Leading through Transformation with Priya Srinivasan
Original production by Thrive HR Exchange
Hosted by Matthew Chapman, Co-creator of Thrive HR Exchange and Founder of ChapmanCG
We spoke to Priya Srinivasan, Area HR Director for Developing Markets at RB in London, on several reflections lately of recent months. We talked about the need to better define “essential” tasks, to be comfortable with ongoing transformation, working from home not necessarily meaning “work-life balance” and the important role of leadership in times of “crisis”.
Key takeaways:
Never put off a transformation that you know is needed
Working from home does not equate to work-life balance. It takes personal discipline and reflection
True leadership also involves being empathetic, caring, vulnerable and authentic
Guest Bio:
Priya joined RB in August 2019 in the role of Area HR Director, Developing Markets. She has extensive HR experience in Senior HR business partnering and talent roles. She has a diverse perspective, having lived and worked in a range of countries, including India, US, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Priya brings her international health care experience to RB, with a focus on building capabilities and pipeline across the developing markets regions. In July 2020, Priya will take on the role of SVP HR, Health at RB.
In 2005, Priya joined AstraZeneca in Singapore. She spent 14 years in various roles across the world, including HRBP Global Medicines Development with responsibility for over 5,000 employees across 3 global sites. Prior to this, she was HRVP Europe responsible for over 20 markets, leading the transformation of the European commercial business, through development and acquisition of new capabilities and building a high-performance culture and mindset. In 2013, she was appointed HRVP International, leading HR for Emerging Markets covering 19,000 employees in over 100 countries, based in Shanghai and subsequently the UK.
Priya began her career in Colgate Palmolive and held several HR roles over 7 years in Mumbai, Hong Kong and New York. Priya is Indian.
She has a Bachelors in Economics and Mathematics and a MBA in Human Resources Management from XLRI in India. She is married and has 2 daughters and relocated to the UK in 2019 with her family.
