Job Title: Sub-Saharan Africa HR Head
Company: Bayer
Madelein du Plessis is the head of HR for sub-Saharan Africa at Bayer.
Having spent over nine years at Bayer. She progressed from HR business partner to sub-Saharan Africa head of HR operations, before her current executive position.
Before joining Bayer, Madelein spent eight years at TransUnion as HR consultant to HR shared services manager, which built her foundational HR management and shared services expertise. She initially built her career over 12 years of service as a captain in the South African National Defence Force.
Work:
2025 – Present Head of HR Sub-Saharan Africa, Bayer
2020 – 2025 Sub Saharan Africa Head of Human Resources Operations, Bayer
2016 – 2020 HR Business Partner, Bayer
2014 – 2016 HR Business Partner, TransUnion
2010 – 2014 HR Shared Services Manager, TransUnion Africa
2009 – 2010 HR Manager, TransUnion Africa
2008 – 2009 HR Consultant, TransUnion Africa
1996 – 2008 Captain, South African National Defence Force
Education:
2022 – 2022 Professional Coaching Programme, GIBS Business School
2015 – 2015 Management Advanced Programme, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Wits Business School
2005 – 2007 Honours Bachelor of Arts, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa
2001 – 2004 Bachelor of Business Administration, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa
About company: Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture.
