Helen Suwannawongse

Helen oversees the human resources team at NRGI, leading the evolution and transformation of the function.

Helen is an international human resources professional and organizational development practitioner with over 30 years of working in a wide range of sectors, from the hospitality industry and the private sector to development and humanitarian work. She has led, managed and trained teams for hotels in Asia; has been part of emergency response teams during the 2004 Asia tsunami, the 2015 Nepal earthquake and the Rohingya refugee crisis in 2018; and has developed leaders and teams in over 20 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. Helen is a change enabler, a facilitator, an executive coach and cultural awareness consultant.

Helen is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and an appointed member of the governance and nominations committee for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, as an international human resources specialist. She speaks English, French and Thai.