ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) general manager for human capital Edith Kayinga was honoured among the 100 most talented Global Human Resource Leaders during the World HRD Congress held recently in Mumbai, India.
BY WINSTONE ANTONIO
Kayinga, who came out number 44, was presented with a certificate at the annual event attended by several human resource leaders and practitioners from throughout the world.
“I was extremely honoured to have been chosen among the best talented Human Resource Managers across the world. It was an eye-opening conference sharing ideas and discussing issues within the field of human resources with professionals around the world,” Kayinga said.
“I have been acknowledged several times in my career, but this was my first global recognition and it came as a major boost to my career.”
Kayinga, who joined AMH in 2013, oversees all human resources functions within the group which publishes two dailies, NewsDay and Southern Eye, and two weeklies, The Standard and Zimbabwe Independent, and also runs Munn Marketing and a printing division.
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She has demonstrated exceptional quality in the performance of her role in the institution.
Before joining AMH, she worked for African Century Foods where she was the group human resources manager covering four African countries.
Kayinga has also worked for blue chip companies which include Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and Zimnat Lion Insurance.
She holds a Master of Science degree in Information Management from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), a Bachelor of Commerce in Management (Unisa) and a National Diploma in Human Resources Management (Harare Polytechnic).
Kayinga is also a member of the Institute of People Management Zimbabwe, an alumni member of AISEC the largest student representative body in the world.