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Ritesh Arora

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Head of Human Capital Development at Bank Muscat
📍 Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

Ritesh Arora is a senior learning and development professional with over 25 years of experience, currently serving as the Head of Human Capital Development at Bank Muscat. He specializes in aligning learning strategies with business objectives, talent development, and digital transformation in the GCC and Middle East. Colleagues have described him as diligent, creative, and a good team player.

His career began with seven years in sales and marketing, an experience he credits with teaching him foundational skills that he applies to his learning and development work today. Ritesh values practical and effective learning solutions that are relevant to the learners needs and fosters a culture of continuous improvement.

Unique fact: Before his extensive career in L&D, Ritesh spent seven years in sales and marketing, which has shaped his customer-centric approach to talent development.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Head of Human Capital Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman
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Digital Transformation
He focuses on aligning learning with digital initiatives and warns against prioritizing speed over a solid foundation when implementing new technologies like AI.
Leadership Development
He believes leadership is "a loan from your team, " not just a title, and emphasizes that titles do not automatically create leaders.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Head of Human Capital Development
Bank Muscat
3-2012 - 4-2024
Assistant Vice President, Learning and Development
Mashreq Bank
5-2005 - 2-2012
Learning & Development Specialist - Instructional Design
Emirates Airline
2-2004 - 4-2005
Instructional Design Lead
Accenture Learning
6-2000 - 2-2004
Instructional Design Analyst
NIIT, Knowledge Solutions Business
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Education
2018 - 2018
Level 5 Certificate in Learning and Development
CIPD Qualifications
2014 - 2014
Executive General Management Caertificate
XLRI Jamshedpur
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