Section · The person behind the perspective
Rohan Iyer
Building the leadership, culture and capability to thrive.
I build the leadership, organisation and people capabilities that allow strategy to become sustained performance. My work spans succession, organisation design and culture change, with a focus on making people decisions both thoughtful and operationally practical.
The CHRO's role is to bring a clear view of human and organisational capacity into the enterprise agenda. That includes asking whether the leadership model supports the strategy, whether the organisation can absorb the change being proposed and whether its systems reward the behaviours it says it values.
I favour evidence, candid dialogue and careful execution. I want leaders to share ownership of their people decisions and employees to experience clarity between the organisation's commitments and its everyday practices.

In my own words
People strategy must explain how the organisation will build the capability its ambitions require. I connect succession, organisation design and everyday leadership practice, with attention to fairness, privacy and the experience of employees.
Rohan Iyer
Career
Chapters of accountability
2020 — Present
Chief Human Resources Officer
Aldermoor Group
Leading enterprise people strategy, executive succession and organisation capability. Working with the CEO and board on the leadership, culture and workforce choices behind business priorities.
2016 — 2020
Vice President, Talent & Organisation
Fairhaven Holdings
Built talent and organisation programmes with operating leaders, connecting development activity to business capability. Developed practical experience in role design, leadership assessment and change delivery.
2012 — 2017
Global Head of Talent
Meridian Consolidated
Designed the leadership pipeline that produced the group's next three business-unit presidents.
2006 — 2012
HR Business Partner, Operations
Calder Logistics
Partnered frontline leaders through a network redesign, and learned that culture is what happens on the night shift.
Education
Formation
- MA, Organisational PsychologyKingsgate University2003
- MBA, Strategy & FinanceWestbrook School of Management2004
- Certified Executive CoachThe Coaching Standards Council2016
Recognition
Honours
- CHRO of the YearThe People Leaders Awards2024
- Best Workplace TransformationThe Boardroom Review2022
Working languagesEnglish · Hindi · Marathi