Eva Ng’ang’a

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Job Title: head of people and culture

Company: Amadeus

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Eva Ng’ang’a is the head of people and culture for Eastern Africa at Amadeus.

Prior to this role, Eva served as head of people and culture at BBC Media Action

Earlier, she worked as senior HR specialist for BBC News, East Africa, where she supported regional teams on people management, stakeholder engagement and alignment of HR practices with organisational strategy.

Eva previously worked at PwC, where she served as human resources manager in Rwanda and as human resources business partner and assistant manager in Nairobi. 

She began her career at Property Reality Company as a human resources and administration manage. She also worked for Coca-Cola Sabco as a management trainee and progressed to HR advisor, gaining experience across recruitment, performance management, learning and development and employee engagement.

 

Work Experience

2025–Present: head of people and culture, Eastern Africa, Amadeus
2022–2025: head of people and culture, BBC Media Action
2019–2022: senior HR specialist, BBC News, East Africa
2018–2019: human resources manager, PwC Rwanda
2016–2018: human resources business partner/assistant manager, PwC Kenya
2014–2016: human resources and administration manager, Property Reality Company
2011–2013: management trainee/HR advisor, Coca-Cola Sabco

Education

MBA, human resources management, USIU – Africa
BCom, management science and microfinance, Strathmore University

About Company

Amadeus is a global technology company providing software and solutions for the travel and tourism industry, supporting airlines, travel agencies and hospitality providers with systems for reservations, distribution and customer experience management.

 

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