← Where are they now
Young Leader of the Year 2024
A career changer on the fast track
Hanieh came into facilities management from academic research during the pandemic. Within five years she had gone from coordinator to associate director, and the recognition has kept coming since her win.
2024
Hanieh Bazargan
People Operations Manager, BGIS
when they won
- Associate Director, BGIS
- WeAreTheCity Rising Star 2026
When Hanieh won
- Moved into HR during Covid after postgraduate study in International Relations and Law and doctoral research in Political Economy.
- Won as People Operations Manager at BGIS.
Where it's taken them
- 2025
PFM said of her, "we expect great things from her".
- By 2026
Associate Director, People Operations at BGIS, five years after starting there as an HR and Procurement Coordinator.
- 2026
Named a WeAreTheCity Rising Star.