Antony Thomas has over two decades of hands-on experience in strategic HR practice at senior management/board levels with multinational companies in Asia and the Middle East. Currently based in Dubai, he works as a global HR expert and advises companies on transition. A native of India, Antony has lived in Dubai for more than 15 years, heading HR operations in the retail, shipping, electronics and construction sectors. He has been instrumental in the major challenge of developing HR as a professional operating model for his Middle East employers. Antony is also an adjunct faculty member, International business strategy, at Manchester Business School in Dubai and other business schools in the region. He holds a Masters of Social Work (Loyola) and an Executive MBA (London School of Business).