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Sofia Hussain

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Head of Learning & Development at AB InBev
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sofia is a senior HR professional with over 12 years of experience, specializing in Learning & Development and HR Business Partnering. She has a strong background in the cosmetics industry with LOréal and Purplle.com and now leads L&D at AB InBev. Colleagues describe her as empathetic, strategic, and highly collaborative.

Passionate about nurturing talent and fostering growth, Sofia sees learning not as an event, but as a continuous mindset. She once took a career break to pursue personal goals, showcasing her commitment to self-development alongside her professional journey. She holds a Masters in Management Studies from the University of Mumbai.

She successfully transitioned her deep HR expertise from the cosmetics sector to the fast-paced beverage industry.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Head of Learning & Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Priorities

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Learning & Development
As Head of L&D at AB InBev, she leads key initiatives like the Commercial Capability Academy and believes that learning is a continuous mindset for evolution.
HR Business Partnering
Has extensive experience as an HR Business Partner from her time at L'Oréal and Purplle.com, supporting hundreds of employees and driving strategic HR solutions.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Head of Learning & Development
AB InBev
8-2022 - 12-2023
Senior Manager - HR Business Partner
Purplle.com
4-2022 - 7-2022
Personal goal pursuit
Career Break
3-2021 - 4-2022
Regional HR Manager - North & Central
L'Oréal
8-2018 - 3-2021
Regional HR Manager - West
L'Oréal
In the press

Media appearances

157. Sofía; Nike; AB InBev; elevadores; movimientos clave; BlackBerry - Historias x Whitepaper (Podcast). Featured in iVoox
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BetterUp Partners with AB InBev to Strengthen Diversity and Inclusion Through New Leadership Development Program. Featured in Business Wire
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Education
2008 - 2010
Masters In Management Studies
University of Mumbai
2004 - 2007
Bachelors in Business Administration
Graphic Era University
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