Zabeen Hirji,
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Human Resources

Zabeen Hirji is RBC's Chief Human Resources Officer and has 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 nine 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, Vice-Chair of the Capital Campaign for the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, director of the Mosaic Institute and member of the DiverseCity Steering Committee, an initiative of the Civic Action. In 2005 she was named a Fellow of Centennial College in recognition of her international leadership in diversity, highlighting her leadership in building cultural competency and championing the advancement of women, visible minorities and new immigrants. Ms. Hirji was also named Corporate Executive of the Year by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce in 2010.

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 Human Resources and diversity related topics.

She and her husband live in Toronto with their two children.

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