Job Title: Chief People Officer
Company: Old Mutual
Anusuya Govender was appointed as chief people officer (CPO) for Old Mutual on 1 November 2023.
Anusuya first joined Old Mutual as the group remuneration and benefits executive in April 2020. Since then, she is said to have demonstrated her passion for people through various initiatives that she has spearheaded for Old Mutual’s employees.
Anusuya has over 20 years’ experience in human capital and has worked across leading blue chip organisations in financial services and telecommunications. Prior to joining Old Mutual, she worked at SABMiller (now AB InBev) and as an independent consultant advising on human capital and reward strategy.
Anusuya holds an honours degree (commerce) in industrial and organisational psychology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and has also completed an international executive development programme at the London Business School.
Work
2023 – Present CPO, Old Mutual
2020 – 2023 Group Reward Executive, Old Mutual
2010 – 2023 HR and Remuneration Committee Independent Advisor, Tshikululu
Social Investments
2020 – 2022 People and Talent Committee, St Stithians College, South Africa
2018 – 2020 Independent Reward and HR Consultant/ Director and Founder, Peak
Reward Consulting
2013 – 2018 Reward Director, ABInbev & SABMiller Africa
Education
2011 – International Executive Development Programme, London School of Business
2006 – Management Development Programme, Stellenbosch University
1999 – BCom (Hons) in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of
KwaZulu-Natal
1994 – BCom in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
About Old Mutual: Old Mutual Group is an international investment, savings, insurance and banking group. It is a listed company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and has secondary listings on the London, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe stock exchanges.
