager, Dimension Data MEA
2009 - 2010 Industrial and Organisational Psychology Intern, Imperial Holdings
2006 - 2009 Group Manager: Talent Acquisition and Employee Experience, Dimension Data
1999 - 2006 HR Manager, Internet Solutions
Education:
1999 - 2006 Masters Degree, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of Johannesburg
1997 - 1998 Honours Degree, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa
1994 - 1996 Bachelor’s Degree, Social Science: Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
About NTT DATA Middle East and Africa: NTT DATA Middle East and Africa is part of the global NTT DATA Group, a leading IT services provider. They help clients transform through data-driven solutions, consulting, industry solutions, business process services, digital & IT modernisation and managed services.
