Tom Raftery

Trainer at Informa Connect Academy

Trainer

Tom Raftery has established a human capital consulting company – it’s all about people – based in Dubai, using his extensive experience in HR strategy, processes and systems, organisational design, leadership, change management, and compensation and benefits.

Prior to this, he was VP HR for Arc International, the world’s largest glass and tableware manufacturer and was responsible for a workforce stretching from Japan to Africa, based in Dubai. Tom has over 30 years’ international HR experience and has spent over 15 years in the Middle East, including working at Board level with the Nazer Group in KSA and as a consultant with a local HR consultancy. Tom was the head of HR for a major division of British Aerospace, and HR Manager for a subsidiary of Sedgwick Forbes based in Athens. Tom has extensive consulting experience gained working for Towers Watson, Arthur Andersen and his own consulting company. This experience covers all aspects of HR, large change management projects, leadership development, and facilitation work with senior executives.

Tom’s senior line management and consulting experience has given him methodologies and frameworks, and the experience of how to effectively implement them. He has also developed incentive schemes, recruiting, performance management and talent management processes.