Dubai Holding has appointed Kate Fisher as Director of Employee Relations, effective immediately, as the diversified investment group brings in an HR leader with more than 17 years of experience across strategic and operational human resources roles.
Fisher announced the appointment on LinkedIn, expressing enthusiasm about joining the organisation and contributing to its continued growth.
“I’m delighted to share that I’ll be joining Dubai Holding as Director of Employee Relations.
Established in 2004, Dubai Holding has grown into one of the region’s leading diversified global investment companies, with a portfolio spanning 10 key sectors, operations across more than 30 countries and assets exceeding AED 500 billion.
With a significant contribution to Dubai’s economic growth and global competitiveness, Dubai Holding is an organisation with an extraordinary portfolio and an exciting vision for the future!"
"Having built my career around people, relationships and creating workplaces where people can thrive, I’m looking forward to bringing my experience to this next chapter and contributing to the continued success of the Group. Excited for the opportunities ahead, the people I’ll meet and everything that’s to come. Here’s to new beginnings!” Fisher added.
Fisher joins Dubai Holding from PureHealth, where she served as Group Head of Governance and People Services at the corporate office from March 2025. In this role, she led group-level governance and people services, focusing on organisational structures, accountability and people-centric solutions.
Before joining PureHealth, she was Regional Head of HR for the Middle East at Priory Group Middle East, supporting the organisation's regional operations across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Fisher also spent more than five years at UAE-based education provider Taaleem, where she held several HR positions, including Group Head of HR at the corporate office, HR Business Partner and HR Advisor between 2017 and 2022.
Earlier in her career, she worked at Heathrow Airport in the UK for more than five years, serving as an HR Business Partner and HR Advisor. She began her career at recruitment consultancy Michael Page, where she spent four years in recruitment roles, progressing from Recruitment Consultant to Managing Recruitment Consultant.
With more than 17 years of experience across the HR function, Fisher's expertise includes stakeholder management, employee relations, recruitment, governance and people services.