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Hear from Sembcorp’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Wendy Foong. Wendy shares the crucial steps her HR team has taken to ensure that all employees, both essential workers and those working remotely, remain safe, and engaged. Wendy also explores how COVID-19 has catalyzed operational efficiencies, digital transformation, and the shift to virtual learning at Sembcorp.
Wendy Foong
Chief Human Resources Officer at Sembcorp Industries
Wendy Foong is Chief Human Resource Officer of Sembcorp Industries. She is responsible for all aspects of Sembcorp’s human resource management and organisation development that help drive the company’s overall business plan and strategic direction.
Ms Foong has over two decades of varied experience, having undertaken leadership roles in both human resources and business operations. Prior to joining Sembcorp, she was Vice President, Human Resources for East Asia Japan with Schneider Electric where she was responsible for developing and executing the human resource strategy to build organisational capability. Ms Foong had also spent 13 years in SAP Asia Pacific Japan where she took on a variety of roles from human resources to business operations, customer reference and experience as well as bid management. She has also formerly held various HR appointments in Cap Gemini, Sun Microsystems, Standard Chartered Bank and Andersen Consulting (now known as Accenture).
Ms Foong holds a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English Language and Economics from the National University of Singapore.
