Aafia Iftikhar Cheema

Aafia Iftikhar Cheema currently serves as the Talent & Culture Lead at Ingredion Incorporated and Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd., where responsibilities include overseeing Employee Engagement, Employer Branding, Internal Communications, HR Analytics, Organizational Development, and Training and Development Processes. Key achievements include the design and execution of Early Talent Initiatives such as the Management Trainee Program (INGROW) and Summer Internship Program (INternship). Previous experience includes roles as a Senior HRIS Configuration Analyst at Vyntril Technologies, Senior Manager HR at CarFirst, and HR Officer at Wilshire Labs, where significant contributions to HR strategies, employee engagement, and talent acquisition were made. Aafia holds an MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences and a BS in Management from the University of the Punjab.