Rowena Smith

Rowena Smith has extensive experience in talent acquisition and employer branding. Rowena is currently the Global Head of Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand at FTI GROUP, leading the strategy and positioning of FTI GROUP as an Employer of Choice. Prior to this, Rowena worked at Optimal Resourcing as a Senior Associate. Rowena also spent a significant part of their career at Emirates, where they held various roles including Enterprise Effectiveness Manager, Global Business Process Lead, and Human Resource Specialist in Talent Acquisition. Rowena's responsibilities at Emirates included supporting HR development projects, optimizing talent management, and coordinating recruitment marketing initiatives. Before joining Emirates, they worked as an Organizational Development Consultant at Optum (Previously OSA Group).

Rowena Smith completed a Bachelor of Psychology degree from the University of Western Australia from 1993 to 1996. Later, they pursued a Master of Management degree with a specialization in Human Resource Management at the same university from 1997 to 1998.