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Leading beyond borders: Jahid Shafique at Velocity
BAT's HR Director for Vietnam and Cambodia on building an international career, in the first session of HREN's Velocity series.
By HREN Coordination Team
Velocity: Leadership Beyond Borders is HREN's series for HR professionals who want to lead on the world stage, built on real stories, practical insight and the pathways to thrive across borders. Its first guest set a high bar.
The guest
Jahid Shafique is Human Resource Director for BAT Vietnam & Cambodia. He has held end-market, regional and global HR leadership roles at BAT, enabling large-scale transformations, and has worked in Australia, Malaysia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Vietnam as well as Bangladesh.
In 2025, Involve Empower named him one of its Top 100 Future Leaders for delivering impactful DEI initiatives.
What he talked about
- Leadership in a global context.
- Cross-cultural adaptability.
- The evolving role of leaders beyond geographical boundaries.
- The mindset it takes to shape an international career.
A space to learn, connect and accelerate your global readiness.
Participants left with takeaways drawn straight from his experience. More Velocity sessions are on the way; they are announced on LinkedIn.
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