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Pankaj Suri

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Executive Vice President Human Resources Middle East at Edelman
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Pankaj Suri is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Edelman in the Middle East, driving the people strategy across the region. With a background in diverse sectors like aviation and real estate, he is known for managing large-scale change and setting up HR functions from scratch. Colleagues describe him as astute, process-focused, and a true role model.

He is passionate about creating happy, high-performance teams by focusing on vitality, continuous learning, and mental health. Pankaj advocates for building a workplace where people feel energized and supported, believing that manageable conversations about feelings lead to better outcomes and a stronger, more inclusive culture.

He is recognized as one of the "50 Most Influential HR Tech Leaders" and "Most Influential HR leaders in India. "

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Executive Vice President Human Resources Middle East
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Workplace Wellbeing
Champions mental health and building happy, energized teams. He outlined a four-pillar wellness strategy of connecting, co-creating, collaborating, and celebrating employee wellness.
Leadership Capability
Focuses on strengthening leadership as a core part of his people agenda to build a future-ready workforce at Edelman.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Executive Vice President Human Resources Middle East
Edelman
10-2019
Executive Vice President Human Resources India & APAC LOBs
Edelman
9-2015
Director of Human Resources, India
Edelman
4-2012
Head of Human Resources, India
Edelman
10-2009 - 4-2012
Director- Human Resources
CPA Global
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Education
1996 - 1998
Post Graduation Diploma in Business Management
IPM
1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Science - BS
Earthinators Climate School
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