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Nisreen Barakat

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Head of People & Culture at Americana Restaurants
📍 United Arab Emirates

Shweta Wavikar is the Regional Human Resources Business Partner- MENA- Senior Manager at Americana Restaurants, with expertise in people and culture strategy, talent transformation, and HR business partnering. She is a CIPD Associate who champions people-centric growth.

She is passionate about the evolving landscape of HR, especially the integration of innovation, data, and technology, including AI and analytics, to redefine the future of work.

Shweta finds working with leaders who possess both vision and heart to be a great privilege in her career.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Head of People & Culture
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Arab Emirates
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Human Capital Innovation
Attended the NEXTECH Human Capital Summit 2025, demonstrating interest in innovation, data, and technology transforming HR.
Future of HR
Engaged with the NEXTECH Human Capital Summit's focus on how AI, analytics, and human-centered design are redefining work.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Head of People & Culture
Americana Restaurants
2-2019 - 7-2023
People Experience Lead
PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory, Economics & Policy
12-2015 - 1-2019
HR Manager
KCC Engineering &Contracting Kuwait / Primesouth Lebanon
3-2010 - 11-2015
HR Manager - Projects
Kuwait Resources House - US Military Services
2-2009 - 2-2010
Senior Recruiting Officer
Homeizi- Kout Food Group
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Education
3-2021 - 4-2022
Diploma in People Management
CIPD Qualifications
2004 - 2006
MBA
AUCE - American University of Culture & Education -Lebanon
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