Ms. Neeru Dhawan

Ms. Neeru Dhawan, an avid sustainability champion, is keen to continue her passion by supporting pro-bono niche projects through CSR funding even in her current role as Global Head of Corporate Communication at UFlex Limited.

She has more than two decades of experience in strategic marketing, CSR, corporate and community relations, and PR and has held executive roles with global organizations like Cigna, Cognizant, RBS and United Way. In her role with United Way Worldwide and United Way of India, she was instrumental in expanding the India footprint by setting up local United Way chapters in more than six cities, developing a governance framework for local United Way chapters, and developing national community impact programs in areas like disaster response and rehabilitation, water and waste management, and skill development. She also on-boarded non-profit partners and helped develop and deliver operational efficiencies and process improvement measures for several not-for-profit organizations in the country.

In addition to her corporate roles in marketing and communication, she volunteered and has been a senior member of the Cognizant Foundation and the Royal Bank of Scotland C&IB (now NatWest) CSR committee where she helped identify implementing partners, designed community impact programs in partnership with not-for-profit organizations, and helped foster a strong culture of employee volunteering.

Neeru has been conferred several leadership awards at RBS and Cognizant for change management, employee engagement and strategic communication, driving the “right behaviours”, and has been a diversity and inclusion champion for companies like Cigna, Cognizant and RBS. She has served as a volunteer on the CII national pro-bono task force for employee volunteering and has built and managed successful global partnerships with industry bodies, governments and Ministries for social impact, research, and thought leadership.

Before associating with Optimax Aces in January 2021, Neeru was based in the UAE as the global head of marketing with Cigna International for their government health business. In her role with Cigna, Neeru established successful global alliances and grew the business with local and national governments, embassies and consulates, department of health and universities and colleges in EMEA, Europe and Americas.

Previously she managed PR, branding and communication for brands like The Oberoi Group of Hotels, LG Electronics, Mercer HR consulting, and the Discovery Channel.