HR event: Why the CEO can't do it without you

STRATEGIC HR

Singapore - The emerging role of the HR leader as a crucial confidante and advisor to the successful CEO has been highlighted this week by some of Singapore's most influential professionals.

The critical relationship between HR and senior management was at the heart of discussion during the "The Best of HR & CEO Partnerships" event, the latest in the Human Resources' series of Roundtable discussions, held yesterday at OTTO Ristorante.

The Roundtable had brought together HR heavyweights from companies including McDonald's, Nokia Siemens Network, Kraft, American Express, and SAP. SMRT, Manulife and IBM (see full list below). The HR leaders concluded that while CEOs possessed the capabilities and competencies to succeed, it was their relationship with key internal business partners that determined theirs and the company's success.

It was the HR director who could help the CEO see the business from a human capital perspective, and help them understand that by doing so they could create very productive outcomes including tangible bottom line results.

"The Best of HR & CEO Partnerships" event was made possible by BTI Consultants, and marks the launch of BTI Consultants' own HR Thought Leadership Forums series for 2011.

For comprehensive coverage of the event, see the April edition of Human Resources magazine, which includes a four-page write up.

Attendees for "The Best of HR & CEO Partnerships":

Marda Saturno, HR Director Asia Pacific, HeidelbergCement Asia

Serena Truong, Senior Vice President and Chief HR Officer, Manulife Singapore

Mathilda Van Wyk, Head of HR Connection, APAC, Nokia Siemens Network

Diana Chee, HR Director Asia Pacific, Vopak Asia

Goh Sei Yi, Director HR Human Capital Management, SMRT

Sonia Cargan, Vice President HR East Asia, American Express

Terence Tan, Director Office of HR and Faculty Administration, Singapore Management University

Nadeem Ashraf, Global HR Manager CFI/ET Asia, Cargill Trading International

Charmaine Sim, Director Country HR, IBM Singapore

Shaun Ruming, Vice President HR APMEA, McDonald's Asia Pacific Development Co

Katie Hodgson, Director Change and Capability, Operations & Technology, Asia Pacific, Kraft

Paul Sakrzewski, Vice President HR Asia Pacific Japan, SAP Asia

Lau Yin Cheng, Director HR Policy and Management, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Ivy Ang, Country Head Singapore, BTI Consultants

Sharon Wong, Consulting Manager, BTI Consultants

Lee Xieli, Editor of Human Resources magazine

About BTI Consultants:

BTI Consultants specialises in global and regional senior executive searches. Aligning its business with the changing face of leadership, BTI Consultants' deep network of experienced consultants extends across specific industry sectors and disciplines, operating on the premise that every leader placed has the ability to make a positive impact to the business they enter, the people they interact with and the community at large. BTI Consultants' 30-year history provides strong references within the communities it works in, where business practices are designed with extensive research support to broaden its consultants' reach in identifying top talent around the world. BTI Consultants’ offices across Asia include China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. BTI Consultants is a part of Fortune 500 Kelly Services, Inc.

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