Speaker's profile

Elena Chipalova

Director, Human Resources SAP Region

Carrier

Elena has over 20 years of experience across HR with an emphasis in HR strategy, organisational transformation, Diversity & Inclusion, employee engagement & wellbeing and talent & performance. Elena has lived and worked internationally in Asia, Europe, and the US.

Currently, Elena is Regional HR Director at Carrier. In her role she provides strategic HR leadership and direction on people matters and ensures sustainable shifts in workplace culture. Prior to that Elena worked in bp where she held various HR business partnering, Diversity & Inclusion and talent roles. She successfully led the Asia & Pacific businesses through a number of modernisation and transformation programmes. Under her leadership, bp has received multiple external awards and recognition as an employer of choice.