Nishanth Krishnan
Group VP - Org Effectiveness | DP World
The move
MoveGrant Thornton - UAE → DP World
TitleDirector People Advisory and Business Consulting → Group Vice President - Organisation Effectiveness
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageTamil
Years in UAE2.5
Total experience16 years
DP World headcount10,001+ employees
DP World industryTransportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
DP World HQDubai, Jebel Ali
DP World typePublic Company
Career arc
- Group Vice President - Organisation EffectivenessMar 2026 — Present
DP World· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Director People Advisory and Business ConsultingDec 2023 — Mar 2026
Grant Thornton - UAE· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - FS Workforce Transformation LeaderMay 2022 — Dec 2023
EY· Hong Kong SAR· Full-time - Associate Director - People & ChangeOct 2019 — Apr 2022
KPMG China· Hong Kong· Full-time
- Associate Director - People & ChangeApr 2019 — Oct 2019
KPMG India· Gurgaon, India
- Manager - People & ChangeApr 2017 — Mar 2019
- Senior Consultant - People & ChangeMay 2016 — Mar 2017
- Senior Consultant - Human Capital AdvisoryJan 2014 — Apr 2016
Deloitte - Senior HR ManagerMay 2013 — Jan 2014KKotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance· Chennai Area, India
- Assistant Manager HRMay 2011 — Mar 2013
Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.· Chennai Area, India
- Summer Intern2010 — 2010DDLF PRAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Education
- National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliBTech · Mechanical Engineering2005 — 2009
- International Management Institute - IMIMaster’s Degree · Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General2009 — 2011
Languages
- Tamil · Native or bilingual
- Hindi
- English · Professional working
Top skills
ManagementMarket ResearchPerformance AppraisalStrategyBusiness TransformationBusiness Development