Amanda Rajkumar

Amanda Rajkumar is a Board HR practioner and active thought leader on People, Culture Workplace and Equity. She was most recently the Executive Board Member for Human Resources, People & Culture at adidas for three years.  She joined adidas in January 2021 and was responsible for creating and implementing a new People Strategy, improving the employee culture and experience and improving leadership and talent capabilities across the organisation. Amanda also served as the Labour Director. 

In September 2022, Amanda was awarded the Female Allstar Board of 2022 by Handelsblatt and Bain & Co.

Amanda joined adidas from BNP Paribas, where she held various global HR leadership roles based in Europe and the US. In her last role there, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Americas region, with responsibility for the Intermediary Holding Company of BNP Paribas in the Americas overseeing the retail and wholesale divisions.

Prior to this, Amanda held various senior HR leadership and managerial positions at JPMorgan Chase. Amanda began her professional career as a research psychologist before joining the London-based recruitment consultancy JM Management.

Amanda holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Goldsmiths College, London University, UK. 

In January 2024, Amanda relocated back to London and is a Contributing Writer for Raconteur and HR World.

Amanda has been a Board Trustee for the Black Business Initiative since 2023.