Parm Hari
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Vice-President People, Process and Performance
Parm brings 20+ years of HR, change management, and business optimization experience at a global level within highly complex, large-scale public and private organizations.
Most recently, she was Executive Director People & Culture at Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, where she led VCH’s transformation into a values-based organization by developing impactful and engaged teams and implementing systems, structures, processes and multiple award-winning HR programs. Parm was also the people strategy lead for the largest-ever vaccination campaign in history.
Prior to VCH, as Vice President of Global Strategy for Pierre Fabre Group, a French multinational, she transformed a key subsidiary from a US-market only brand to an international player in 10 countries. By assembling strategic partnerships and coordinating multiple players along a complex international supply chain, the division generated triple-digit growth and the brand was taken public on the NASDAQ.
Other experiences include: delivering executive coaching, leadership training, team building, and program design to multiple Fortune 500 companies and start-ups; launching a successful business; and teaching at the UBC Sauder School of Business as Adjunct Professor.
Parm holds a Master of Business Administration in Strategy and Consulting, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business.