Zahida Intwala, a McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA 2017 alumna, has been promoted to Manager, People Management Planning at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

In her new role, Zahida will be supporting the people management planning function by partnering across human resources management and clients across IRCC to enable the achievement of excellence in people management through pro-active engagement, integrated planning, sound stewardship, clear and coherent reporting and the provision of strategic solutions.

Zahida joined IRCC in Feb 2021 as Recruitment Team Leader – Collectives Inventories and National Initiatives (CINI), in this role she led the VidCruiter initiative from procurement to successful implementation, implemented innovative staffing solutions & co-lead the CINI team evolution to better support IRCC’s growing talent needs.

“The EMBA was a transformational experience as it equipped me with the knowledge, tools and mindsets needed to reflect, create value, innovate, lead change & aim for future readiness. It’s like they say, ‘Knowledge is power’! Your education is your passport to a whole new world. I thank the EMBA staff, professors and guest speakers for providing such an enriching experience with countless opportunities of knowledge sharing & helping me become a better version of myself as I lead forward. Teamwork makes the dreamwork! “