Human Resources & Individual Professional Awards Judging Committee
Dr. Kamal Salih
Managing Director, Suretrack Management Consultancy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mechanical Engineering from Egypt, in addition to international memberships and professional qualifications from leading Business Schools and International Bodies. Held top and senior level positions in charge of businesses and operations of Governmental, International, and Corporate organizations in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. Recent positions included Ag. Sr. Vice President/ Strategy & Support Services, and Vice President/ Performance, Quality and Risk in ETISALAT Group - UAE. Currently leading Suretrack Management Consultancy as the Founding Partner and Managing Director. Worked in diversified organizations in the Government, Oil and Gas, Utilities, Power, Industry, Telecom, and Service Sectors. Executed assignments around the world in Europe, Middle East, the Gulf and Asia. Lead Consultant, Certified Team Leader and Jury Chair / Member for Excellence Awards Programs in UAE, the Middle East, and globally including Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award, Dubai Quality Award, Egypt Government Excellence Award, Sheikh SAQR RAK Government Excellence Program, Ideas Arabia Award, and Emirates Ideas Award.Dr. Kamal Salih is an expert and qualified practitioner in Quality Engineering & Management, Business Excellence Models, Performance Measurement & Improvement, International Standards of Management Systems (ISO), Strategic Planning, Business Process Reengineering, Organizational Development, and Enterprise Risk Management, with 30+ years of experience. Dr. Salih is a PhD holder in Quality Systems from USA, MSc in Quality Engineering from UK, and B.Sc.
Ghada El-Kot
Deputy President for Strategic Affairs, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt
Ghada El-Kot is a Professor of HR & OB & Deputy President for Strategic Affairs at AASTMT, Egypt, with more than 35 years of experience in the HR field as a consultant, trainer, researcher, reviewer, and judge nationally and internationally. Awarded the best research award, Emerald. Awarded SFHEA from AdvanceHE, UK.
Sharad Jain
Solution Architect, FedEx Corporation, Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States
As an experienced IT professional, Sharad is deeply interested in participating as a judge because it offers an opportunity to contribute to the industry by evaluating innovative solutions and ideas that are pushing the boundaries of technology. Microsoft Certified Azure Solution Architect Expert. Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Associate.
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Rana Kilani
HR Strategist and Leadership & Mindset Coach, Founder, Alrana Consulting & Training, Amman, Jordan
Multi-award-winning HR Strategist and Leadership & Mindset Coach with over 35 years supporting organizations and individuals across Jordan and MENA. Founder of Alrana Consulting & Training and creator of Be Unstoppable Platform. She aligns strategy, culture, and leadership capability to drive sustainable performance, organizational excellence, and large-scale transformation.
Gina Mishriky
Head of HR, Dubizzle, Cairo, Heliopolis, Egypt
Gina is a Senior Human Resources professional with over 20 years of experience across diverse HR functions and industries. Known for driving culture and transformational changes, she had played a key role in shaping high-performing organizations through strategic people initiatives. Throughout her career, has mentored and developed leaders from a wide range of cultures and nationalities.
Rehab Mohamed
Institutional Research Manager, SMA, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Rehab is a senior Institutional Research and Quality Assurance professional with over fifteen years of experience in higher education and organizational excellence. She holds a PhD in Statistical Quality Control and specializes in performance evaluation, KPIs, audits, and ISO-based quality management systems. She values innovation, evidence, fairness, and measurable impact.
Sambit Panigrahi
Senior HRIT Analyst, Vitas Healthcare, Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
Sambit is a seasoned leader in HR Technology Transformation and Service Delivery with over 14 years of experience guiding organizations through complex, large-scale digital transformation initiatives. He brings expertise in helping enterprises modernize their human resources functions by leveraging advanced HR technologies, cloud platforms, and automation to drive measurable business outcomes.
Dr. Shiladitya Verma
Faculty-Business, Higher Colleges of Technology, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Shiladitya is Business Faculty with around 25 years of combined teaching and corporate industry experience with a Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Business Management, specializing in human resource management, marketing with Marketing Strategy, and retail management. He has expertise in both academia and corporate management and roles in retail.