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Nicola Greenway

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Chief Human Resources Officer at Takeda Ventures

Boston area

About

Nicola Greenway is Chief Human Resources Officer of Takeda, overseeing the company's global people function. She joined Takeda in 2012 and previously held HR leadership roles across the Global Portfolio Division, Global Manufacturing Supply and Quality, and the Middle East, Turkey and Africa region, and earlier worked at KPMG and HSBC. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in science, a Master of Arts in business and management, a master's in employment law from the University of Surrey, and an executive MBA from ENPC Paris and the University of Edinburgh.

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Experience

  1. TakedaChief Human Resources Officercurrent2026 — presentMassachusetts, United States
  2. TakedaSVP, Group Head of HR, Global Portfolio Division2022 — 2026Zurich, Switzerland
  3. TakedaHead of People Advisory Group, Switzerland2020 — 2022Switzerland
  4. TakedaSVP Human Resources, Global Manufacturing, Supply and Quality2019 — 2022
  5. TakedaVIce President HR - Global Manufacturing Supply and Global Quality2016 — 2018Zurich, Switzerland
  6. TakedaGlobal Head, Talent Development and Organisational Effectiveness2014 — 2016
  7. TakedaExecutive Director HR & Corporate Communications, Middle East Turkey & Africa (META)2013 — 2014Dubai
  8. TakedaRegional Head of HR - Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META)2013Dubai
  9. Healthcare Businesswomen’s AssociationHBA Global Board of Directors, Chaircurrent2026 — present
  10. Healthcare Businesswomen’s AssociationHBA Global Board of Directors, Vice Chair & Chair Talent and Compensation Committee2025
  11. Healthcare Businesswomen’s AssociationHBA Global Board of Directors, Chair Talent and Compensation Committee2023 — 2024
  12. Healthcare Businesswomen’s AssociationHBA Global Board of Directors, Executive Committee Member, Finance & Audit Committee2022 — 2023
  13. HSBCRegional Head of Learning, Talent, Resourcing and Organisational Development2011 — 2012
  14. HSBCActing Regional Head of HR2011Dubai, UAE
  15. HSBCRegional Head of HR Business Partnering (Retail Bankiing, Commercial Banking and Support Functions)2009 — 2011Dubai, UAE
  16. KPMG UKSenior HR Business Partner2007 — 2008London, UK
  17. KPMG UKSenior Manager UK People Management2005 — 2007London Area, United Kingdom
  18. KPMG UKPrincipal Advisor2001 — 2005London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. The University of EdinburghExecutive MBA, Business2003 — 2004
  2. University of SurreyLLM - Master of Law, Employment Law

Skills & more

Diversity1Strategic Planning9Management18Consultancy background3International Business Experience5HR Transformation and change3Human Capital Management2Performance Management44Learning and Development2Employee Engagement28Talent Management51Succession Planning31
+12 moreEmployee RelationsHR StrategyHR PoliciesOrganizational DevelopmentCoachingHuman ResourcesLeadership DevelopmentPersonnel ManagementHR ConsultingTrainingRecruitingTraining

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Same school

Also attended The University of Edinburgh143

Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiKevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiPatrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalEmily PawlakVice President at Volition CapitalTom FergusonFounder and Managing Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES

+ 137 more

Also attended University of Surrey20

AndreaIR at NAPKieran MudryyPartner at 4BIO CapitalBrad MarshallAssociate at Fuel VenturesStuart CookIndustry Partner at Stack AssetMichael DimelowCCO at Bloc VenturesEdoardo GentiliInvestor at Founders Factory

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Shared employers

Also worked at Takeda26

Rebecca RedfieldSenior Associate at .406 VenturesJulie KimRepresentative Director – President and CEO at Takeda VenturesAkiko AmakawaCEO Chief of Staff at Takeda VenturesAwny FarajallahChief Medical Officer at Takeda VenturesElaine ShannonPresident, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda VenturesGabriele RicciChief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures

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Also worked at Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association2

Giles PlatfordPresident, International Business Unit at Takeda VenturesNannette Stangle-CastorStartup Mentor at Primordial Ventures

Also worked at HSBC262

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesDamien DidierInvestor at DaphniRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiAdvika JalanResearch Analyst at MMC Ventures

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Colleagues at Takeda Ventures

Akiko Amakawa
CEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures
Andrew S. Plump
Director - President, Research & Development at Takeda Ventures
Asuka Miyabashira
President, Japan Pharma Business Unit at Takeda Ventures
Awny Farajallah
Chief Medical Officer at Takeda Ventures
Christophe Weber
President and CEO, Representative Director at Takeda Ventures
Elaine Shannon
President, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda Ventures
Gabriele Ricci
Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures
Giles Platford
President, International Business Unit at Takeda Ventures