Phindokuhle Mohlala - Vice President HR, Africa & Caribbean, Schneider Electric

Phindo is a seasoned HR Practitioner with over 23 years experience in the profession.  She is the former SABPP, Airchefs and ABB board member.

She has good appreciation of business and is passionate about business as much as she is about her HR profession.  She has spent all her career life in Africa where she has held various HR roles that range from HR Trainee, HR Officer, HR Manager, HR Director to HR Vice President for Africa and Caribbean.  Having worked for Unilever, Robertsons, BP, Airchefs, ABB and currently Schneider Electric has exposed her to various continents,  The international exposure raised her confidence in understanding business drivers, it enhanced her appreciation of leading diverse teams, and deepened her HR knowledge.

Phindo’s expertise include driving initiatives such as organization design, transformation, change leadership, talent and leadership develpment, strategy development and implementation, mergers and acquisitions, high performance leadership.

She holds a B.A (Social Sciences) and MBL degrees.  Her personal goal is to complete her DBA which she has currently deferred. 

Her responsibility for the entire African continent has compelled her to learn to speak French among other languages.

Other than her involvement in business, Phindo is involved in charity work in the East Rand area and is a passionate golfer.