Nelly is the Group’s Chief Human Resources Officer, leading the human resourcing functions and strategy across the Middle East and Africa.
She is an accomplished HR Executive, with 20 years of leadership experience for global companies in the MENA region, namely Siemens, Nokia Networks and SAP, during periods of business transformation, strategic expansion, optimisation and M&As.
Nelly previously led the HR Value Advisory team for the EMEA South operations of SAP, the world leader in Enterprise Application Software. Prior to this, she was the HR Director for SAP across the MENA region, responsible for ensuring business success through developing and executing on its people strategy, while leading the business as well as HR organisation’s transformations in the region.
Nelly is recognized as a thought leader and public speaker on the topics of the future of work and HR digital transformation. She is passionate about enabling business transformation through people and technology. She strongly believes in the power of a diverse and inclusive culture as the foundation for organizations to thrive and sustain their success.
She also sponsored a series of talent development and women empowerment programmes while with SAP.
Nelly holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and a Masters in Business Administration.
