DFE Pharma has named Khatera Alawi as Global Director Human Resources. She also becomes part of the company’s Leadership Team, bringing more than 20 years of international HR experience across pharmaceutical and consumer goods sectors.
Khatera previously held a dual global and local HR leadership role at UCB Pharma, serving as Global HR Business Partner for R&D and HR Director Germany. She supported innovation-focused business areas while shaping people and talent strategies across both global and local operations.
Across her career, Khatera has led HR functions, driven transformation programmes and strengthened talent management, performance and organisational effectiveness.
She is known for combining strategic HR leadership with practical execution to support organisations through change and build high-performing teams. Her work has contributed to sustainable business growth in international environments.
Dr Sven Abend, CEO of DFE Pharma, said: “Alawi’s appointment reinforces our ambition to further strengthen a people-centric, high-performance culture, grounded in our values of ‘Respect always’ and ‘Better every day’.”
He added: “Her leadership approach reflects these principles in action by creating an environment where people feel valued and heard, while helping teams continuously improve how they work, collaborate and grow.”
