Annemie Janse Van Rensburg

Who is Annemie Janse Van Rensburg?

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.