Job Title: Group Human Resources and Legal Manager
Company: Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken
Naeem Timol is the group HR and legal manager at Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken, a position he has held since June 2022.
Before that, he was the HR manager at Glodina Towelling for three years until 2021 before being promoted to group head of HR, industrial relations and legal at the holding company, Eerste Flambeau Huur.
Naeem also held the position of group head of HR and industrial relations at Durban-based clothing group, Kingsgate Clothing.
Naeem, who is an admitted attorney, holds a bachelor of laws (LLB) from the University of South Africa (UNISA), a certificate in HR management from the University of Cape Town, a postgraduate diploma in labour relations management also from UNISA, and has completed an emerging leadership development programme from KwaZulu-Natal CTC.
Work
2022 - Present: Group Human Resources and Legal Manager, Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken
2021 - 2022: Group Head of Human Resources, Industrial Relations and Legal,
Eerste Flambeau Huur
2018 - 2021: Human Resources Manager, Glodina Towelling
2018 - 2018: Group Human Resources Executive: Head of Human Resources and Industrial
Relations, Kingsgate Clothing
2018 - 2018: Dispute Resolution Official, Consolidated Employees Organisation, South Africa
2016 - 2017: Labour Legal Advisor, SEESA - South Africa
Education
2023 Postgraduate Diploma in Labour Relations Management, University of South Africa
2021 Emerging Leadership Development Programme, KwaZulu-Natal CTC
2019 Certificate in Human Resources Management, University of Cape Town (UCT)
2015 Admitted Attorney, The High Court of South Africa, South Africa
2013 Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of South Africa (UNISA), Africa
Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken: Pedros Flamed Grilled Chicken is the fastest-growing chicken franchise in South Africa. A South African born and bred brand, Perdos first opened its very first store in the country in 2018. Since then, the flame has only grown brighter, spreading to over 140 stores and across South African borders.