Shivani Nigam
Head (VP) of Human Resources Latin America & Canada Region @Novartis
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WORK HISTORY
Head (VP) of Human Resources Latin America & Canada Region @Novartis
US
People & Organization Head (P&O) for client group of associates end to end across the pharma value chain, covering R&D, Manufacturing, Commercial and Operations for Latin America and Canada region which consists of 47 countries plus regional office based in USA to drive the region’s People & Organization Strategy• Strategic business partner to Regional Business Head and commercial leadership team of USD 3 Billion P&L• Leading team of ~25 HR Heads & business partners and over 50 HR ops & CoE professionals: Driving and delivering on culture change strategy, business transformation, talent development & DEI agenda• Led merger of Oncology and Pharmaceutical divisions across the region with 30% reduction in overall headcount and footprint with empathy and professionalism, leading to significant savings and margin improvement • Led integration of Avexis (Gene therapy biotech acquisition of Novartis for Spinal Muscular Atrophy platform) into the LACan region and all marketsOver and above this role, I am leading the design and deployment of an Enterprise Succession Accelerator Program for Novartis - This is an 18 month leadership program for the top 20 global leaders to prepare them for succession to the C-Suite of Novartis.
EDUCATION
Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Science with Economics
Lady Shri Ram College
B.A. Honors, Economics
MBA, XLRI
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Human Resources
SKILLS
ABOUT SHIVANI NIGAM
Human Resources Leader with 17 years of comprehensive experiences in local, regional and global roles across Americas, Europe & Asia; specializing in the pharmaceutical industry, passionate about designing and implementing people strategies to achieve business goals. Has led large teams of HR business partners, country HR Heads and CoE teams across R&D, Commercial, Manufacturing & Operations. Areas of expertise include: Strategic Business Partnering, Talent Management, Organizational Development/Design, Culture creation & Integrations (M&A)
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