Mira Zakharia

Senior Director, Human Resources, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

As Senior Director of Human Resources for Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), Mira plays a cross-functional leadership role throughout the Authority, acting as a powerful agent of change and dynamism for RAKTDA’s employees. 

Mira has over two decades of professional experience, delivering growth solutions internationally and regionally, across a variety of sectors including healthcare, upstream oil and gas and education. Today, Mira’s responsibilities include managing the employee life cycle at Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, supporting the organisation to develop a strategic, operational and compliant HR function where employees can grow and thrive. Her responsibilities include HR strategy, organisational behaviour and design, talent acquisition, performance management, training and development, compensation and benefits, diversity inclusion and belonging, managing risks as well as auditing.

Mira’s expertise includes strategy implementation, culture transformation, and leadership effectiveness and development. As an HR auditor and instructor, Mira holds an MBA, concentration in Strategic Management, and a B.S in Public Health & Development Sciences from the University of Balamand, and a Diploma in HRM from the American University of Beirut. She is also a Certified Senior Professional by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP).