BNP Paribas has appointed Geraldine Soans Fernandes as Vice President – Leadership Hiring, strengthening its focus on executive talent and leadership recruitment.
In her new role, she will lead leadership hiring initiatives, enhance executive talent acquisition strategies, and help the bank attract senior talent aligned with its long-term business priorities.
Geraldine brings more than 10 years of experience across executive search, leadership hiring, niche talent acquisition, recruitment consulting, sourcing, and senior-level talent advisory. Her career has focused extensively on identifying leadership talent, managing executive hiring mandates, and engaging with senior stakeholders.
Before joining BNP Paribas, Geraldine spent more than 10 years with EMA Partners India, progressing through 6 roles from Associate to Associate Director. She joined the executive search firm in 2015 and went on to serve as Associate Consultant, Consultant, Senior Consultant, Principal Consultant, and finally Associate Director.
During her tenure, she developed expertise in executive search and niche talent acquisition while working on leadership mandates and helping organizations identify candidates for critical positions.
Geraldine began her HR career through assignments with Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited and Colgate-Palmolive, where she worked as a Winter Intern and HR Intern, respectively.
She holds a PGDM in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration from SIES College of Management Studies.
Her move to BNP Paribas marks a transition from executive search consulting to an in-house leadership hiring role within a global banking organization. Her experience in executive search and understanding of senior talent markets will support the bank’s efforts to strengthen its leadership pipeline and talent capabilities.
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