Pai Gamde (FCIPM, M.CIoD)

Chief Talent Officer

About

I am a highly experienced Business Leader and HR Professional, with more than twenty years’ expertise gained developing and delivering complex enablement and engagement programmes: working to make operational ambitions a practical reality. I am also a skilled strategic HR architect, with strong talent management capabilities, advanced transformation, governance, compliance and change management capabilities: bringing fresh perspectives for sustainable growth, challenging received thinking and acting as a trusted and reliable adviser at management and board level. In recognition of these personal qualities and depth of experience, I have been appointed to a number of board level and public roles: Member of the Board of Advisors at AIESEC Nigeria since 2017; an Advisory Board Member of GOTNI 2009 - 2011; (Representing Nigerian Stock Exchange) - Member, Advisory Board with the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and the Institute of Directors - IoDCCG in Nigeria in 2017; and Liaison to the Governance and Remuneration Committee and National Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2014 to 2019. Served on several committees of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Nigeria since 2014. At Coronation X, I lead the talent management agenda, setting the vision and strategy, including the transformation, organisational, governance, culture design and corporate operations for the ecosystem delivering on its singularity goals. As Chief Human Resource Officer with the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2017-2019, I developed and oversaw execution of several complex initiatives: creating robust and resilient foundations for performance and growth; as Acting Head Corporate Services Division in 2017, I managed operations across five Departments, as well as becoming a Member of the Exchange’s most senior leadership committee, the Executive Committee: successfully delivering, amongst other initiatives, the Demutualisation Bill. With the Nigerian Stock Exchange as Head of Human Resources from 2011 to 2016, I built the HR Department, leading it through the transformation and growth phase of the organisation. As Head Human Capital and Corporate Resource Management at Hi-Media from 2009 to 2011, I oversaw strategic planning, policy and direction for the organisation: including delivery and full integration of a strategic merger. I am a Fellow of the Lagos Business School Sustainability Centre; Senior Member and Facilitator at Women in HR Initiative (WiHR) inspiring and empowering women in HR. To find out more, send me an InMail or contact me at pgamde@yahoo.com

Country

Nigeria

City

Lagos State

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Knowledge Acquisition, Community Organizing, Training and Development (HR), Hiring, Team Building, Interpersonal Skills, Internal Communications, Performance Appraisal, Executive Management, Customer Experience, Organizational Development, Problem Solving, Training Program Design, Business Development, Human Resource Development, Talent Management, Facilitation, Adaptive Leadership, Reinvention Practice, Governance

Experience

Chief Talent Officer

Coronation Group Limited

2019-7 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

Lagos, Nigeria

A leading African financial services ecosystem with a diverse portfolio of subsidiary, affiliate and investee companies that span various sectors, including investment banking, asset management, securities trading, insurance, and technology.

Chief Human Resource Officer

Nigerian Stock Exchange

2011-12 - 2019-7 · 7 yrs 8 mos

Lagos

Provide leadership in the human resource management activities and strategies. Guiding management on a full spectrum of Strategic HR operations, systems and programs and HR generalist workplace issues. Oversee a broad range of HR functions, including Total Reward (Compensation and Benefits) Management, Recruitment and Retention, Performance Management, Learning & Development, Change Management, Policy Development, Labor relations, Employee welfare, Employee Engagement, Processes Development/Mapping

Head, Human Capital & Corporate Resources

Hi Media Limited

2009-7 - 2012-10 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Lagos

At Hi-Media, I had over sight of the Human Capital function and also Corporate Resources. The role includes defining and managing the HR strategy for the company. - Developing the framework for performance management, recruitment, compensation and reward management, Learning and Development, change management, culture management, policies and procedural manuals etc. My role as Head, Corporate Resources was focused on managing facilities, fleet, communication resources, mail room, security, sanitation and general look and feel of the physical environment of the organization

Head, Employee Services

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp)

2008-4 - 2009-6 · 1 yr 3 mos

Lagos

Head, Human & Corporate Resources

UBA-Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

2007-7 - 2008-3 · 9 mos

Victoria Island, Lagos

My role included managing the human capital deparment, setting up HR structures, policy development and implementation, recruitment, perfromance management, emplyoee welfare, and general HR administration. I also managed the corporate resources which includes health and safety, fleet, security, facilities management and general look and feel of the work environment etc.