The people behind [i]kigai

Dr. Anna Hamilton (PhD Econ)

Concept creator and Founder

International HR Executive with 25 years of progressive experience across UK FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 headquarters, spanning both consulting and in-house leadership roles. Brings deep multi-industry expertise and a distinctive blend of philosophy, strategy, and transformation across Total Rewards, Performance Management, Organisation Design, and Organisation Efficiency.

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Ian Robert Hamilton

Co-Founder and Government Relations Director

Previously served the Government of Canada as Executive Assistant to the Minister of Health, Minister of Small Business and to the former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney. Successfully developed and led business start-ups in the sports, events and hospitality fields with extensive experience and focus of the design, training and implementation of employee training and reward programs.

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Alun Bowen

Advisory Board Member, UK and Emerging Market Access

Worked for KPMG for almost 37 years in audit and advisory, in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong and Central Asia. Since his retirement from full-time work, he has been a non-executive director of companies in the UK, Kazakhstan and Russia. Currently independent director of KAZ Minerals, which was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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Ivan Marchenko

Advisory Board Member, HRIS, and Middle East Access

20 years of international HR consulting and HRIS leadership. Middle East entrepreneur and Founder of Hiremyomani HR SaaS.

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