GIRISH GANESAN

Head of Talent

TD BANK, AMERICA’S MOST CONVENIENT BANK® BIO: Girish Ganesan is a strategic leader credited with driving change and building best-in-class teams. A creative thinker with a passion for innovation in improving organizational performance, he has international experience across multiple HR disciplines including Organizational Change and Transformation. In his current role, he is responsible for talent acquisition, talent management, learning and development, organizational design, employee experience, and diversity and inclusion. Prior to this role, Girish was the Vice President of Enterprise HR Solutions and Enablement for TD Bank Group, leading transformational initiatives to improve the experience of more than 90,000 employees, globally. He had oversight for HR Technology, Workforce Analytics, and Project and Change Management. Before joining TD, Girish held a variety of HR roles at Manulife and Accenture. He has worked in North America and Asia, with exposure to more than 50 jurisdictions worldwide. Born in New Delhi and educated in Canada and India, he is a leader among diverse communities, mentoring newcomers, internationally trained professionals and LGBTQ2+ community members. Girish has been recognized as the Top Future Leader by HR.com for three years in a row from 2016 to 2018 for outstanding work in corporate leadership. In addition, he was the recipient of Golden Globe Tiger Award for Excellence in HR Leadership in 2015 endorsed by World HRD Congress and Asian Confederation of Businesses, and named HR Professional of the Year by Human Resources magazine in Singapore in 2013. Girish holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), post-graduate education in HR Management, and the Certified HR Leader (CHRL) designation.

THE BEST CAREER ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: Almost nothing you’re worried about today will define your tomorrow. Begin with the end in mind, envision the career and life you would like to have, and make decisions that bring you closer to that destination. The ride will be bumpy but that’s the process to go through to learn and grow.

THE BEST CAREER DECISION I EVER MADE WAS: I accepted a role in Singapore as head of HR for six countries. Moving across the world from Toronto, I grew as an individual with broad-based sociability, global-mindset and inclusive leadership.