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Thomas Bernert

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Chief People Officer at Americana Restaurants
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Thomas is a transformational leader who pivoted from a 25-year career in finance, risk, and treasury at global banks like ING and Scotiabank to his current role as Chief People Officer at Americana Restaurants. A holder of MBA, CFA, and Chartered FCIPD credentials, he specializes in bridging analytics with culture to drive large-scale change.

He has a strong interest in leadership philosophy, particularly around long-term thinking and courage in decision-making. Thomas champions a "growth mindset" and believes deeply in empowering others, viewing the success of those he has supported as a return on investment that cannot be measured but is deeply felt.

He made a bold career leap from managing risk for a €900B financial institution to leading the people and culture function for a 40, 000-person restaurant group.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Chief People Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Culture & Transformation
He identifies as an "Architect of Change" and his current role focuses on transforming the culture and digitizing HR for over 40, 000 employees across 13 countries.
People Analytics
With a background as a CFA and in risk management, he explicitly focuses on "Bridging Analytics, Culture & Strategy" and using data to inform HR decisions.
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Career

Work history

Chief People Officer
Americana Restaurants
8-2018 - 1-2023
Chief Risk Officer
ING Romania
6-2016 - 7-2018
Group Head of Capital Management
ING
1-2014 - 5-2016
Managing Director and Head of Balance Sheet Management, Group Treasury
Scotiabank
9-2010 - 12-2013
Chief Risk Officer
ING DIRECT Canada
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Education
2-2023 - 3-2024
Chief People Officer Programme
Cambridge Judge Business School
7-2014 - 6-2015
iLEAD Executive Development Program
Duke Corporate Education
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