Palesa Ngcese

Palesa Ngcese has extensive experience in human resources, with a focus on people and culture. Palesa currently holds the position of Vice President of People & Culture in the Road Freight division at Imperial, starting in April 2023. Prior to this role, they served as Vice President of People & Culture in the Functions department since January 2022.

Before joining Imperial, Palesa worked as a Human Resources Executive at Crossroads Distribution from July 2019 to January 2022. Palesa also served as the National Human Resources Manager at Revlon Inc. from October 2015 to June 2019.

Palesa's previous experience includes roles such as HR Manager at SPAR from September 2012 to October 2015, HR Manager at Paarl Media from June 2011 to September 2012, HR Business Partner at Kimberly-Clark from May 2010 to June 2011, and Recruitment Manager and HR Generalist positions at Nampak from 2008 to 2010.

Palesa began their career as a Trade & Investment Officer at UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) in 2005. Palesa's work experience demonstrates their deep knowledge and expertise in human resources management across various industries.

Palesa Ngcese's education history includes a BA degree in Industrial Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand, which was obtained between 2002 and 2005. Palesa then pursued a CIPM degree in Management at GIBS Business School from 2008 to 2009. In 2010, they obtained a BA Honours degree in Human Resources from the University of Johannesburg. Palesa later earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law from the same university in 2012-2013. Palesa furthered their education at GIBS Business School, completing an International Executive Development Program from 2021 to 2023, and obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2024-2025.