Mr. Rénier Krige is a Professional PhD in Business Research Candidate. He holds a Master of Arts in Leading Innovation & Change from York St. John University, UK. He also holds a B.Com from the University of South Africa. He is also a graduate of the Senior Management Program at Stellenbosch Business School, the Program in Leadership Development at UNISA and the Global Executive Development Program at GIBS. He has been a people practitioner for 35+ years, of which 24 years were corporate and 11 years in management consulting. He presently holds the Group Chief Human Resources Officer position at Unifrutti, a global fresh fruit producer headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE. His industry experience includes transport, retail, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, aviation, energy (generic, nuclear & renewables), engineering, supply chain, financial services, logistics & warehousing, healthcare, mining (coal & iron-ore) and agriculture. He has worked in the UAE, Cyprus, the Philippines, Japan, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho and has done study tours to China and Singapore.