Zac Thomas is an HR executive with over 25 years of international experience across the GCC, Europe, and Asia. As the CEO and Co-Founder of HR 90Degrees Consulting, he provides strategic HR solutions. His career began in engineering before he transitioned into HR, specializing in productivity and talent management.
His career journey is unique, having started as a Marketing Engineer before pursuing industrial engineering and building a multi-decade career in Human Resources, ultimately becoming a CEO.
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Experience
37 Years
Current Role
Advisory Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview
How Zac shows up
Objective Thinker
Information Seeker
Negotiator
They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.
Priorities
Topics Zac cares about
Strategic HR
He believes HR is a core part of business strategy, not just a support function, and helps organizations develop the right people strategy to deliver results.
Workplace Flexibility
Considers flexibility in work practices (remote, hybrid) and compensation as a crucial emerging trend for attracting and retaining the current generation of employees.
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Career
Work history
6-2023
Advisory Board Member
CorridorTalks
4-2019
Co-Founder
XZEDS
10-2015
Chief Executive Officer
HR 90Degrees Consulting Services FZ LLC
4-2014 - 10-2015
EEMEA TaO Change Project Deployment Lead
British American Tobacco
8-2013 - 3-2014
Human Resources Director
British American Tobacco
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