Uzair Qadeer
Group Chief People Officer
Roles and responsibilities
- Uzair Qadeer is the Group Chief People Officer at the BBC, overseeing end to end human resources capabilities across the BBC Group. He leads the BBC’s global people strategy, including its people led approach to culture, digital transformation, and organisational effectiveness.
- Uzair sits on the BBC Executive Committee and advises the Board Remuneration and People, and Nominations and Governance Committees.
- Uzair leads the delivery of a world-class employee experience and builds inclusive, high-performing cultures aligned to the BBC’s values and the future of work in an AI-led, digital-first environment.
Biography
Uzair joined the BBC as Group Chief People Officer in February 2023. Prior to joining the BBC, Uzair held a series of senior transformative leadership roles. As Chief People Officer at Carbon Health, he built and scaled a high performing HR function, supporting the organisation through rapid growth and digital evolution. At Alexion Pharmaceuticals, he served as the company’s first Chief Diversity Officer and a member of the Executive committee, where he led the development of a global strategy that strengthened employee engagement, culture, and innovation through data driven insight.
Earlier in his career, Uzair advised global organisations at Deloitte’s Human Capital Consulting practice on workforce transformation, digital HR and organisational agility, and held progressive leadership roles at Bristol Myers Squibb across the US and Italy.
Uzair is an Honorary Visiting Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, where he explores the intersection of digital disruption, leadership, and purpose driven culture. He is a regular international speaker and thought leader on leadership in the digital age, HR Tech, AI, employee experience, and the evolving role of HR. He holds a Master’s degree as well as Bachelor degrees in Arts and Science from Pennsylvania State University.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2025)
- £345,000 - £349,999
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system.
Expenses and central bookings for the 2024/25 financial year onwards are available to view here.
Downloads
- Uzair Qadeer's expenses Q4 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer's central bookings Q4 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer had no expenses paid in Q3 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer's central bookings Q3 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer's expenses Q2 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer's central bookings Q2 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer's expenses Q1 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer's central bookings Q1 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer had no expenses paid in Q4 2022-23
- Uzair Qadeer's central bookings Q4 2022-23
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy.
Downloads
- Uzair Qadeer's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q3 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
- Uzair Qadeer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
Declaration of personal interests
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A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
