Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 2025 — Rebecca Neilsen has been appointed Head of Human Resources – Accenture Middle East, capping a decade-long journey at Accenture across multiple geographies and growth markets. Based in Dubai, she will lead the region’s people strategy, partnering with business leadership to advance talent, performance, and culture while aligning HR operations with Accenture’s growth agenda across the Middle East.
Neilsen steps into the role after serving as EMEA Strategy & Consulting HR Lead, where she supported complex, multi-country talent needs and leadership agendas across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In parallel, she has led Sustainability HR for Growth Markets, embedding future-ready skills, leadership capability building, and workforce programs that support Accenture’s sustainability ambitions across Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
Her earlier remit as Regional HR Business Partner for Strategy & Consulting (Applied Intelligence, Strategy & Tech Strategy) across Growth Markets and HR Business Partner for Accenture Strategy across APAC, Africa & the Middle East sharpened her cross-border operating experience. Before those HRBP mandates, Neilsen drove senior-leadership hiring as Global Recruitment Lead for Communications, Media & Technology and Managing Director Recruitment Manager for Strategy & Products in APAC & Growth Markets, building diverse pipelines for critical leadership roles.
Prior to Accenture, Neilsen held regional leadership positions in the talent industry, including Practice Leader, Life Sciences and General Manager, Hong Kong at MRIC (Morgan Philips Group), where her team earned “Best Life Sciences Recruitment Team – Hong Kong” recognition. She also served as Sales Director, China at Kelly Services, following earlier stints at Hudson Recruitment in Shanghai, Egon Zehnder in Sydney, and knowledge/technology roles with leading Australian law firms—experience that built a rigorous foundation in stakeholder engagement, executive search, and market expansion across Asia-Pacific.
In her new mandate, Neilsen will focus on scaling high-impact talent strategies for Accenture’s Middle East business, strengthening leadership succession, advancing skills for cloud/data/AI-driven transformation, and elevating the employee experience through data-led HR operations. Her cross-market track record—spanning Australia, China, Hong Kong, APAC, Africa, and EMEA—positions her to integrate global best practices with regional priorities while fostering an inclusive, performance-driven culture.
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