Naeem Timol

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Job Title: Group HR Executive

Company: Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken

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Naeem Timol is the group HR executive at Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken.

Before this role, he served as the group HR and legal manager at Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken.

Before that, he was the HR manager at Glodina Towelling for three years 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:

2024 - Present        Group HR Executive, Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken

2022 - 2024           Group HR and Legal Manager, Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken

2021 - 2022           Group Head of HR, Industrial Relations and Legal, Eerste Flambeau Huur

2018 - 2021           HR Manager, Glodina Towelling

2018 - 2018           Group HR Executive: Head of HR and Industrial Relations, Kingsgate Clothing

2018 - 2018          Dispute Resolution Official, Consolidated Employees Organisation, South Africa

2016 - 2017            Labour Legal Advisor, SEESA - South Africa

Education:

2021 – 2023         Postgraduate Diploma in Labour Relations Management, University of South Africa

2015                        Admitted Attorney, High Court of South Africa

2014                        Practical Legal Training, University of South Africa

2013                        Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of South 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 200 stores and across South African borders.

 

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