Besi, Colliers and Sony share secrets to C&B success

Esteemed HR leaders from major employers such as Besi, Colliers and Sony are the newest additions to the stellar speaker line-up for Employee Benefits Asia, the region’s biggest conference dedicated to compensation and benefits. They will break down the essentials of executing compensation and benefits programmes which fulfil both employee needs and business aspirations.

Organised by Human Resources, Employee Benefits Asia 2016 is a two-day conference for top HR leaders responsible for compensation and benefits strategy happening in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Manila in August.

“Many organisations are seeking to restructure their C&B programmes but they do not know where to start especially with the trends and different options available today,” said Aditi Sharma Kalra, regional editor of Human Resources magazine.

“At Employee Benefits Asia 2016, senior HR professionals from reputable companies will disclose their winning strategies and experiences in determining which methods work and which can go or wait.”

Employee Benefits Asia 2016 will look into the most critical trends, challenges and strategies on compensation and benefits with updates and international perspectives on talent management and overall people strategy. Among the experts discussing these at the conference are:

Henk Jan Jonge Poerink, a veteran HR practitioner who carries over 22 years of experience working with various multinational organisations, such as Philips Group and VDL Enabling Technologies Group. Today, he serves as the senior vice president and managing director at Besi.

As the head of global operations and member of executive management, Poerink oversees general management, sales and marketing, contract manufacturing, supply chain management, operational management, people excellence and continuous improvement.

Ricky Long who focuses on talent acquisition, talent management, and organisation development as the director of people and performance at Colliers International. With over 20 years of human resources management experience in companies engaged in both the service and technology sectors, Long has performed critical roles in major companies, such as Sybase and SAS as head of human resources for Asia Pacific, and Atmel as senior director of human resources. Long graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts from the University of Guelph.

Verena Chua whose most recent accomplishments as the Sony Electronics’ head of compensation and benefits includes the restructuring of  the company's medical benefits and flexi-benefits scheme. She aims to harmonise rewards policies in the region with global initiatives such as the implementation of the workday system and the global grades structure. Chua has more than 20 years of human resources experience in consultancy, private and government sectors, with exposure to HRIS, benefits design and sales compensation.

Past Employee Benefits Asia attendees are top HR executives from leading and international companies in the region, such as Agility, Ascott International, Coca Cola, Ericsson, Google, JT International, Maxis, On Semiconductor, Philip Morris, RHB Bank, UMW Toyota Motor, and many more.

Held in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in August 2016, Employee Benefits Asia is the region’s biggest conference on compensation and benefits strategy.

The two-day annual event is focused on best practice rewards strategy, features an agenda dominated by case studies and global thought leaders, and attracts a large audience of senior HR generalists and compensation and benefits specialists as well as and CEOs, CFOs and COOs closely involved in their companies’ compensation & benefits strategies.

To get a global and Pan-Asian regional view of compensation and benefits and to increase your knowledge and skills across the rewards spectrum donot miss Employee Benefits Asia in August 2016.

To review the topics and agenda, check out the stellar speaker list and reserve your seat visit www.employeebenefits.asia before it’s sold out. For more information please contact:

- Hong Kong: Kenneth To: Tel: +852 2861 1882, Email:kennetht@humanresourcesonline.net - Kuala Lumpur: Adrian Ray, Tel: +65 6423 0329, Email:adrianr@humanresourcesonline.net - Singapore: Che Fantonial, Tel: +65 6423 0329, Email: chef@humanresourcesonline.net