Ahtesham Siddiqui

About Ahtesham Siddiqui

Highly accomplished and goal oriented Senior HR and Business Leader, offering 30+ years of experience in HR management and retail management. Experience of multinationals and family businesses across GCC and India, including Al Futtaim, Al Hokair, Landmark, TATA, TESCO and Mahindra. Strategic Leader with capability of building business strategy based HR strategy and sponsoring project execution with focus on deliverables and people. Expertise of establishing professional HR function based on CoE and shared services principles to bring in effectiveness and efficiency. Strategic problem-solver and hands-on leader who understands the big picture, envisions solutions and executes with ease across all executive levels while sustaining credibility, trust and fostering positive environments for change. A planner and catalyst of performance and values based culture, leading from the front and walking the talk; communicating and engaging stakeholders on an ongoing basis to ensure alignment, passion and a sense of purpose. A talent spotter who ensures development of talent pipeline and succession planning through right hiring, potential assessment and planned structured development. Reputed for servant leadership, compassion, ethics, integrity and commercial acumen. Competencies: Change Management Learning & Development Talent Acquisition Talent Management Succession Planning Employee Engagement Business Process Excellence Business Ethics Performance Management Nationalization / Localization Competitive Intelligence Innovation

Experience

1. Kirana Friend

   Kirana Friends

   Apr 2021 — Present · IN

Education

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  AISSE

  1976 — 1981

• LUCKNOW CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)

  1981 — 1983

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

  MPM

  1983 — 1985