Tahmina Qodiri

Chief People Officer, Beeline Kazakhstan

Tahmina Qodiri is a distinguished international HR and communications guru with over 18 years of executive experience in four dynamic markets including Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Tahmina is famous for her innovative approach to Human Resources Management – she was among the first enthusiasts in the region to introduce Marketing HR, Employer Branding, TechHR, Life Learning, Wellbeing and Diversity & Inclusion practices. Tahmina gave numerous speeches and lectured other professionals on how to adapt those successful practices.

Tahmina believes that HR professionals should adapt the best practices from the most rapidly developing industries such as IT, Digital Marketing, Data Science, Generative AI and more rather then stick to traditional HR instruments. She is certified reinvention practitioner and certified Ericson International coach (ACC ICF).

For the last five years Tahmina has been heading the People office at Beeline Kazakhstan – leading telecommunications operator and one of the biggest IT-companies in the country with ~6000 employees. Tahmina’s endeavors have led the company to become one of the most attractive employees in the market and the most attractive in telecommunications.

Moreover, Tahmina is an executive committee member and active contributor to various professional communities including Association of HR Managers of Kazakhstan, EUROBAK (European Business Association of Kazakhstan, HR Chapter), RNS HR club (platform where HR professionals exchange first-hand industry experience on a monthly basis).

Over the course of her career Tahmina’s name has appeared in the top positions of the many professional HR rankings including personal accolades as:
“The Best HRD in CIS” at the Crystal Pyramid-2020 Award, Moscow, Summit of HR Directors of Russia and the CIS;
“HR Leader of 2020” at the Embras Employer Brand Award, Tashkent;
“The Best HR Manager 2020” according to the Professional HR Association of Kazakhstan;
“The Best HRD of the Year” at the Crystal Pyramid-2021 Award, Moscow, Summit of HR Directors of Russia and the CIS;
“The Best HRD of 2021”, Almaty, HR Forum by Kommesk

Tahmina’s Team has received over 15 different HR industry awards in the last three years for the most innovative practices and achievements in Employer brand, Internal Communications, TechHR, Wellbeing and Talent Acquisition fields.