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Geoff Veldhuis
Corporate HR, Corporate Reward Manager, SGS Group, Switzerland
Geoff has worked in a number of locations throughout Australasia, and Europe and the Middle East during a 30 year career in HR, with a focus on reward. He has worked in companies ranging from oil and gas and mining, investment banking and retailing, has been on both sides of the desk as an expatriate manager, has worked both as a consultant major HR consultancies and as a corporate HR manager and has successfully been able to integrate the view of the HR generalist and of the Reward specialist.
In this time, he has seen the HR function grow considerably, to encompass a much wider understanding of the relationship between employer and employee. Where once compensation and benefits was thought to be about a simple exchange of money and effort, people management has grown to encompass an understanding of motivation and engagement which embraces a full range of perceptions about reward. Given his worldwide career, he is able to place these understandings within a variety of cultural and situational contexts.
Geoff is currently working in Switzerland with an organisation that has a presence in over 130 countries throughout the globe. |
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Furqan Nasri
Head of Strategic Programmes, Siemens, KSA
Furqan Nasri is a Business Leader with expertise in Business Development and Administration, Human Capital Development, Corporate Diversity and Corporate Governance. He has held various leadership positions during his successful career at Fortune 500 companies in USA, including Motorola, IBM, Smith Barney, and ABC Television. Currently, he is heading a successful regional team at Siemens Limited, Saudi Arabia.
Furqan has successfully led highly effective teams in International assignments spanning USA, Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, with a focus on turnaround programs in Human Resources, Diversity and Talent Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Business Performance Improvement. He is a member of Sigma Beta Delta -- International Honor Society in Business and Management and Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).
He is a passionate speaker and presents at international and regional forums. His excellent skills in interacting with his audience and presenting complex subjects in simple terms make him a success in conducting seminars and presentations. |
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Ginnie Carlier
Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young, UAE |
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Mike Newnham
Group Director of Human Resources, Abu Dhabi National Hotels, UAE
Having worked in HR roles in the hospitality industry across the Europe, Middle-East and Asia-Pacific, for more than 30 years, Mike has lived in UK, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and PRC (Hong Kong and Beijing).
He was employed by Grand Metropolitan Hotels, Hyatt International, Training Services Asia, the Intercontinental Hotels Group (Bass Hotels & Resorts at the time), and most recently, headed HR for the Jumeirah Group between 2000 and 2008.
Holding a Doctorate in Social Science from the University of Leicester in the UK, his academic interests are currently emotional labour and the civilising process.
He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Hospitality (IH) and the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRHI), and a member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD). Mike is also a certified European Foundation of Quality Management (EFQM) assessor and serves as a local tutor on the University of Leicester’s distance learning Master’s programmes in HR. |
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Rachel Ellyard
Dubai HR Leader & MENA Reward Leader, Core Business Services, Ernst & Young, UAE
Rachel is the Dubai HR Leader and MENA Reward Leader as well as the temporary leader for Abu Dhabi and Muscat. Before joining Ernst & Young, Rachel worked for one of the world’s leading Property and Legal firms across Europe and Asia.
Currently, Rachel manages all aspects of Human Resources including operational HR, learning and development and resourcing and mobility. She has also designed and implemented policies across Europe, Middle East and Asia incorporating local laws and practices.
Rachel has implemented balanced scorecards, performance management processes, induction, graduate development and talent management programmes across several international locations. Through training delivery, she has also delivered soft skills training to all levels across multiple countries and assisted in and or managed the design and development of the materials.
Rachel has extensive experience of managing employee relations issues across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, employee communications networks, HR restructuring and reward, global mobility programmes, mergers and acquisitions and recruitment.
Rachel has worked in China, Japan, Portugal, Spain, the UAE and the UK and has provided extensive virtual HR support to India, Malaysia, Poland, France, Italy and Greece. With a BSc in Psychology & Master of Occupational Psychology from the University of Guildhall in London, Rachel’s core HR skills include: change management, establishing and re-structuring HR teams and processes, HR process development and implementation, policy design and implementation, learning and development and resourcing and mobility.
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Peter Janho
Chief Area Officer, Fine Hygienic Paper, UAE
Peter has journeyed with Fine for close to a generation now, and has nurtured the brand into the powerhouse that it is today. The journey has been one of pioneering innovation leading to market leadership and die hard customer loyalty.
Having completed his BSC degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Bradford (School of Civil Engineering) in England, Peter started his career as a civil engineer. He worked in that capacity for five years, before joining the Nuqul Group in 1988 as Production Manager for the company’s Jordan factory. Having proved himself, he rose rapidly and was charged with setting up FINE’s UAE operations in 1989.
Fine grew from strength to strength in the UAE and Peter progressed to General Manager in 1990. With the ambitious expansion programmes of FINE taking off, he took on the challenging role of Chief Area Officer, adding the Lower Gulf, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Yemen to his portfolio of operations in January 2006.
He has built FINE into a multi-million dollar business across the API region and successfully manages all core business areas of the company from finance and strategy to marketing and sales at a macro level.
Peter was responsible for streamlining operations with the introduction of Oracle-based ERP systems across the region for Financials and Manufacturing. Another brainchild of his was the introduction of SteriPro – a sterilization process for facial tissues, which is exclusive to FINE-Nuqul Group and has been extended to its entire range of paper products bearing the FINE brand name.
Peter is a member of the Jordan Engineers Association, Jordan, the Institute of Civil Engineers, England and a member of the Jordanian Business Council in the United Arab Emirates |
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Basem Al-Attar
Best Selling Co-Author “Counter Attack: Business Strategies For Explosive Growth In The New Economy”, International Trainer and People Development Strategist, KSA and Egypt
Basem Al Attar,is a member of the International Coach Federation, a certified NLP Trainer and a Master Hypnotherapist. He has studied Organizational Psychology with the Edinburgh Business School for his MBA & is currently working towards his PhD. on " Life Coaching".
His extensive experience coaching managers & executives as well as training the dynamic "Generation Y" talent, gives him plenty of insight on the skills & practices of people development.
Basem also excels at identifying individual & unique needs of each group to incorporate them into the learning experience. His dynamic & interactive teaching style creates an enjoyable & challenging learning experience, focusing on real life scenarios, cases & models. His courses are full of interactive learning games, role-plays, modeling exercises, demonstrations and focused discussions.
With wide-ranging experience in the Middle East, Basem has worked with many of the largest corporations in the region to create organizational change. His ability to help people learn & utilize new skills rapidly, coupled with his sound business background has made him one of the most in demand consultants working in the Middle East today.
Over the past decade, Basem Al Attar has trained thousands of people from 35 different countries. Participants often describe his workshops as “life changing” and among the best they’ve ever attended worldwide.
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Abhilasha Singh
With a teaching experience spanning more than a decade and half, Prof. Abhilasha Singh, holds a Doctorate in Psychology and is a professor and head of International Relations at Institute of Management Technology-Dubai. Apart from being practicing Counselor for students she is a firm believer and practitioner of human relationships and integrative knowledge, which have helped her to achieve competence in various academic endeavors. She is a renowned trainer and consultant in Personality Typology, Stress Management, leadership and Behavioral Aspects and enjoys teaching various papers in the area of human resource management and organizational behavior.
She is a prolific writer and researcher from heart and takes keen interest in writing research papers and case studies. She has presented and published many papers and case studies in national and international journal.
She also holds membership of reputed professional bodies like CAAS, ISCA, IACP, ISABS, IAIP and DHRF. |
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Bill Shedden
Director, Centre for Customised Executive Development, Cranfield School of Management, UK
Bill is Director of the Centre for Customised Executive Development at Cranfield School of Management and a member of Cranfield’s Executive Committee. Since joining Cranfield in 2002 he has directed the rapid expansion and internationalisation of the School's customised development activities and spearheaded significant innovations in services and delivery methods. Cranfield is now ranked top UK school and in the premier league of business schools worldwide for customised executive development.
Bill has worked in the field of executive development for 20 years. He is Chairman of UNICON, the International University Consortium for Executive Education.
Prior to joining Cranfield Bill was Director of Executive Education at Ashridge Business School, where he was responsible for a large part of Ashridge’s executive education business as well as its MBA programmes. He has also taught on the MBA programmes at the Universities of Warwick and Aston.
Bill is particularly interested in helping organisations implement significant performance improvements by developing appropriate organisational, talent development and HR strategies and practices. Organisations he has worked closely with include BAE Systems, Carillion, Philip Morris, Kvaerner, Royal Dutch Shell, the BBC, Reckitt Benckiser, Meggitt plc, the Government of Dubai and Etisalat. |
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Khalil Cotran
Managing Director, Human Resources, NBK Capital, Kuwait
Khalil Cotran is currently Managing Director – Human Resources at NBK Capital, Kuwait where he has been working since January 2007.
In 1992 he joined the Human Resources Group at RJ Reynolds Tobacco (currently Japan Tobacco International) where he was responsible for Middle East, Near East, and Africa SBU based in Geneva, Switzerland.
During his work at Japan Tobacco International he also led HR, Change and Training on ERP between 2002 and 2004.
Khalil taught at the University of Petroleum and Minerals in KSA between 1976 and 1978 and at the American University of Beirut between 1978 and 1986.
He has undertaken numerous management consulting assignments in the Gulf region. Khalil has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Louisiana |
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Duncan Micallef
VP, AMEA Comp and Benefits, PepsiCo, UAE
Duncan is Vice President of C&B for Asia, Middle East & Africa for PepsiCo, based in Dubai. He joined PepsiCo in 2004 having been in various global and regional C&B & HR roles in Asia, Australia, UK & Middle East with companies including Macquarie Bank, Shell and DHL. The Asia, Middle East & Africa sector has 70,000 employees and operates in over 100 countries. Duncan has responsibility for all expat and local C&B strategic and operational functions across the sector. Originally from UK, Duncan has lived and worked in the region for over 20 years.
Duncan is currently heavily focused on emerging market C&B design, providing health and wellness and work life quality interventions, designing total rewards communication solutions, designing incentive plans and reviewing global mobility policies.
Duncan holds a 1st class honors degree in HRM & Business Management from Keele University and an MBA COM from Glamorgan University. Professionally he is a Fellow CIPD, a Fellow of the Australian HR Institute and a member of the Hong Kong HR Institute and of World at Work. He has served as Chair of the Asia FMCG Forum, is a committee member of the Asia Pacific C&B Conference Board and a founding member of the Hong Kong HR Council and Hong Kong C&B Leaders Forum. He is a sports enthusiast and especially enjoys playing and watching football, tennis and table tennis, including playing for the PepsiCo football and dragon boat teams. He is married to Diane and they share their home with two playful cats.
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Greg Smith
Senior Director, AMEA, Comp and Benefits Policy & Communications, PepsiCo International, UAE
Greg has been the Director of AMEA C&B Policy & Communication based in Dubai since March 2010. In this role, Greg is responsible for the design and communication of C&B programs across PepsiCo’s AMEA sector, which includes 50 countries and 70,000 employees. His key projects in this role include developing an online total rewards tool to improve employee appreciation of PEP’s total rewards offerings; reviewing C&B design in high growth, emerging markets to identify opportunities to improve retention and better align design with local market practice; evaluating executive job levels across the sector to ensure consistent job leveling; and building HR capability in the area of C&B.
Greg spent more than five years in Purchase, NY as PEP’s Director of Executive Compensation Planning, where his team was responsible for PepsiCo’s global executive compensation design, overseeing pay governance, and leading all analytics for the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining PEP in 2005, he was a compensation consultant at Mercer for eight years based in San Francisco, CA.
Greg holds a B.A. degree in history from Brown University, a M.A. degree in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan. Greg’s interests include bicycling, swimming, hiking and most other outdoor activities. Greg has completed three “century” bicycle rides in the last two years, and has bicycled across the U.S. twice. He is married and as two children.
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Suha Mardelli Haroun
HR Director, Bayt.com, UAE
Suha Mardelli is the HR Director at Bayt.com. She has a professional career spanning over a decade in employee relations; including operational management, recruitment, training, and wellness affairs.
She has developed training and organisational solutions for Bayt.com since taking the helm of Human Resources less than two years ago. In that time the company has been voted in the Top 10 of Great Places to Work 2010, and achieved record levels of employee satisfaction.
Her range of experience in corporate and operational management was honed at Bayt.com and she attributes most of efforts to her scientific background. “At Bayt we experiment a lot.” She says referring to her days as a chemistry student. “We try something and if it doesn’t give us what we want – we are quite happy to try again. This way we keep our eye on the goal despite distractions and we look for better ways to make things work.”
Suha has a Bachelor’s Degree in Analytical Chemistry from McGill University and a post-graduate degree in HVAC Engineering. |
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Deiric McCann
Co-Author Leadership Charisma and Senior Vice President, International, Profiles International, Ireland
AAlthough an electronic engineer by profession, I have spent almost all of my working career in sales / marketing management positions. After several years in high technology with Unisys Computers and Hewlett Packard I ran my own large account sales consultancy for several years.
My consulting activities brought me into contact with Profiles International 14 years ago – and I began working with them initially as National Director for Great Britain and Ireland, and for the last 7 years as Senior VP with responsibility primarily for Profiles’ European operations.
I love to write and have written 4 books: Winning Business Proposals (3 editions since 1994), The Customer Continuum & The Business Bathroom Bible. I also co-authored 40 Strategies for Winning Business and Leadership Charisma (2011). Over the last 20 years I’ve also had more than 1,000 articles published worldwide.
My real passion is speaking – there’s nothing I love more than speaking to large groups on subjects I feel passionate about, and I’m fortunate that my position with Profiles requires that I address conferences and seminars all over the world twice or three times a month.
Besides indulging my passion for writing and new technologies (for that read ‘gadgets’) I like to wind down by breaking a sweat in the gym 4-5 times a week. |
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Jacki McCartney
Balanced Scorecard and Organisational Development Specialist, Syat, UK and Middle East and Former Director of Training and Development, Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Europe
An experienced Organisational Development practitioner with a successful track record reflecting mora than 20 years of working with organisations, people and teams to improve strategic performance. How? By focusing upon the enhancement and alignment of internal capability and potential to match external market opportunity.
Jacki's skills lie in her ability to match strategic insight and vision with action, to balance the achievement of honouring deadlines, delivering quality and managing costs, and to build relationships across geographical, hierarchical and functional bounderies. Jacki is at her best when working with people who are ambitious for themselves, their teams, and the wider organisation. All references refer to her personal integrity, professional practice and ability to work with people! |
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Emad El Maghraby
Regional Professional Education Manager, Middle East, Egypt & Pakistan, Johnson & Johnson Middle East, UAE
Emad El Maghraby is a pharmacist and graduated in 1997 from Cairo University, Egypt. He studied at Maastricht School of Management (The Netherlands) for his MBA and at the American University in Cairo for his sales & Marketing, BA Diplomas.
Johnson & Johnson has been his first and last employer so far. He was hired to work for Johnson & Johnson Medical Egypt back in 1998 as a Product Specialist. Since then, he was involved in several positions in Sales & Marketing including Business Development Manager, Product Manager and Marketing Manager.
Currently, Emad is doing a Regional Training Manager role for J&J in the Middle East area responsible for 13 markets including Gulf countries, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Yemen based out of our regional office in Dubai, UAE.
Emad is passionate about training & development and the possibility of helping people to gain more knowledge and develop/acquire new skills. He received his Certified Corporate Trainer (CCTTM) from the Canadian Center for Human Development.
For the past four years, he has been teaching Sales & marketing at AUD (The American University in Dubai).
He is married with 3 kids. He speaks Arabic, English, French and German. |
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David Robertson
VP Executive Consultant, Forum, EMEA
David Robertson has more than 30 years’ experience in learning and development and has been with Forum for over ten years where he has developed and led senior-level programmes for leading organisations in EMEA, North America and Asia.
David started his career at IBM where he was sponsored to complete his degree and then completed a post-graduate diploma in Education before moving on to National Semiconductor (UK) Ltd. (where he served as a technical training officer), British Aerospace (where he served as a communications and employee-development manager), and the food, drink, and hospitality group Grand Metropolitan (where he worked in a training and business-improvement capacity). David ran his own consultancy on leadership and teambuilding for five years before he joined Forum in 2000. He is now an Executive Consultant and Vice President and regularly works with our clients to ensure that their learning solutions deliver optimal effectiveness through ensuring they are aligned and sustained.
David co-wrote Forum’s point of view paper: Behaviour Changes That Stick |
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Claire Thomas
Head of Human Resources, Wholesale Bank, MENAP, Standard Chartered Bank, UAE
Claire is a very highly qualified and credible Head of HR, with 12 years experience within the Banking Industry. She was appointed earlier this year as the Head of HR for Standard Chartered Bank covering the Middle East, Northern Africa and Pakistan for the Wholesale Bank, a key leadership role in the business.
Having commenced her career on the HR Graduate Fast-Track Programme with Lloyds Banking Group, Claire quickly progressed through HR roles in Training, Strategy, Recruitment & Operations, Product Management, Integration, HR Consultancy / Business Partnership until she became a leader in Talent Management.
Having achieved success as a Senior Manager in Talent Management, Claire reported to the Global Group HR Director, leading HR Development. This role exposed Claire to the Group Board where she interacted regularly. This was partially due to her academic studies, where she holds an MSc (distinction) in HR Management and CIPD (distinction), but also due to her proven record of effectively handling sensitive & complex situations as well as delivering creative and business centric solutions.
From 2006 to 2011 Claire was the Head of HR for the Middle East for Lloyds Banking Group where she oversaw substantial growth across the business (Wholesale, SME, Retail & Private Banking) and built what was widely acknowledged to be one of the highest performing HR offices in the international business. From scratch, she developed and implemented processes across the full spectrum of HR disciplines as well as positioning LTSB as the UAE benchmark. Claire also provided consultancy to various Group businesses internationally across the Lloyds Banking Group.
It is her ability to lead and influence people, help them see how they can achieve their strategic goals more quickly, effectively or more successfully that stands Claire out in the HR arena. Her confidence comes from knowing her subject, being a practitioner and ultimately being a source of reference on a subject that could be said is the only true differentiator in Banking.
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Ali A. Al-Ahmed
Training Department Section Head, Management Training, Saudi Electricity Company, KSA
Ali A. Al-Ahmad is currently the Section Head Management Training Section in Saudi Electricity Company.
For the past two years he was the General Coordinator for Talent management in Saudi Electricity Company, Prior to 2006 he held various positions of responsibility with the Saudi Electricity Company including Director of Management& Career Development Section,. Director of Planning and Programs Section, and CNICSDV Continuous Improvment - SOA DIV MG, Ali A. Al-Ahmad holds B.Sc. in Degree in Systems Engineering/ Industrial Engineering & Operation Research option from King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals.
He has been active in professional and technical organizations throughout his career. He was Prepared and presented a paper titled “ Better Human Recourses Orientation will lead to Excellence and Creativity” in the third HR conference conducted by SEC-ERB & the Chamber of Commerce and contribute in several conferences in& out kingdoum. He is a an active member in different organization such as Member of the Saudi Quality Council. Member of King Abdul Aziz & his Companions Foundation for the Gifted. Member of the Arabian Society for Human Resource Management (ASHRM) Member of the Saudi Engineering Council. He publish his first book in 2004 titled discover your self. In Arabic ekteshef nafsek.
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Cora Koppe-Stahrenberg
Chief Human Resources Officer, Emirates Investment Authority, UAE
Cora is a Human Resources Executive with a strong business mindset and extensive global experience across established and emerging markets. Her key areas of expertise include strategy development, talent management and compensation & benefits as well as driving diversity and managing the HR aspects of M&A.
Cora was appointed CHRO of Emirates Investment Authority, the Federal UAE Sovereign Wealth Fund, in June 2009. Prior to moving to the UAE, she spent eleven years with General Electric Inc. where she held various international positions with increasing responsibility in Human Resources and Quality Management/Six Sigma. In her last two roles at GE she served as CHRO for GE Money Central & Eastern Europe/Middle East and as global EVP Human Resources for the Property & Casualty business of GE Insurance Solutions. With GE Insurance Solutions she was also Member of the Board of Management of GE Frankona Rückversicherungs AG. Her previous experience includes three years with Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Group and two years with Dresdner Bank AG in HR and commercial roles.
Cora holds a Master's degree and PhD in Business Administration from Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany.
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Oussama Mansour
CEO, Profiles International Middle East
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Rania Abi Raad
Human Resource Director, Beiersdorf Middle East, UAE
Rania Abi Raad is a Human Resources professional with 13 years of senior HR experience in key aspects of Human Resource Management; expertise includes establishing human resources departments in start-up operations, performing organisational diagnostics, designing and implementing programs to improve operations, staffing and international HR.
Rania’s experience covers a wide range of industries within Academia, Broadcasting and FMCG where she has held various HR and leadership positions at Zayed University, CNBC Arabiya, and Beiersdorf. She is currently the Head of HR for Beiersdorf Middle East & West Asia since 2006 where she joined the Company during their start-up operations within the region.
Rania holds a Bachelors degree in Management from the American University in Dubai and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) where she has held various certifications as SPHR and PHR since 2003. |
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Mike Lonergan
Director Corporate Solutions Middle East & Africa, Friends Provident International
Mike Lonergan is Friends Provident International’s (FPI) Director of Corporate Solutions for the Middle East & Africa region.
Mike has more than 20 years experience of the financial services industry and for the last 15 years he has specialised in corporate business. During this time Mike has helped a number of the UK’s largest companies to keep their HR Reward & Remuneration strategies ahead of the competition, and to receive the accolade ‘Employer of Choice’.
Mike left the UK to join FPI in Dubai in early 2011, and is excited by the prospect of working with employers in the region as they become increasingly involved in corporate strategy, and recruiting and retaining talent becomes recognised as the way to succeed in business.
Mike is married and enjoys skiing and travel. He is determined to improve his golf and reduce his handicap accordingly. |
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Eric Hafner
CEO, HAFNER HR Consultants, UAE
Eric Hafner is a French national human resources expert, graduated from the world renowned "Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne" in Switzerland with a degree in International Hospitality Management, HR and Psychology, and is certified in Strategic HR Management from MCE Bruxelles, Belgium. With first hospitality operational experiences in France and the United States, he soon moved to Dubai 14 years ago holding various HR roles in diverse sectors. Director of Training and Development at the opening of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, he soon joined the Jumeirah Group as HR Director in-charge of the Emirates Tower Hotel opening phase. Hafner then opened its first company into Executive Search, and later joined new HR corporate functions with first of all the global Schneider Electric company, in the role of Regional HR Director in charge of their expansion plans in the region. He later joined Al Tayer Motors as the Group HR Director for the country. He pursued his career with various government institutions at Tatweer (an ex-member of Dubai Holding) in developments and real estate sectors. More than 3 years ago, Hafner opened HAFNER hr Consultants, a region Human Resources consultancy firm, expert in strategic and operational human resources management, which accompanies its clients towards the successful management of their most important assets : their people.
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Nicola Lonergan
Corporate Development Manager, Friends Provident International
Nicola Lonergan is Friends Provident International’s (FPI) Corporate Development Manager, and is based in our UAE office in Dubai.
Nicola joined Friends Provident’s UK business in 2000 in the sales and distribution channel, and was responsible for developing and supporting bespoke partnership solutions across a number of financial advisers and employee benefit companies in the UK.
Prior to joining FPI, Nicola’s responsibilities as Corporate Sales & Strategy Manager, involved development of a new corporate platform (workplace savings solutions) and tailoring propositions to meet the requirements of large clients and distribution channels.
Nicola’s current responsibilities include driving the strategy for two key propositions; FPI’s global bancassurance business and international employee benefits.
Nicola is married and in her spare time enjoys travel and golf.
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Elke Willaert
Senior Manager Human Resources, DHL Express UAE
Elke Willaert is the Senior Manager HR for DHL Express in the UAE, the market leader in the international express industry. Based in Dubai, Elke is responsible for the managing the diverse HR requirements of the multiple DHL Express business units deployed in the country.
During Elke’s 15 year tenure with DHL she has held the following positions: Compensation & Benefits Manager, International Mobility Manager and Management Development Specialist. Before her deployment in Dubai she was based in Belgium at the DHL Express Emerging Markets Regional head office.
Under her leadership, DHL UAE has won 1) the DHL Express Middle East HR Excellence Award (2008) and 2) the Deutsche Post DHL CEO Award (2010), the award recognized a UAE Employee Engagement initiative. In 2011, DHL UAE won AON Hewitt acclaim as 1 of the 6 best employers in the Middle East.
Elke holds a Masters Degree in Modern History and has a post graduate degree in Business Economics and HR management.
Elke is passionate about employee engagement supported and embedded by across the board employee development. She is a staunch proponent of HR being recognized as a value adding business partner engaging with all business functions.
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Robert Saint-Jacques
Former Human Resources Director, twofour54, UAE
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