Deepika P Burman

Head of Asia Pacific Operations

Deepika is the Head of Asia Pacific Operations at Mercer Talent Enterprise, with over two decades of experience in training and learning. She is a Senior Assessor and accredited Executive Coach who has worked with numerous clients in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region to evaluate the potential of employees for succession, talent management and leadership development.

At Mercer Talent Enterprise, Deepika leads the on-going implementation and scaling-up of our rapidly growing client base, ensuring consistency in quality and excellence. She also manages our technology and project support team based out of Bangalore. Deepika supports the team on the design and delivery of our large-scale assessment projects, and her recent clients include Commercial Bank International, Mashreqbank, Etihad Airways, Sidra Medicine, Proptiger and 75F. She also co-led the design and delivery of a bespoke soft skills development program for Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi.

With an innate flair for accepting challenges and a skill for managing & leading large groups, Deepika has an uncanny ability to connect with people and get the best out of them. Prior to joining us, Deepika took a career break to focus on her family, before which she worked at leading organisations such as GE Capital, American Express and Accenture, as a senior trainer and member of the L&D teams, working on programs for leadership development, soft skills, process, voice & accent, operations, customer service, sales, culture and diversity. With over 5000 hours of training, covering 1000’s of participants, Deepika’s personable style and sense of humour leaves a lasting impression.

Deepika loves music and is an avid reader. She enjoys spending her time discovering new places and experiencing new cultures. Deepika likes to spend time at home with her family and pre teen kids, dog and cat. Her other interests include interior designing and baking!