Manjula Krishnappa

Manjula Krishnappa is a seasoned People Development Leader specializing in talent management, learning, training, and equality, diversity, and inclusion. Their career encompasses diverse roles, starting as a Technical Editor at Macmillan and progressing through significant positions in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, real estate, and retail, leading initiatives that enhance employee development and wellbeing. Currently, Manjula serves as the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Health & Wellbeing Leader at IKEA, focusing on embedding these values across the organization. Manjula holds a Distinction in Human Resource Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and has also pursued further education at the University of Oxford.