Who’s Speaking at HR Retail Africa 2026

Nthabiseng Thaba

Nthabiseng Thaba is the HR Director of Leroy Merlin South Africa, with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources across complex retail environments. She has led large-scale HR transformation, leadership development, and talent strategies within an international organisation operating in a South African context.

She has been part of Leroy Merlin South Africa’s journey from its early start-up phase with no operational stores to a growing, multi-store business, now operating five stores within Gauteng, functional warehouse and a Retail Training Academy with further expansion underway. This experience has given her deep insight into building HR foundations that support growth, operational excellence, and people sustainability in a fast-moving retail environment.

Nthabiseng has played a key role in shaping people strategies that enable business expansion, including the implementation of remuneration frameworks, leadership and talent development pathways, and the establishment of a Retail Training Academy to build capability at scale across the business.

She is known for her people-centred leadership style and her strong belief that sustainable business performance is driven by dignity, development, and trust. Nthabiseng brings a grounded, practical perspective to HR leadership, combining global exposure with local market realities.