INTERVIEW
Have you found the career of your dreams? By Charndré Emma Kippie
Tower Group CEO, Kerry Morris, shares advice on creating top-class HR solutions
K
erry Morris, Chief Executive
changing peoples’ lives and
Officer of Tower Group (Pty)
making a lasting impact.
Ltd, hails from Durban, Kwa-
Zulu Natal, and is incredibly
Q: Please could you tell us a bit
passionate about enabling
about your background – how
growth and development
did you get to this point?
in others. With expertise in leadership, recruitment and business process outsourcing, Kerry is the driving force behind Tower Group’s business solutions, and is strategic, flexible and future-focused in all aspects of her career. Tower Group is one of South Africa’s leading providers
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A: Since leaving school, I have been in the Recruitment industry for 21 years, and it has become a deep passion of mine. I have always had a natural entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to grow and develop. Q: What excites you the most about the work that you do?
of recruitment services
A: As a leader, the part that
and integrated business
excites me the most about my
solutions. The organisation
job is being able to change
comprehensively analyses
someone’s life by helping
client requirements and
them find the career of their
constructively develops
dreams. Being in a position to
customised recruitment
encourage and enable growth
and integrated business
and development in others,
solutions to suit any business
and to watch them continue
organisation’s unique needs
to succeed in life, is extremely
and objectives.
rewarding for me.
Q: What are your main career
Q: What life mantra/
objectives? How do you hope
inspirational quote do
to make a difference?
you live by?
A: My main career objectives are
A: A life mantra that I would
to continue building a company
choose is to “Live every day
that contributes towards growth
with intention” – this is
and transformation in South
something I am mindful
Africa and that continues
of daily.