Singapore
I partner with organisations to build the leadership capability, culture, and people infrastructure needed to grow — bringing a commercial perspective shaped by time spent outside of HR. Over 20 years of regional HR experience across Asia Pacific and the Middle East, I've worked closely with Regional Presidents, global VPs, and Managing Directors to connect people strategy with business priorities — spanning leadership pipeline development, succession planning, culture transformation, and organisational effectiveness. A defining part of my background is six years as Regional Director for APAC, India, and the Middle East at T.D. Williamson, where I held P&L and sales accountabilities across four business lines and led a regional performance turnaround. That experience continues to influence how I lead in HR — taking a business-first perspective and translating organisational priorities into impactful people strategies. Currently HR Director at Getinge, covering South Asia Pacific with a focus on Leadership & Culture Development. I'm experienced in Workday and SuccessFactors, hold an INSEAD Executive Master in Coaching & Consulting for Change, and am an ICF-certified coach. 📍 Based in Singapore | 📧 [email protected]
Getinge is a global partner for thousands of hospitals and laboratories, offering equipment, therapies and solutions for patient care and research. * As a key member of the regional management team, I collaborate closely with the President of South Asia Pacific to facilitate business growth and expansion. My expertise lies in developing strategic partnerships with senior management, offering counsel on HR matters, and challenging business practices to mitigate risks and foster growth. * I am dedicated to building a proficient HR function within the region, ensuring that local teams are at the frontier of implementing people strategies that align with the business goals. By setting clear HR KPIs, I monitor success and address any emerging issues promptly. * I drive change management initiatives, foster organizational engagement, and implement Group HR strategies such as Leadership Development programs, Succession Planning and Talent Management. Through coaching managers and leaders, I emphasize critical success factors to align with business objectives. * Collaborating closely with international HR colleagues, I facilitate knowledge sharing, exchange experiences, and address Group-wide challenges. Passionate about driving impactful HR strategies, I am committed to fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. * Lead the continuous culture-behavioral transformation journey that embraces the characteristics of Getinge.
ADDX is world’s first fully regulated platform for digital securities, licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), offering the entry point into private markets, with the aim to democratize private market investments. * I utilized strong analytical reasoning skills, enabling me to evaluate organizational behavior effectively. * I have skillfully devised the ADDX Culture framework, which includes well-defined principles and behavior descriptions. This framework has received official endorsement from the Board of Directors, highlighting its value and effectiveness. * In addition, I have designed efficient processes and flawlessly executed a reorganization and streamlining exercise. Remarkably, I achieved outstanding results within an impressive four-week timeline, demonstrating my ability to deliver efficient and impactful solutions. * Building trust and credibility is essential in any role, and I have successfully cultivated strong working relationships with the founder, CEO, and COO. These relationships are based on mutual respect, enabling effective collaboration and teamwork. * From the very beginning, I have exhibited exceptional momentum and effectiveness in my role. I have consistently delivered results and made a positive impact on the organization.
TDW is a global leader in pipeline product and service solutions, providing hot tapping & plugging, pipeline cleaning, geometry & MFL inspection, pigging and non-tethered plugging pig technology services for any pressurized pipeline system, anywhere in the world. * I have leveraged my strong leadership capabilities to develop and execute impactful business strategies. This includes pioneering market expansion initiatives, overseeing commercial activities, driving sales and marketing efforts, and fostering strong customer relationships. * Notable achievements include guiding the APAC business to become a high-growth region by 2019, and established Singapore as the regional hub for service operations, catering to the needs of customers across APAC, India, and the Middle East. * I successfully implemented a robust reorganization and change management endeavor. This resulted in a post-reorg employee engagement survey score exceeding the industry market benchmark, reflecting the positive impact of the transformation on staff satisfaction and commitment. * To revitalize the business in the regions, I employed a best-in-class approach. This included motivating the team, redesigning job roles, driving business growth, optimizing margins, and implementing robust practices for the recovery of bad debts. * One of my achievements was establishing lucrative new business partnerships. By implementing a regional operating model, I enhanced customer responsiveness and streamlined operations, improving the delivery lead time for four business lines.
As the head of HR for the Asia Pacific region and a valued member of the Global HR Leadership Team, I reported directly to the Global VP of HR. In this pivotal role, I played a vital part in shaping the long-term Global HR strategy and establishing annual objectives and priorities. My responsibilities extended to fostering robust relationships with key stakeholders, including managing directors of regional countries and heads of global business units. Through building trust and credibility, I earned recognition as a trusted advisor to the business. * I played a pivotal role in leading and executing a global career progression path and compensation structure, ensuring alignment and harmonization of practices worldwide. I also aligned talent resource planning with business strategy, fostering strategic coherence and organizational effectiveness. * To enhance employee performance, I developed customized individual and group development programs. These programs were designed to address specific needs and foster continuous learning. * Furthermore, I delivered impactful leadership and coaching to empower individuals and teams to achieve optimal results. Through expert guidance, I developed talent, enabling them to reach their full potential. * In addition, I oversaw culture assessment and change management initiatives. This included conducting organization and culture diagnoses, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing effective strategies to drive desired cultural changes.
Wood Mackenzie provides Research analysis and Consulting services in the Oil & Gas, Metals and Mining industries. As the HR Leader for a growing company, I played an integral role in meeting the aggressive growth target for the region which was constantly challenged with limited talent pool in the niche market and fierce competitions. In tandem with the business expansion, employee engagement, development and retention were the key priorities. I was responsible for working with the global and regional business units in organisation restructuring and supported the change management program. Designed and developed the regional reward system, engagement program, career progression path, and talent management program. I led the organisation development activities such as identifying and addressing individual or team learning requirements, delivered core training programmes and provided coaching on career and leadership development.