Job Title: HR Director: Sub-Saharan Africa
Company: Kimberly-Clark
Nosipho Kunene currently serves as the HR director for Sub-Saharan Africa at Kimberly-Clark, a role she stepped into in November 2023.
Before joining Kimberly-Clark, she spent about three years as a senior HR business partner at Danone.
Nosipho also spent close to eight years at Unilever, where she grew through various roles from assistant site learning manager to HR business partner.
Her early career includes experience at PMI, where she progressed from learnership administrator to project coordinator.
Nosipho holds a BCom in industrial and organisational psychology from UNISA. She also holds a BSc in biological sciences from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as certificates in HR management and procurement and supply chain management from UNISA.
Work:
2023 - Present HR Director: Sub-Saharan Africa, Kimberly-Clark
2020 - 2023 Senior HR Business Partner, Danone
2015 - 2020 HR Business Partner, Unilever
2012 - 2015 Assistant Site Learning Manager / HR Business Partner Assistant, Unilever
2012 - 2012 Project Coordinator, PMI
2010 - 2012 Learnership Administrator, PMI
Education:
2019 - 2022 BCom, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, UNISA
2015 - 2016 Certificate in HR Management, UNISA
2008 - 2014 National Certificate, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, UNISA
2004 - 2007 BSc, Biological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
About Kimberly-Clark: Kimberly-Clark is a global leader in personal care and consumer tissue products, dedicated to delivering essentials for a better life. The company is home to iconic brands such as Huggies, Kleenex, Kotex, Scott, and Depend, which are trusted by millions of people. For 150 years, their brands have been brought to market by a team of purpose-led innovators dedicated to creating better care for a better world.
