Job Title: Chief people officer
Company: Bearing Man Group (BMG)
Solly Mathebula is currently serving as the the chief people officer at Bearing Man Group (BMG). Before taking on his current role, he served as the chief people officer at DPD Laser.
Earlier roles include head of HR at Heineken Beverages and head of HR at Danone Southern Africa.
Prior to these positions, he was a senior employee relations specialist at Afrox, group employee relations manager at Enviroserv Waste Management, and regional human resources manager at the National Health Laboratory Service.
His early career included the roles of the director of transformation at Bidair Services, project manager of transformation at the Auditor-General of South Africa, and skills development facilitator at Public SETA.
Solly holds an honours degree in social sciences from the University of Pretoria, a diploma in labour relations from UNISA, and an advanced diploma in project management from Damelin. He also holds certifications in performance and talent management and in skills development facilitation.
Work:
2026 – Present Chief people officer, Bearing Man Group (BMG)
2023 – 2026 Chief people officer, DPD Laser
2022 – 2023 Head of HR, HEINEKEN Beverages
2018 – 2022 Head of HR, Danone Southern Africa
2011 – 2014 Senior employee relations specialist, Afrox
2009 – 2011 Group employee relation manager, Enviroserv Waste Management
2005 – 2009 Regional human resources manager, National Health Laboratory Service
2003 – 2005 Director of transformation, Bidair Services
2000 – 2003 Project manager transformation, Auditor-General of South Africa
1998 – 2000 Skills development facilitator, Public SETA
Education:
2012 – 2012 Certificate in performance and talent management, Regenesis
2012 – 2012 Diploma in labour relations, UNISA
2007 – 2007 Certificate in skills development facilitation, Assessment College
2007 – 2007 Advanced diploma in project management, Damelin
1996 – 2002 Honours in social sciences, University of Pretoria
About company: Bearing Man Group (BMG) is Africa’s largest distributor, manufacturer and service provider of engineering consumables and components. As part of Invicta, the company supports 70,000 customers across 15 countries through 135 branches, supplying a wide range of industrial engineered products to the industrial, manufacturing, mining and agricultural sectors.
