Melody Lekota is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Telkom, driving people strategy across the group. With an MBA and an MSc in HR, she has extensive experience from prior leadership roles at Cell C and Primedia. She also oversees Telkoms Social Impact and ESG portfolio.
Melody is passionate about enabling employee growth and lifelong learning, believing her most significant development comes from tackling new challenges. She is an avid reader of research articles to gain different perspectives and credits inspirational women for much of her success, hoping to encourage others to achieve their potential.
She has been instrumental in Telkom achieving full gender parity on its eight-member executive team.
Melody (NM)
Chief Human Resources Officer at Telkom
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Overview
Topics They Care About
Female Leadership
She leads development programs for women, credits her success to inspirational women, and helped Telkom achieve a 50% female executive team.
Human Capital
Focuses on investing in people and developing talent to drive business strategy and organizational resilience, as mentioned in company reports.
ESG & Social Impact
Her role extends beyond HR to lead Telkom's ESG, sustainability reporting, and Corporate Social Responsibility portfolios, demonstrating a commitment to broader social value.
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Work History
12-2016
Chief Human Resources Officer at Telkom
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA from De Montfort University
Master of Science - MS from University of Liverpool
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Location : City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Level : Leadership
Designation : Chief Human Resources Officer at Telkom
