VIKAS SUBHASHCHANDRA MEHRA

Programme Director - Transformation

HSBC

Professional Experience:

Ethnicity:

Gender: Male

No. of years in Hong Kong: 17.5

Cantonese Speaking: NIL

Cantonese Understanding: NIL

Mr. Vikas Mehra is a Transformation and Change professional with over 22 years of experience in the Banking and Management Consulting industries across Asia and Europe. He currently works for HSBC and drives the successful delivery of complex bank-wide transformation programs across the region by leading a team of resources located in 8 countries. Vikas has worked for IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong for 10 years, for IBM, Belgium for 2 years, and for Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse in India for 5 years. Vikas has a graduate qualification in Electronics & Communication Engineering, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.

Voluntary Contribution to Hong Kong:

• Founding member of Community Action and Response Endeavour @ Hong Kong (CARE@HK): a. Several initiatives with China Coast Community, Hong Kong’s only elderly home for English-speaking residents. b. Development of audio stories for visually-challenged students.

• Projects through HSBC’s community service initiative: a. Community Ambassador for a project to assist the rehabilitation of Nepalese drug addicts. b. Citizen Science Leader with the HSBC Water Programme to assist with research on the impact of red algae on Hong Kong’s water systems. c. Docent for an exhibition titled Made in Hong Kong at the HK Maritime Museum.

• Docent for several exhibitions at Asia Society Hong Kong Centre.

• Founding member and key organiser of The Hong Kong Literary Group, a special interest group with 150 members established in 2006.

• Past member of the Managing Committee of the Forum of Indian Professionals in Hong Kong (FIPHK).

Quote from Spencer Stuart Hong Kong:

Vikas is a Change Specialist who has worked in both management consultancy firms and banks. Originally from India, a graduate from one of the top universities, Vikas was originally an expat in Hong Kong who now calls Hong Kong home. Vikas has demonstrated a commitment to helping build Hong Kong’s voluntary sector and is keen to continue on this cause.

Ethnicity:

Gender: Male

No. of years in Hong Kong: 36

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