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Yamini Krishnan

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Senior Director - HR, AMESA RBU & Global Public Health at IQVIA
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Yamini Krishnan is a Senior HR Director at IQVIA, leading the function for the AMESA region and Global Public Health. An alumna of IIM Calcutta, she has extensive experience in HR strategy, M&A integrations, and talent acquisition across healthcare, IT, and telecom. Colleagues describe her as an energetic, positive, and visionary leader.

She is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events, sharing insights on organizational culture, workplace wellbeing, and the importance of empathy and trust in leadership. Yamini is passionate about mentoring students, guiding them on the transition from campus to the corporate world, and has delivered keynotes on the subject.

Her post-graduate project at IIM Calcutta focused specifically on the HRM perspective during mergers and acquisitions, an expertise she now applies directly in her role.

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Current Role
Senior Director - HR, AMESA RBU & Global Public Health
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Yamini shows up

Rigorous & Demanding
Fast But Analytical
Precise But Practical

They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They are not always relationship oriented.

Priorities

Topics Yamini cares about

Organizational Culture
Participated in a roundtable at the YourStory Media #GCCSummit2025 to discuss the impact and importance of culture, a recurring theme in her public speaking engagements.
Workplace Wellbeing
Speaks on fostering trust, empathy, and emotional wellbeing, as highlighted in her sessions with the NHRD Bangalore Chapter and a guest lecture at ISBR on mindfulness.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Senior Director - HR, AMESA RBU & Global Public Health
IQVIA
1-2020
Senior Director - HR, AMESA (Africa, Middle East, South Asia)
IQVIA
7-2019 - 12-2019
Director - HR, AMESA ( Africa, Middle East, South Asia) RBU
IQVIA
9-2016 - 6-2019
Director - HR, South Asia
IQVIA
3-2012 - 8-2016
Head - India HR
NTT Global Networks ( Formerly Virtela Technology Services)
In the press

Media appearances

Yamini Krishnan – Senior Director HR, IQVIA: Key Panelist. Featured in YouTube
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YourStory – Yamini Krishnan, Senior Director – HR at IQVIA, leads HR strategy for Africa and the Middle East. Featured in YourStory (Facebook)
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Education
2011 - 2012
EPGBM
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
2000 - 2002
PGDHRM
Indira Gandhi National Open University
2000 - 2001
Diploma in Management
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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