Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 2026 – Kiran Malik has been promoted to Regional HR Director – Talent, Leadership and Performance (GCC) at DP World, marking a significant progression in her leadership journey within the organization. In this elevated role, she will drive the GCC-wide agenda for leadership development, talent strategy, and performance excellence, strengthening DP World’s capability to build future-ready leaders and high-performing teams.
Over nearly three years with DP World, Kiran has consistently expanded her impact across the talent and leadership landscape. She most recently served as Senior Manager – Talent, Leadership & Performance (GCC Region) for close to two years, after contributing as Talent & Succession Lead for over a year. Earlier, as Global Talent Development Consultant, she spearheaded the Global Corporate Values Campaign across 8 regions and 45+ locations, enabled more than 80 engagement-focused initiatives, and played a pivotal role in shaping career management frameworks and leadership readiness programs.
Prior to rejoining DP World, Kiran spent about a year at Amazon as Talent Development Partner – MENA, where she supported leadership capability-building across the region. Her foundational experience was built at Emirates, contributing to learning design, performance standards, and large-scale L&D transformation, followed by over four years at Nestlé S.A., where she led performance excellence initiatives, HR KPI frameworks, and organization-wide development cycles.
An alumna of King’s College London with an MSc in Human Resource & Organizational Analysis, Kiran blends analytical rigor with practitioner insight, positioning her strongly to shape DP World’s next phase of leadership and performance transformation in the GCC.
About DP World
DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better and change what’s possible for customers and communities globally. With more than 119,000 employees from 164 nationalities, operating across 83 countries and 560+ business units, DP World integrates Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology to deliver seamless, future-ready supply chain solutions.
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