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Speaker’s profile<\/h1>\n

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Paddy Rangappa<\/h3>\n

Co-Founder<\/h4>\n

Jest Business<\/h5>\n

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Paddy Rangappa is an accomplished business leader and humourist. His leadership roles include Regional Head of Media for P&G, Vice President, Brand Development for McDonald\u2019s APMEA, and Country Head of Pizza Hut Singapore.<\/p>\n

As a humourist, Paddy has authored humour columns in newspapers in India and Singapore. These include Hindu<\/em>, DNA<\/em>, The Straits Times<\/em>, and tabla!<\/em>. He has also authored the humour fiction book, Been There Bungled That.<\/p>\n

His business and humour credentials put him in a unique position to teach humour for business growth. His work helps improve psychological safety, team motivation, persuasive communication, client relationships, and effective leadership. His workshops have been excellently received, with ratings above 4.5 out of 5.<\/p>\n

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View other speakers\u2019 profiles<\/h5>\n

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Aggreko<\/strong><\/p>\n

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M1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Novo Nordisk<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Standard Chartered<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Toll Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sunningdale Tech <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Human Resources Online<\/strong><\/p>\n

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