Deriv CHRO Seema Hallon Nya Women of Substance Leadership Award 2026

• Seema Hallon, Chief Human Resources Officer wɔ Deriv, nyaa Women of Substance Award for Managerial Excellence wɔ Women of Substance Conference & Awards 2026
• Akyɛdeɛ yi kyerɛ akwankyerɛ a wada no adi wɔ adwumam mmeaeɛ a wɔde nnipa si adwene mu, a obiara ka ho, na ɛsiesie ho ma daakye
• Mmaa yɛ Deriv adwumayɛfoɔ nyinaa mu 47%, na wɔyɛ Deriv AI engineering adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔagye wɔn firi campus adamfo nkabom mu no mu 25% firi Ɔpɛpɔn 2025 ‍

Dubai, UAE, 28 Ɛbɔ 2026: Deriv, a ɛyɛ wiase mu online aguadi nnwuma akɛseɛ no mu baako, ma Seema Hallon, a ɔyɛ ne Chief Human Resources Officer no, mo wɔ sɛ wɔde Women of Substance Award for Managerial Excellence akyɛdeɛ no ama no wɔ Women of Substance Conference & Awards 2026 ho. Nhyiamu yi, WILL (Women Inspiring Leadership & Legacy) a ɛyɛ Zarks Media ecosystem adwuma bi na ɛtotoo hɔ, na wɔyɛɛ no 9 Ɛbɔ 2026 wɔ BITS Pilani Dubai Campus. Saa abasobɔ yi kyerɛ ne mmoa a ɔde ama Human Resources adwuma no ho, ne n'akwankyerɛ wɔ sɛdeɛ ɔbɔ adwumam mmeaeɛ a wɔde nnipa si adwene mu, a obiara ka ho, na ɛsiesie ho ma daakye no. Seema san kaa asɛm bi a wɔtoo din “Yɛ Deɛ Ɛsom Bo Wɔ Mmerɛ a Yɛnnim Deɛ Ɛbɛba” wɔ nhyiamu no ase, na ɔkaa sɛdeɛ ɔkɔ so sua adeɛ daa na ɔbisa nsusuiɛ dadaa a ɛfa adwuma, ahotosoɔ ne akwankyerɛ ho no ho asɛm. ‍

Saa akwankyerɛ akyɛdeɛ yi ba wɔ ɛberɛ a akɔneaba kɛseɛ da so wɔ adwumakuo no mu. Sɛdeɛ World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2024 kyerɛ no, mmaa wɔ wiase STEM adwumayɛfoɔ mu 28.2%, na wɔwɔ STEM C-suite adwuma mu 12.2% pɛ, ɛwom sɛ wɔn AI engineering nimdeɛ dodoɔ aforo akɔ 29.4% de. Wɔ adwumakuo no nyinaa mu no, mmaa yɛ Deriv adwumayɛfoɔ no mu 47%. Ne campus AI engineering adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔgye wɔn, a mmaa yɛ 25% firi Ɔpɛpɔn 2025 no, kɔ anim pɛ sɛdeɛ wiase STEM dodoɔ no teɛ, na Seema aka sɛ ɛyɛ dodoɔ bi a adwumakuo no pɛ sɛ wɔkɔ so ma ɛkɔ soro. ‍

Seema Hallon, Chief Human Resources Officer wɔ Deriv, regye Women of Substance Award for Managerial Excellence wɔ Women of Substance Conference & Awards 2026, a wɔyɛɛ no wɔ BITS Pilani Dubai Campus.

Seema di Deriv nnipa nimdeɛ nhyehyɛeɛ (talent strategy) anim ma Derivians bɛboro 900 wɔ mmeaeɛ 19 so, dwuma a ɛma ɔdaa mfinimfini wɔ adwumakuo no mmɔden a ɛrebɔ sɛ wɔde AI nimdeɛ bɛba abibrɛmu biara mu, ɛnyɛ engineering nko ara mu. Wɔ n'akwankyerɛ ase, Deriv agye AI engineers 64 firi UAE ne India campuses firi Ɔpɛpɔn 2025, a wɔn mu nkyɛmu nan mu baako yɛ mmaa, na ɛma ne AI engineering kuo no dɔɔso kɔ nnipa 152 nyinaa mu.

Wɔ n'asɛnka no mu, Seema sesaa sɛdeɛ nnipa pii nya ehu wɔ AI ho wɔ adwumam no ho adwene.

“Sɛ yɛbɛyɛ deɛ ɛsom bo wɔ mmerɛ a yɛnnim deɛ ɛbɛba no hia sene sɛ yɛbɛtena nsakraeɛ akyi - ɛhia sɛ yɛpɛ sɛ yɛsesa yɛn ho daa, yɛkɔ so sua adeɛ, na yɛbisa nsusuiɛ dadaa a ɛfa adwuma, ahotosoɔ ne akwankyerɛ ho. Sɛ anka mɛsuro deɛ mfiridwuma bɛtumi ayi afiri hɔ sen sɛ mɛkɔ so anya anigyeɛ wɔ nsɛm mu, na mede me ho ahyɛ deɛ ɛresesa mu,” ɔkaa saa.

Asɛnka no ankɔ mfiridwuma nko ho, na mmom ɛkɔɔ ahoɔden a wɔde gyina asetena mu, sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu wo mfinimfini ɛberɛ a tebea nnim deɛ ɛbɛba, sɛ wontwɛn ahotosoɔ a ɛyɛ pɛ ansa na woakɔ w'anim, ne sɛ wokae sɛ nkɔso nnyae ɛsiane osuahunu a woanya enti.

“Wɔ Deriv no, nsakraeɛ nyɛ mfiridwuma foforɔ a yɛde bɛyɛ adwuma nko. Ɛfa nnipa a wɔwɔ akokoɔduru sɛ wɔbɛsane asusu sɛdeɛ wɔyɛ adwuma, sua adeɛ na wɔkyerɛ ɛkwan ho nso. Nhyehyɛeɛ biara a yɛasane ayɛ no firi sɛ yɛgye yɛn ho yɛn ho die sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma yɛasesa sɛdeɛ yɛboa yɛn ho yɛn ho yɛ adwuma.

Saa akyɛdeɛ yi yɛ nkaeɛ a ɛkyɛn adwuma baako anaa adwumakuo baako. Ɛyɛ Deriv dea, sɛ adwumakuo a ɛhwɛ sɛ nnipa nya anigyeɛ wɔ nsɛm mu ne ahoɔden tena hɔ, na megye no ma adwumakuo no, na meda aseɛ.”

— Seema Hallon, Chief Human Resources Officer, Deriv