• Leads Oman’s practice, sector-wide solutions (BPI, IAFA, ICV, SME Advisory, ERP advisory, and Human Capital)• Achieved market expansion and 65% Omanization• Spearheaded transformative solutions: ‘iSucceed’ (Talent Acquisition & Dev.), ‘iAmana Smart-line’ (whistleblowing), ‘iScore’ (leadership), ‘iExceed’ (CX)• Serving clients in government, FS, energy, manufacturing, and logistics• Founded ‘Disruptive Leadership in the Digital Age’ forum in ‘11 and ‘Sidrah: Youth Leadership’ in ‘22• Member of Protiviti's regional People Committee, and recipient of accolades for groundbreaking solutionsSpoke at:2024SQU (Pearl Initiative): ESG & sustainable practices MCBS: Financial literacy2023UTAS: Next Gen Accounting Conf.Royal Academy of Mgmt: Gender IntelligenceOBO: From the inspiring - Change Mgmt. PetroBarza: Women in energyACCA conf: Women in Finance GUTech Employee Forum: knowledge driven economy OTC:Najm program 2022Global Coaching Lab: mindsetsTejarah podcast:Post COVID culture Tripura Multinational:Sales leadership2021GHEDEX: L&D trends Expo 2020: She-preneurship leadership 2018O&G Conf: Tech reshaping careersMiddle East College: Leveraging Big DataSQU Risk Mgmt. Conf: Digital Education2017Musharaka Nama Conf: Effects of Tech Dev. on HR 2016SME Beyond Borders Conf.: Startup Challenges ATD Conf, UAE: Disruptive learningTedx GUTech: Mindsets & connecting the dots2014: 1st BCI ME conf.: Succession Planning for BCM Published articles in newspapers, SME Arabia, CIPD & Inside Arabia, B&W. Topics: Rewards Strategy, STEM education, innovation, disruptive technologies, employee engagement, culture, women in leadership, and ethics.Awards:‘24 ‘Culture & Employee Wellbeing’ at GHEDEX‘23 - two in HR at GHEDEX‘18: “Mark of Excellence: L&D Training Provider - ME” at the Future workplace awards ‘16: Winner of Global Innovation Challenge at protiviti‘15: HR Professional of the Year (ME region)- HR Excellence Awards

• Spearheaded growth initiatives during Oman office's inception across all solutions • Leading and managing internal audit projects to ensure compliance with established standards and procedures.• Conducting assessments of organizational processes, identifying risks, and recommending improvements.• Facilitating and overseeing evaluations of the board's performance to enhance governance effectiveness.• Proposing recommendations for optimizing board processes and decision-making.• EQAR of Internal Audit functions: evaluating effectiveness, quality, and adherence to standards of the internal audit function. Also, proposed measures to enhance the efficiency and impact of internal audit processes.• Conducted reviews of internal controls to identify weaknesses.• Managed diverse projects in IT Consulting, People & Change, and both ISO 9001 and ISO 27001• Developed firm-wide solutions: Social Media Framework, Internship Program, and Reward and Recognition Framework.• Presented at national and regional conferences, sharing expertise in human capital development, emerging technologies, and fostering innovation

• Headed Private Clients in Northern California and overseeing NYSE listed companies such as Levi's, Jamba Juice, Simpson Strong-Tie and others like NUMMI (jointly owned by GM and Toyota)• Secured projects in internal audit, iGRC, J-Sox, and policy/ procedure development• Led teams in internal audit, application controls review, Sox Compliance, and system implementation reviews• Served as the business process expert, promoting business advisory services• Received managerial-training on SAP and JD EdwardsReceived the first honorary mention award for Coach of the Quarter in 2007.Was one of 6 winners at a National Level in the US for contributing a winning proposition to the Research & Development Center on corporate social responsibility and business sustainability.

• Managed treasury operations, and shareholders affairs • Led MIS presentations to CEO and management, the business plan process, and was the custodian of company insurance• Revised policies and procedures and drastically improved KPIs month to month• Rolled out the contract risk management for the company

UK and USA Secondment: Fraud investigations, Sox compliance for listed companies - Diageo, Sunrise Senior Living, Coventry, Magellan Health and Amerada Hess CorporationOman and UAE: process controls review, organization restructuring and workforce optimization

• Conducted external and internal audits, loan loss provisioning with central bank, and developed operational policies & procedures for Procurement, Finance, Operations and HR• Team member of the privatization of a ministry for cultural due diligence• Received intensive boot-camp training in Spain and the USA