Charmaine Pellar

Charmaine Pellar possesses extensive experience in retail and merchandising, currently serving as the Group Head of Learning & Development and Head of Mr Price Group Academy at Mr Price Group. Previous roles include Group Merchant Development Executive and various positions within the Home ware Division, culminating in roles such as Director of Merchandise Planning and Merchandise Planning Manager. Charmaine also held the position of Group Retail Development Manager at Le Creuset and worked as a retail strategies consultant while self-employed. Early career development included a role as Ladies Wear Trainee Merchandise Planner and Lead Allocator at Scotts Retail. Charmaine's academic background includes a Bachelor of Commerce from Unisa and a Diploma in Public Relations, Journalism, and Communications from Durban University of Technology.