“I believe that a mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained. I am a product of great mentoring...Mentors are very important. They could be anyone your family, your friend or your boss.”

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DR.PON MOHAIDEEN PITCHAI
Principal HR and Management Consultant - Dubai
E ponmohaideen@gmail.com
M +971 50 6553206
“I believe that a mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained.
I am a product of great mentoring...Mentors are very important. They could be anyone your family,
your friend or your boss.”
• Graduate in Business, Post Graduate in Social Works with distinction, MBA from UK,
awarded PHD for his extensive research work in HR strategy, supplemented the Balanced
Score Card theory of Robert Kaplan (Harvard Business School) and David Norton and
developed a HR model to Organization Growth.
• Currently engaged in Freelance HR and Management Consultancy.
• Previously worked as a Director – OD and Talent Management to a commercial entity
which belongs to the Government of Dubai.
• Dr. Pitchai is a well known Human Resource Expert in Dubai, who has served with both
Local and International Organizations, as a HR Advisor in a Senior Management Capacity.
• He has also contributed to establish and implement best HR Practices in the Dubai
Government’s business entities. He is known for developing and mentoring local UAE
Nationals to take up senior management roles.
• He has contributed articles for Gulf News and Khaleej Times, leading print Medias in the
Gulf, and has published more than 300 management articles in English, notably in Gulf
News business column. He is continuing his contribution as a Management thinker and
writer.
SUMMARY
KNOW - HOW Job Design
Job Evaluation
Human Resource Planning
HRD Intervention Techniques
Executive Compensation
Reward Modelling
Leadership Development
HR Strategy application
Job Competencies Mapping
HR Sense
Mentoring Skills

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INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCES
Construction/MEP/Power
Retail and Mall Management
Banking and Finance
Process Industry/Oil and Gas
Port Operation and management
Commercial Services
Telecommunication
Property Development/Real Estate
2012 - 2016Director -OD , Reward and HR Projects
Dubai Properties Group (Dubai Holding)
EXPERIENCE
2011 - 2012Consultant and Advisor –Compensation & Benefits
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
2007 - 2011Head of Rewards and Talent Management
Nakheel : Dubai World
2004 - 2007Group Compensation & HR Planning Manager
Dubai Islamic Bank
2002 - 2004HRD Consultant
Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority
1998 - 2002Group Personnel Planning Manager
Majid Al Futtaim
1991 - 1998Head of HR Planning and Compensation
DP World
1981 - 1991Group Personnel & Administration Manager
ETA Ascon
DR.PON MOHAIDEEN PITCHAI
1981 - 2011Visiting Faculty in HR and Management Field
Madurai Kamaraj University India

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DR.PON MOHAIDEEN PITCHAI
PUBLICATIONS
2013 AugustAmma - Metamorphosis into National Leader(Link)
Vanitha Pathippagam
• Leadership research
1985 - 1997Management Articles
Gulf News
• HR and Management Issues
2017 - PresentCurrently writing a Management Book
EDUCATION
Bradford University - UK
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Madurai Kamaraj University - India
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business and HR Strategy
Madurai Kamaraj University - India
Master’s Degree, Social Work (M.A)
University Rank Holder and Gold Medallist
BSI (UK) Trained Lead Assessor for Quality System
2012 - PresentExpert Advise Career and Jobs
Gulf News
• HR issues