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Rosemary Udu

Country:

  • Nigeria

Designation and Company

  • DHL Global Forwarding Nigeria,HR Business Partner (Head of Human Resources)

Years of Experience

  • 20+

years

Area of Expertise/Speaking

1.

  • People Management

2.

  • Corporate Governance

3.

  • Leadership

Notable Career Highlights/Milestones

1.

  • Top Employer Recognition – Led her organization to six consecutive Top Employer awards, including ranking #3 in Nigeria.

2.

  • Workplace Excellence – Secured five consecutive Great Place to Work (Platinum Category) honors.

3.

  • Sustained HR Impact – Consistently positioned her organization as a benchmark for employee experience and HR leadership.

Professional Summary

Rosemary Udu is the Head of Human Resources at DHL Global Forwarding Nigeria where she leads a team of champions who have a shared vision of exemplary work ethics, good analytical skills and a well-rounded knowledge of Human Resources.

Rosemary holds an Executive MBA from the prestigious Lagos Business School (Pan-Atlantic University) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry obtained from the University of Ibadan. She is an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (ACIPM) and a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She is a WIMBoard Fellow and also an Associate member of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ).

Rosemary has been privileged to gain international exposure through her work across borders and the international experience has allowed her to practice relevant skills and develop the competencies needed to perform several Human Resource functions as well as manage multiple changing and competing priorities.

She is an expert in Human Resource Management, Human & Organizational Behaviour, Strategic Management, Organizational Effectiveness amongst other areas of Management. She is a Certified Lead Facilitator and has garnered international training experience in various countries as a Lead Facilitator/Trainer.

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