Board Service
Njsane Courtney is a global human resources executive with more than 20 years of progressive leadership, currently serving as Vice President of Human Resources at the American Bureau of Shipping, where he leads the people function across 41 countries in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with a workforce of thousands. A standing strategic partner to the C-suite and a regular presenter to the Board of Directors, he brings to the boardroom deep command of the human capital drivers of enterprise value.
He has twice transformed the HR business partner function into a commercially focused strategic capability, and has guided global organizations through transformation, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, leadership transition, and culture change. He pairs operating credibility with a distinctive public point of view on leadership and workplace culture, as founder of My Friend in HR and a national keynote speaker.
What He Brings to a Board
- International and cross-border HR expertise — leading people strategy across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and a globally distributed, highly regulated workforce
- Human capital risk, talent strategy, and succession governance
- Executive compensation, leadership development, and CEO/leadership succession insight
- Culture, engagement, and large-scale workforce transformation
- Global and matrixed organizational design and effectiveness
- People-side diligence and integration for mergers and acquisitions