ISHAQ·MOHAMMAD / HR DIRECTOR
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Group HR Director · Bin Dhaen Holding · Dubai, UAE

Ishaq
Mohammad

MBA HRM  ·  SHRM-SCP  ·  CIPD  ·  Certified MBTI Practitioner

He builds the organisational architecture behind high-growth, multi-industry businesses — the policies, platforms and people frameworks that let leadership teams scale with confidence across the GCC.

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Portrait of Ishaq Mohammad, Group HR Director
FIG. 01DUBAI, UAE
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Years, HR Leadership
Across MENA & Global Markets
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Organisations Rebuilt —
Manufacturing to Conglomerate
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Faster HR Data Processing
Through Digital Transformation
Board
Level Strategic Advisory
To CEOs & Leadership Teams
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Profile

Twenty-one years of turning HR from an administrative function into a strategic instrument of growth.

Across manufacturing floors, electronics giants, engineering consultancies and now a diversified conglomerate, Ishaq has built the systems that let leadership teams scale with confidence — organisational design, HRIS platforms, shared services centres, and compliance frameworks that hold up under board-level scrutiny.

He currently serves as Group HR Director at Bin Dhaen Holding, advising the CEO and board on workforce strategy across a multi-business-unit group, while leading the enterprise's shift toward data-driven, digitally enabled HR and driving its Emiratisation programme ahead of regulatory deadlines.

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Core Expertise

Strategy & Structure
Organisational Design Workforce Planning Change Management Shared Services Design Board & CEO Advisory
People & Talent
Talent Acquisition Succession Planning Reward & Benefits Employee Relations Coaching & Mentoring
Systems & Compliance
HRIS / HRMS / ESS AI-Powered Recruitment HR Analytics & Reporting MENA Labour Law Emiratisation ISO 9001 & 14001 Auditing
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Career Elevation

Seven roles, one continuous build — from junior HR support to Group HR Director, each level adding a new layer of structure.

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Group HR Director Jun 2023 — Present
Bin Dhaen Holding · Dubai, UAE · Multi-industry conglomerate
  • Strategic HR advisor to the CEO and board, shaping organisational design and enterprise people strategy across a diversified group
  • Led a full diagnostic and rebuild of HR policy, process and governance — a 20% uplift in operational effectiveness, group-wide
  • Directed enterprise HR digital transformation (HRIS/HRMS, ESS, performance systems), cutting data processing time by 30%
  • Architected a Group Shared Services Centre unifying recruitment and core HR operations across all subsidiaries
  • Owns Emiratisation strategy and MoHRE compliance, reporting results directly to the board
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Head of HR Sep 2018 — May 2023
Pandora · UAE · MENAAP Information Technology brand
  • Strategic HR business partner to regional leadership during aggressive retail expansion
  • Built leadership development, succession and talent management frameworks that accelerated internal mobility
  • Standardised recruitment and onboarding across group entities; managed multinational payroll with full statutory accuracy
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Regional HR & General Affairs Manager — MEA Oct 2016 — Aug 2018
CASIO Middle East FZE · Dubai, UAE · Electronics, Free Zone
  • Directed regional HR strategy aligned to sales growth and market expansion across MEA offices
  • Implemented KPI-driven performance management with business unit leaders
  • Built HR frameworks and entity structures to support new market entry
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Regional HR Manager — MEA Apr 2013 — Oct 2016
SHARP Middle East FZE · Dubai, UAE · Electronics / Technology, Free Zone
  • Ran full-spectrum regional HR across sales, distribution and service divisions
  • Maintained HR dashboards on headcount, attrition and workforce planning for HQ reporting
  • Acted as primary HR liaison between regional teams and global headquarters
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HR / Personnel Manager — Global Feb 2012 — Apr 2013
Ecolog International · UAE · Logistics / Engineering / Construction
  • Managed large-scale workforce mobilisation for critical projects under tight timelines
  • Standardised site and remote HR processes, cutting processing time by 30%
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HR Manager — Al Ain Municipality (Contract) Jan 2010 — Jan 2012
WS Atkins & Partners Overseas · UAE · Engineering & Infrastructure Consultancy
  • Led the end-to-end HR function within a government-linked consultancy environment
  • Delivered strong recruitment outcomes for critical roles while supporting Emiratisation targets
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Assistant Manager — HR & Administration 2005 — Dec 2009
Horizon International Consulting Engineers · UAE · Engineering Consultants
  • Where the foundation was laid — recruitment drives, process design and early culture-building
  • Streamlined HR processes, contributing to a 17% increase in operational productivity
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Education

2022
Master, International Business
University of Buckinghamshire, UK — MOE Equivalency
2020
Level 7 — Human Resource Management
OTHM, UK — MOFA Attested
2010
MBA, HR Management
The Cyprus Institute of Marketing — MOFA Attested
Languages
Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
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Certifications

SHRM
Senior Certified Professional
CIPD
Associate Member
Certified MBTI
Practitioner
CHRMP
Fellow Member
ISO 9001 & 14001
Internal Auditor
Harvard Mentor
Leadership & Change

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In the Field

Ishaq Mohammad at the Bin Dhaen Holding office in Dubai
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Twenty-one years in, the job still comes down to the same thing: build something that outlasts you.

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On Structure
Policies and platforms are the easy part. The harder work is designing HR systems that keep functioning after the person who built them has moved on — which is why every rebuild starts with governance, not software.
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On People, First
Board decks and KPI dashboards matter, but most of the real work still happens in a difficult conversation — an employee relations case, a disciplinary hearing, a mentoring session. That's where trust in the HR function is actually won.
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On Change
Digital transformation succeeds or fails on adoption, not architecture. The technical rollout is a few months of work; getting a multinational workforce to actually trust and use the new system is the multi-year project.
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