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A day in the life of: HR leaders from Kuok Singapore, BAT Malaysia, Accor, and more

This year, Human Resources Online was excited to launch a brand-new column, 'A day in the life of'.

'A day in the life of' takes us through the typical day of the CHRO/HR director, to walk in your shoes. We know your work and what you do, but decided we'd like to get to know you more! We'd love for a sneak peek at what motivates you, your favourite lunch menu, how you manage your time - anything that completes your day. It'll help give us a glimpse at what makes your job so meaningful to you.

And we've been lucky to feature some key leaders in the industry, who've had so many interesting things to share with us. With that, in this special edition of the HR Bulletin, we present to you a compilation of this new column. Enjoy!


1. Melissa Kee, Chief Human Resources Officer, Kuok Singapore

In this inaugural feature of the column, Priya Sunil steps into the shoes of Melissa Kee, Kuok Singapore's Chief Human Resources Officer, for a glimpse at what makes her job so meaningful to her.

[Read the full interview here]


2. Sameet Kaur Sidhu, Talent Acquisition Manager – Global Delivery Centre (Malaysia), Experian

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Sameet Kaur Sidhu, Talent Acquisition Manager – Global Delivery Centre (Malaysia), Experian, takes us through a typical Monday, which starts and ends with her two young sons, and her daily task list.

[Read the full interview here]


3. Arun Kaimal, Human Resources Director, Danaher Water Quality Asia

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Not a day passes for Felicia Teh, Human Resources Director, British American Tobacco (BAT) Malaysia, without a good cup of coffee by the in-house barista. She tells us about her top five must-haves at work, her role model for women empowerment, and more.


To all our CHRO friends across Asia: We'd love for a sneak peek at what motivates you, your favourite lunch menu, how you manage your time – anything that completes your day. If you’re keen to share, do reach out to Priya Sunil at priyas@humanresourcesonline.net.

If you enjoyed these interviews, you can also stay posted on our latest news and conversations by following Human Resources Online on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, or signing up for our daily HR Bulletin.


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