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Business Chief USA February 2019

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“WHEN PEOPLE JOIN OUR TEAM, FOR EXAMPLE,<br />

I TELL THEM THAT I ABSOLUTELY DON’T WANT<br />

THEM TO GO WITH THE FLOW, I WANT THEM TO<br />

CREATE THEIR OWN WAVES”<br />

Fareen Mehrzai,<br />

Director of Supply Chain,<br />

Golden Hippo<br />

225<br />

Belt certification early in her career<br />

“forever changed how I think about<br />

and approach any problems I face. It’s<br />

a particularly important mindset to<br />

adopt if you work in a supply chainrelated<br />

role”.<br />

Leadership is an important skill to<br />

Mehrzai. As a strong people leader<br />

with a record of mentoring and developing<br />

top tier talent, she enjoys<br />

sharing those skills learned over her<br />

career with others at Golden Hippo.<br />

When it comes to team building, she<br />

is a proponent of continuous improvement<br />

and a ‘zero waste’ mindset, and<br />

always looks to foster an environment<br />

that is both supportive and collaborative.<br />

“I’m lucky that this kind of culture<br />

already existed at Golden Hippo when<br />

I joined,” she explains. “Our crossfunctional<br />

collaboration, for example,<br />

has been one of the key aspects of our<br />

success. There’s little bureaucracy<br />

and the timely sharing of knowledge<br />

and expertise is really important to<br />

how we operate.”<br />

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