Luyolo Geza

Geza is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of People Management (IPM). He is the current Chairperson of the Strategy & Operations Committee and of the IPM. He is the founder of The HR Nephew an HR Consulting Firm. Before he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of People Management he served as Non-Executive Director as follows:

• Chairperson of Marketing, Funding & Communication Committee of the Board.
• Member of Human Resources Committee of the Board
• Member of Finance Audit & Risk Committee of the Board
• Member of Strategy & Operations Committee

He previously served on the following Boards:

• American Chamber of Commerce Transformation, and Skills & Labour Committee(s) in 2010 - 2016
• Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) in 2016 - 2019
• University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2016 - 2022 Talent Advisory Board
• African Community Fund for Education (ACFE) in 2017 - 2022

Geza has worked for local and Multinational Corporations (MNC’s) which amongst others included the global giant science & research company, Du Pont de Nemours International as a Regional Director Sub Sahara Africa. Geza has more than 26 years of human resources experience which includes training, consulting and advisory. Geza also spent some time with national, provincial, and local government (South African Revenue Service, Council for Science and Industrial Research, South African Express Airways, Gauteng Partnership Fund and Mining Health & Safety Council) occupying Senior HR Management roles. His most recent role with South African Provincial Government was that of an Executive: Human Capital & Organisational Development for Gautrain Management Agency. Since the beginning of his career as an HR Consultant with General Motors of South Africa (Delta Motor corporations, at the time) in 1998 he has worked closely with Organised Labour & Organised Business. Geza has swiftly progressed up the corporate ladder with both strategic and operational roles like the listed JSE Sasol Limited, Du Pont de Nemours South Africa, Volkswagen of South Africa, and Kraft Foods of South Africa. With Du Pont he was responsible for “The Growth Strategy for Africa,” his main assignment, was robustly driving Human Capital Strategy and Talent Acquisition & Mobility Strategies in 35 geographic areas of operation in Africa, delivering Du Pont’s African Footprint.

 

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