Area HR Director, Middle East & Africa, AstraZeneca

Experienced Business HR Leader with deep experiences in Emerging Markets. With a deep understanding of business has a proven track record of building people strategy to achieve business results. Has deep expertise in driving Growth, Organization Design, Cultural Transformation, Leadership Coaching, Talent Strategy & Succession pipelining, Mergers & Acquisitions, Inclusion & Diversity and building Next-Gen HR Operating Models & upskilling HR teams. Experienced in partnering with leaders of various geographies, setting up distributed teams and enabling matrix working. Has worked for several years with Multinational Information Technology companies from Silicon Valley and European Pharmaceutical company. Holds a Masters in Human Resources from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and a Bachelors in Life Sciences & Biochemistry from St Xavier's College, Mumbai.