Kim Rey
Lecturer
GIBS Business School
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Kim spent her ten-year corporate career in the retail industry in operations management, learning and development, generalist Human Resources management and strategic roles, culminating in the role of Intellectual Capital Executive for a large, listed retail group. She also did a short stint in banking based in the offshore centre of Mauritius. Equipped with this blend of HR skills and business experience, Kim left the corporate world in May 2001 to start a boutique consulting business, Kim Rey and Associates Human Resources Consulting. Over the fifteen years that Kim has been running her consulting business, she has consulted for a variety of multi-national, listed and small to medium-sized companies across several sectors including retail, insurance, banking, tourism and hospitality, motor, food services, IT, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, banking, NGO and government. Kim has worked in South Africa, West Africa (Nigeria and Ghana), North Africa (Egypt), East Africa (Kenya), Mauritius, Europe and the Middle East.
Research Interest
Kim's specific professional coaching interest is in the areas of leadership development, career development and transitions, and personal mastery.