Yolandie is an experienced Group Head: Human Resources with a demonstrated history of working in the Agricultural and Mining industry. She is skilled in Group strategy setup and execution, Executive Reporting, Corporate Governance, Labour Relations, People Management, Payroll Management, and Presentation Development.

She is a seasoned human resources professional with 6 degrees obtained two of which a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and an MComm focused in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from North-West University. This is backed up with 20 + years HR generalist, management and Executive Management experience.

Apart from managing the people aspects of the Senwes group of Companies, Yolandie is godmother to the 19 year old Sias, 5 year old Nikita and 3 year old redhead Emilia. She moms the extremely overweight jackrussel called Rut and a very spoiled shelter dog she calls Chloé Shelterdog Koen.

She is actively involved in the Community via involvement a preschool and private school set up by her and a partner 5 years back, various leadership interventions including Emmaus and Chrysalis activities and because of a BA Theology and Honns Theology degree is also actively involved in ministry with 19 years’ experience (12 as presiding pastor) as the first female AFM pastor ordained and confirmed as presiding pastor within the AFM of SA. She is often invited to do various talks in the community and can add to a list of things done a total of 146 weddings pastored over a ministry period of 19 years.

A favourite quote is that of the late Nelson Mandela – “It seems impossible till it’s done”.

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