HRM Asia’s inaugural Watch List reveal begins

HRM Magazine Asia is set to unveil its highly-anticipated list of next-generation HR leadership talent from across Southeast Asia.
Watch List 2018: Welcome address by Tom Mason

Armstrong Craven CEO Tom Mason says the Watch List is in line with his company’s promise to clients: to always attract the best ‘senior and scarce talent’.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Jaspreet Kakar

As Chief HR Officer of AXA Philippines, Jaspreet Kakar is reimagining the entire suite of HR infrastructure with verve and dexterity.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Dianne Goette

The Asia-Pacific Regional Director for Talent Acquisition with Ogilvy has taken an unconventional route to HR leadership.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Chen Fong Tuan

For Chen Fong Tuan, the Chief People Officer for Malaysia’s Mah Sing group, helping people build their careers is more than a job – it’s a calling.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Felicia Teh

Felicia Teh, regional HR director for Carlsberg in Southeast Asia, has shot up the HR hierarchy – but there’s still much more on her career horizon.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Monica Oudang

The Chief HR Officer for Indonesia’s Go-Jek plans to continue nurturing the company’s unique culture, even as it soars to ever-greater heights.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Evangeline Chua

The Chief People Officer for Singapore’s national technology agency is all about keeping the human element in the new world of work.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Agapol Na Songkhla

The Chief People Officer of Thailand’s “national champion” company Thai Beverage has had an impressive career journey so far.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Clayton Tan

The HR director at Vinda Group SEA is combining startup and consultancy experience to blend “East” versus “West” approaches to people management.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Tony Tan

Tony Tan brings extensive regional HR experience to his latest role overseeing transformation at a Myanmar conglomerate.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Vanessa Mercado-Maningas

The HR Director for Teledirect Telecommerce in the Philippines is overseeing a rapidly expanding workforce.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Jahja Soenarta

Jahja Soenarta is currently focused on the next stage of digital transformation for his organisation and its more than 10,000 employees.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Minn Yan Aung Naing Soe

The Head of HR for International SOS in Myanmar is building the medical and travel security multinational’s local function from the ground up.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Rudy Afandi

Rudy Afandi, HR director for General Electric in Indonesia, has developed a respectable body of HR work around the region.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Norazlina Idris

Norazlina Idris, Head of HR & Development, Total E&P Borneo BV, has steadily worked her way up the HR ranks in Brunei.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Naveen Chhabra

Olam International’s Regional Head of HR for Southeast Asia has a technology background, but says HR is where he can have the biggest impact.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018: Monir Azzouzi

The Head of Employee Experience at Malaysian telecom Maxis is a digital transformation specialist with a string of successes.
HRM Asia Watch List 2018 – That’s a wrap!

Our final list is a diverse showcase of HR leaders who are on clear upward trajectories towards increasingly strategic and far-reaching roles.