Human Resources Online is a pan-Asia media & events brand, serving the HR community through our news portal, conferences, masterclasses, e-newsletters, awards, webinars, and bespoke events since 2004. Passionate about the progression of HR for HR practitioners and solution providers, HRO has established a presence across the region, which includes Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Credible, timely, trusted, and always first to bring HR developments to the wider industry, HRO’s content is read by more than 360,000 users per month (2022). Through our news portal (HRO.net), daily e-newsletters, content in various formats, such as podcasts and video interviews, and bespoke events such as CHRO roundtables, we equip HR leaders and their teams with the knowledge to succeed in their roles.
HRO’s news and media portals are complemented by a portfolio of targeted conferences and awards, such as Accelerate HR, HR Excellence Awards, Total Rewards Asia Summit, Talent Mobility, HR Vendors of the Year, and Employee Experience Awards. This makes it Asia’s leading HR platform for CHROs and decision-makers who are committed to delivering positive change in their organisation.
What makes us unique?
- Human Resources Online is necessary. Having earned their seat at the table years ago, HR leaders are now adding strategic value to business goals by leading large-scale change projects, digital transformation, and innovating the employee experience. Human Resources Online equips CHROs with a platform that identifies and shares best practices in engaging, attracting, and retaining the best talent for their organisations.
- Human Resources Online is relevant. All content delivered – be it in digitally, or through live or virtual events – is the product of continuous qualitative and quantitative research into the information needs of senior HR practitioners in Asia. Human Resources Online’s products focus solely on what HR decision-makers want to learn through interventions that add value to their personal growth.
- Human Resources Online is trusted. HR heads do not have time to read news or attend events that they cannot trust. This is why they choose Human Resources Online as their go-to source for creative new ideas, productive conversations, and relevant platforms to succeed in their roles.
Human Resources Online daily HR Bulletin
Human Resources Online’s news website is supported by the HR Bulletin, an e-news service which is emailed on work days to more than 90,000 HR professionals in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and India.
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Meet the team
Evelyn Wong
Managing director
Naomi Cranswick
General Manager, Business Development
Aditi Sharma Kalra
Editor-in-Chief
Aditi leads editorial content strategy, and supports the development of new content offerings at Human Resources Online (HRO), with the objective of developing high-quality and credible content to support HR leaders.
She leads a team of journalists across Asia focused on uncovering local and international trends impacting, for HRO’s news portal, daily e-bulletins, social media, and new media formats. Leveraging her industry knowledge, Aditi also curates and executes partnership opportunities in custom solutions, such as through webinars, podcasts, roundtables, and video interviews.
She brings over 15 years of experience in the HR space, and is passionate about helping to elevate the HR profession. She has a wide range of interests, from baking to exploring parks, and spending time with her dog.
Priya Sunil
Deputy Editor, Southeast Asia
Driven by her passion for writing and for reporting the freshest news, Priya became part of the Human Resources Online team as a Journalist in 2018, and has since moved up the ranks as a Deputy Editor, Southeast Asia. Leading the SEA editorial team in this role, she is responsible for driving editorial content, managing the newsroom, executing partnership content, and supporting custom projects.
She loves having conversations about the future of the HR function with her teammates and industry practitioners — so get in touch if you've something to share! Priya also enjoys unearthing facts and opinions about world events, industry developments, and societal issues.
Priya is a mass communication graduate from Curtin Singapore, starting out her career with a stint in PR. On weekends, you’ll find her spending time with her loved ones, getting her sweat on, or buried deep in a motivational read riverside.
Tracy Chan
Senior Journalist
A trilinguist by passion, and a longstanding bilingual sub-editor of the Lighthouse team, Tracy plunged into a new challenge taking up the role of Journalist for Human Resources Online in 2022. Based in Hong Kong, she is responsible for creating content, from breaking news stories to full-length feature articles, for both the daily HR Bulletin and news portal, with a focus on Hong Kong and other North Asia markets.
Enthusiastic and curious about the past, present and future of the HR function, Tracy is always keen to talk to HR professionals, within and beyond the city, for interesting story ideas and to dip deeper into the ever-changing world of HR.
Having graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a major in translation and interpretation, she was a HR assistant at Huawei before joining Lighthouse.
Sarah Gideon
Journalist
Sarah joined the Human Resources Online team as a Journalist in November 2023. As a Curtin University graduate, she is an adaptive and creative learner, and comes to the team with a great mix of experience in event operations, social media, and podcast & video editing.
Prior to this, Sarah worked for an events company, but the adrenaline of events could never match her burning passion for writing.
In her free time, you will find her saying that she has no plans but by the end of the day, her extrovertedness will take over and you will find her hanging out with friends and family. If not, you will find her tucked in bed, and always ready for the next day to produce content that will grab eyeballs.
