Mr Shabalala is a seasoned HR Professional, who holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences, a Master of Business Leadership (MBL) degree, and Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) certification. He is currently an independent consultant in the fields of HR, organisational design, development and effectiveness. He has more than 25 years of operational and strategic level experience as a Human Resources Executive, acquired mainly in the private, public and international NGO sectors. Fifteen of those years he spent as a senior manager and has spent a number of years working on operations and entities both in Africa and overseas. His broad skillsets include HR, sales, management consulting, governance, operations and general management. He also has a number of years of board-level (Non-Executive Director) experience, as well as in HR/Remuneration and Social Ethics Committees (REMSEC) and serving on Risk & Audit Committees.