Board – Dr Patrick Smythe

Dr. Patrick Smythe is the Executive Chairman of Emergence Human Capital. He has consulted for over 1500 organisations both nationally and internationally on all matters of HR and Reward.

Dr. Pat (as he is fondly known) has over 40 years of HR experience, having held board positions for over 35 years.
Dr. Pat was inducted into Africa’s HR Hall of Fame in 2012 and in 2014 received the Africa HR Lifetime Achievement Award. He has served as an advisor to numerous Remuneration Committees and Boards of both Private Sector and Public Sector organisations.

Dr. Pat has spoken at over 200 conferences in 20 countries. He is an HR Standards auditor, A Gallup Certified coach.