RAINBOW
Barney Khumalo is an experienced human resources professional currently serving as Chief People Officer at RAINBOW since July 2024, and previously held the position of Human Resources Director at RCL FOODS since November 2014. With a career spanning over two decades, roles have included HR Director at Nampak, Head of People & Culture at Virgin Mobile South Africa, Senior HR Executive at De Beers Group, Employee Relations & Empowerment Specialist at Cell C, HR Specialist at The South African Breweries, and HR Manager at Unilever. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Global Executive Development Programme from GIBS Business School, and various executive education courses from institutions such as the Coaching Centre, Corporate Executive Board, University of Cambridge, and Northwestern University.
RAINBOW
RAINBOW was founded by Stanley Methven on his Father’s farm in 1960. He first sold from a stall in central Durban and the demand for RAINBOW’s chicken grew quickly, leading to the commissioning of the first processing plant in Hammarsdale in 1963. Today, RAINBOW is one of South Africa’s largest Chicken Producers. We are a fully integrated Broiler producer that breed and rear our livestock which we feed from our Epol Feed Mills. We process, distribute and market fresh, frozen, value-added and further-processed chicken to our customers and consumers. RAINBOW has more than 100 farms, 3 processing plants, 2 further processing plants and 6 animal feed mills across South Africa