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ZABEEN HIRJI
Chief Human Resources Officer
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Zabeen Hirji is RBC's Chief Human Resources Officer with
global responsibility for Human Resources as well as Brand,
Communications and Corporate Citizenship. As a member of RBC's
Group Executive, she is one of eight executives responsible
for setting the overall strategic direction of RBC.
Ms. Hirji joined RBC in 1977, holding progressively senior
roles both in British Columbia and in Toronto in Retail Banking,
Operations and Credit Cards. Prior to joining Human Resources
in 1997, she was Regional Manager Credit Card Operations,
Central Canada. She assumed her current role in February 2007.
Ms. Hirji's community leadership includes serving as Co-Chair
of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council, member
of the Governing Council for the University of Toronto and
director of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance.
In 2005 she was named a Fellow of Centennial College in
recognition of her international leadership in diversity and
Ms. Hirji was named Corporate Executive of the Year by the
Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce in 2010. In 2012, through
the Women's Executive Network, Ms. Hirji was inducted into
Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Hall of Fame.
Ms. Hirji holds a Masters of Business Administration from
Simon Fraser University and has completed the Advanced Human
Resources Executive Program at the University of Michigan
Business School. She is a frequent speaker and is often quoted
on Talent Management and diversity related topics.
She and her husband live in Toronto with their two children.
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