Equiti Group Appoints Marta Ilbak Global Head, Human Resources

Equiti Group has announced the appointment of Marta Ilbak as Global Head of Human Resources.

Marta brings a wealth of diverse human resource management experience having worked in a range of HR roles across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She joins Equiti from tech unicorn Deliveroo where she worked as Head of People. In this role, she was mainly responsible for business expansion, organisational design, and talent evaluation and development programs for human capital. She also managed a major redesign of HR processes and systems in the Middle East in preparation for the company’s IPO in April 2021.

Iskandar Najjar, Equiti Group CEO, said: “I’m very pleased to welcome Marta and excited about the initiatives she will bring to Equiti Group. I’m looking forward to Marta’s contribution to our performance and delivery culture, the continued expansion of our offices and people, as well as growth of our talent development and management initiatives.”

Marta Ilbak, Global Head of Human Resources, said: “I have been very impressed by the energy, drive, and openness of the management and employees at Equiti. My goal is to drive the company’s HR agenda with purpose and passion, develop career progression opportunities, and create a great place to work based on integrity, agility, and the best global HR standards.

Marta has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management and a Diploma in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Wuppertal in Germany.

She succeeds Nigel Holmes who has successfully held the role of Global Head of HR since Equiti Group’s inception in early 2017.