The network
Senior practitioners, in every seat.
Emplify is a network of specialist firms and operators. Every engagement is staffed by people who have run the function they advise on. Here is who you actually work with, and what they bring.
Melisa Cunningham
Founder
Twenty-five years inside the systems she now advises on. Global payroll, benefits and HR service delivery at enterprise scale.
- Former VP, Global People Care at ServiceNow
- GE and GE HealthCare. Payroll and service delivery across 107 countries
- Advisory Board, NovaWorks
- Author, More Human
Vijaya Nair
Principal Consultant, Payroll Practice
Vijaya leads the payroll practice from Emplify Consulting FZE in Dubai. Thirteen years at GE, from Payroll Manager to a strategic-initiatives role connecting payroll across the business, then Global Payroll Strategy Leader at Baker Hughes, setting direction across a large multi-country operation.
The best payroll transformation is the one employees never have to think about.
- Former Global Payroll Strategy Leader, Baker Hughes
- Thirteen years in payroll at GE
- Speaker, Global Payroll Alliance Symposium, Dubai
- Based in Dubai. Joined Emplify in 2024