shahbaz khan

The group holds strategic investments in listed and private equities as well as real estate portfolios internationally and manages a multi-billion USD balance sheet. My role as the Head of HR was to provide the necessary leadership and support to the group companies/ subsidiaries across geographies (KSA/ Bahrain/ Switzerland) in order to establish and institutionalize ‘best in class’ HR infrastructure and formulate HR strategies in accordance with the strategic intent of the organization and to ensure alignment to group strategy.

GIB, a leading Merchant bank was set to enter the Retail banking domain as a part of its growth strategy. My role was to ensure that the HR strategy was aligned to the business strategy and that HR delivered all the necessary support and infrastructure to ensure the launch and spread of the retail bank in the GCC. As the ‘HR & Change Management Module leader’, I was responsible to ensure timely implementation of the comprehensive HR project plan.

I led the firm’s HC consulting endeavors in Bahrain including promoting and positioning the firm as a leading provider of HC advisory services in Bahrain and the region and growing the sub service line. I had undertaken and led numerous assignments in areas of HR strategy development, transformation, organization design, performance & rewards and restructuring for organizations across industries.