Experience

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  UAB Bank

  • Sharjah United Arab Emirates

  • VP Performance and Reward

    • Feb 2015 - Present
    • Sharjah United Arab Emirates

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  Noor Bank

  • Head of Human Resources

    • May 2014 - Present

    Responsible for all Human Resource activities in Noor Bank across all the bank's business entities. Current HR team 16 headcount. Based in Dubai, UAE.

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  Noor Investment Group, Dubai, UAE

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Head of Human Resources (Interim position)

    • May 2014 - Present
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Responsible for leading all aspects of human resources for the Noor Group. Major focus: recruitment (at all levels including senior positions within Noor Bank), rewards and recognition, performance management, internal talent development, emiratization, building and developing an effective HR team comprised of UAE nationals and expatriates.

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  Harrison, Rutter & Associates

  • Dubai, UAE

  • Director

    • Nov 2013 - May 2014
    • Dubai, UAE

    As a senior associate with HR&A (an independent niche HR consulting company covering the GCC region beyond) projects have included designing a new grading structure for a large industrial organisation and matching over 3,000 positions into the new structure.

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  Network International LLC

  • Dubai, UAE

  • Integration Director

    • Oct 2012 - Nov 2013
    • Dubai, UAE

    Leading the integration of Times of Money company (India) into Network International. Working with senior executives both companies based in Dubai and India to identify and optimize the immediate revenue opportunities for the Times of Money remittance business in the Gulf countries together with focusing on leveraging potential functional synergies.Developed leadership assessment programmes for the sales and finance functions.

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  Hypercom

  • Scottsdale Arizona

  • Global Head Human Resources

    • Nov 2010 - Aug 2011
    • Scottsdale Arizona

    Head of Human Resources for the Company. Responsible for full range of HR activities. A key member of global executive business leadership team leading HR teams on 4 continents through the integration activities from an organisation and human resource pespective following the acquisition of Hypercom by a competitor.

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  Western Union Financial Services - Global Business Payments

  • Denver, Colorado, USA

  • Senior Vice President HR - Global Business Payments.

    • May 2009 - Nov 2010
    • Denver, Colorado, USA

    • Worked closely with new CEO to re-align senior global leadership team and their successors. In 1st year increased margin from 25-29% .• Led the division in the acquisition of a privately owned major competitor.

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  Western Union / First Data Asia Region

  • Hong Kong

  • Vice President HR, Western Union / First Data - Asia Pacific

    • Jul 2004 - May 2009
    • Hong Kong

    • Key contributor to building Western Union in the region, which over 4 year period grew from revenues of $40-400 million and a $100 million profit.• Recruited new HR team for the region and further recruited, integrated and developed over 250 new employees to the region.• Built and delivered leadership programmes at all levels of the organisation which were subsequently adopted by the company globally.• Co-led project to consolidate four separate Call Centres into one in Manila, achieved with minimum disruption to customers and a vastly improved performance metrics and significant cost reduction for the company.

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  Comverse

  • Regional Vice President HR, Asia Pacific

    • Jan 2002 - Jul 2004

    Head Human Resources for company across the Asia Pacific region. Handled all aspects of HR with emphasis on talent development and succession planning

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  Aon Hewitt

  • Hong Kong

  • Regional Head HR, Asia

    • Jan 1997 - Jul 2002
    • Hong Kong

    Responsible for complete HR activities for the Asia Pacific region

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  Mass Transit Railway Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong

  • Director, Manpower and Succession Planning

    • Feb 1995 - Jan 1997
    • Hong Kong

    Responsible for manpower and succession planning. Developed and created succession plans for middle to senior executives. Created and ran assessment centres and built individual development plans with high potential employees.

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  Westland Helicopters

  • Yeovil, Somerset

  • HR Director

    • Jan 1993 - Feb 1995
    • Yeovil, Somerset

    Led the HR team for 3 divisions of Westland. Responsible for all aspects of HR with an emphasis on talent assessment and development.

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  GE International/GE Medical Systems

  • London / Slough

  • HR Director/Senior HR Manager

    • Feb 1985 - Dec 1993
    • London / Slough

    Responsible for all aspects of human resources. Worked on the HR aspects of two acquisitions.

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  Racal Milgo/Racal Recorders

  • Reading, Southampton, Bracknell

  • HR Manager

    • Nov 1982 - Jul 1985
    • Reading, Southampton, Bracknell

    All aspects of HR including employee relations and recruitment at all levels.