Annemie Janse Van Rensburg
HR Director
Being the HR Director of Skype, Annemie gets to practice her people skills everyday. She is also responsible for fun stuff too, such as keeping the Skype culture intact and bringing Skype people together globally. A South African born and bred, Annemie has now made London her home.
Annemie joined Skype from eBay Inc. where she was the Human Resources Director for eBay, UK. In this role, she provided HR support to eBay-acquired companies including PayPal, Shopping.Com, Gumtree and Skype.
Prior to eBay, Annemie was Vice President of Human Resources for International Petroleum Exchange where she had full responsibility of the company’s HR department and provided strategic advice to the executive team.
Prior to joining the IPE, Annemie was Human Resources manager for PEPSICO in South Africa and the UK (Frito-Lay International), where she was spoiled for choice of soft drinks and crisps. This obviously fueled her energy as she was also a staff legal advisor for the Swiss Institute for Comparative Law, where she offered legal advice on all common law countries.
Annemie holds a Law degree and a variety of Bachelor of Arts degrees from University of the Witwatersrand. Annemie comes to work at Skype everyday because ‘being part of something truly disruptive and innovative’ puts a smile on her face.
