Biography

Patrick Carmichael is a results-oriented HR executive with extensive international experience developing the professional, management and executive talent of global organizations. Patrick has hands-on experience building talent management and leadership development processes and, over the years, he has been involved in large-scale HR capacity building projects, enterprise-wide development programs, and corporate organizational effectiveness initiatives. Formerly the head of Talent Management for Saudi Aramco's Downstream business line, Patrick is the recipient of the Roger Fisher Lifetime Achievement Award (2010), and he was recognized by the Arabian Society for Human Resource Management in 2011 for "Promoting the HR profession and advancing the human capital capabilities of organizations throughout the Arab World." He is an advisory council member of The Institute for Management Studies, and author of research studies and articles in the field of Talent Management.