Talat Sheerazi Goldie

Group HR Director

“At a large conglomerate as Bukhatir Group, HR aims to add real business value as a function that has a strong voice at the leadership level, helping to drive financial and commercial success through the group’s most precious asset – our people.”

Talat’s above vision has emanated from her 30 years of Human Resource experience, along with her playing a leadership role in a wide array of industries ─ from Oil and Gas at BP, Aviation at British Airways, and Financial Institutions at ABN AMRO Bank, to Pharmaceuticals with GlaxoSmithKline. Moreover, over the past decade, Talat has been spearheading multiple HR leadership roles in the sectors of private equity, construction, manufacturing, and real estate development within the UAE.

Additionally, Talat has extensive, solid expertise in the areas of organizational and leadership development, as well as restructuring HR functions to align them to business.

Talat joined the Bukhatir Group as Group Human Resource Director in October 2018.

She has received various HR leadership awards on an international level, has been shortlisted as a Judge for the International Business and Leadership Awards by Arcet Global for 2020, and has authored several HR-related articles on LinkedIn - where she has over 6000 followers. She is also a member of the Worldwide Association of Female Professionals and has completed various leadership programs and certifications from Cornell University, London Business School, and IMD.