Astrid Warren

Astrid is a South African national human resources executive with over 20 years of experience mostly in the high-tech sector as well as in global environments.

She was previously Senior Vice-President Human Resources for SITA, the world's leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology and a company recognized by Forbes as 2020 Best Employers. Before that, she spent 13 years within Microsoft, where she held a number of senior HR leadership roles, such as head of HR for Microsoft Middle East & Africa, in Turkey.

Prior to joining Microsoft in 1997, Warren was Responsible for the Human Resources function at Altron and Human Resources Manager at Standard Bank of South Africa.