Barati Mogane

Working at Unilever gives you the privilege of world class experience and global exposure, which will give you an added advantage over your peers. Your development is nurtured and you're given all the skills you need in order to progress along your career path, to top it off, the environment is amazing, it's relaxed, welcoming and people are so friendly and helpful! My manager has a saying "In Ice Cream, we make at least one child smile a day!"...and that for me, makes all the difference.

Making a difference

In my previous role as in Risk Management in 2007, we took kids from the Thokomala orphanage out for a day to Ushaka. We went to the dolphin show and aquarium and ended the day with lunch at Wimpy. When we dropped them off we gave them an individual present, relevant to their age and gender. To see the smiles on their faces, they were happy enough to have been taken out, they didn't expect gifts, especially personalised ones! One of the kids even cried, as he had never been shown such love before. It was honestly one of my proudest moments...to know that in some way, we made a difference in their lives, even if just for a day.Career Highlight

Career Highlight

I'd say my career highlight to date would be a business case I worked on, to bring an international premium Ice Cream brand into the country and working out it's viability. This happened just after my move to Category Accounts, so it was my first major project and I got to work with people from Unilever America and Australia.  This experience helped me gain a global perspective and mindsetm which I believe is crucial when working towards being a business leader.