Job Title: Head of HR
Company: Maersk
Mechell Chetty was appointed Head of HR at Maersk in October 2021. Prior to this she worked in HR at Unilever for twenty one years. She has gained experience in a broad spectrum of HR practices. She went from being a National Learning Manager to the HR Director for the company’s AMET (Africa, Middle East and Turkey) region, where she managed a large-scale restructuring. Mechell was also the HR Director for the supply chain, which included factories in South Africa; and HR Director for the Sales Team. Now the Vice President of HR for all Africa operations, she has a seasoned understanding of the fast-moving-consumer-goods industry. She has a BA in Psychology for Wits University.
Work
2021 - Present Head of HR, Maersk
2016 – 2021 Vice President of HR Africa, Unilever
1999 – 2016 Various including HR Director AMET, Supply Chain HR Director, Unilever
1997 – 1998 Change Management Analyst, Anderson Consulting
Education
1996 – 1996 Post-graduate in Business Management, HR, University of the Witwatersrand
1993 – 1995 BA, Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand
About Maersk: Maersk, is a Danish shipping company, active in ocean and inland freight transportation and associated services, such as supply chain management and port operation.
