Khim has 30 years of extensive experience in Human Capital Management, specialising in talent management, leadership development, and organisational effectiveness. She has held senior roles encompassing various sectors including banking, insurance, stockbroking, international professional services, consulting, information technology, fast-moving consumer
goods, and financial retailing across local and Asia-Pacific region, covering 14 countries. Her latest C-suite role was serving as the Group Chief Human Resource Officer of Alliance Bank.
Khim has demonstrated her capabilities in various organisational settings, including large multinational corporations, public-listed companies, and local conglomerates including Alliance Bank, AIA Malaysia, British American Tobacco, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Maybank and TA Enterprise.
She is an accomplished leader and a passionate coach, instrumental in transforming and fortifying HR and business teams while nurturing critical talent pools and succession pipelines, including C-suite executives, in the last few organisations she has served. With her progressive mindset, she developed strategies, introducing best practices and reshaping talent management, learning and leadership interventions to enhance competence and engagement of different levels of employees. Additionally, she has streamlined rewards practices to catalyse business growth. Khim has spearheaded numerous initiatives, ranging from HR digital transformation and change management for business transformation to cultural integration, M&A integration, and sustainability agenda.
Throughout her career, she has demonstrated exceptional leadership, driving her team to win Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards at prestigious HR Excellence and Employee Experience Award competitions.
Khim holds a Master of Business Administration from Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. She is an International Coach Federation (ICF)-certified Coach, Gallup Clifton Strengths Coach, a designated mentor with FutureLab and AsiaHRM as well as a certified Hogan and DiSC practitioner.
She was recognised as the Top 40 Most Influential HR Leaders/Icons in Malaysia, Economics Times HRWorld, Feb 2024, “100 Most Influential HR Leaders from South East Asia”, Economic Times HRWorld, March 2023 and as the 40 Most Influential HR Leaders Across South East Asia by Peoplehum.com, March 2022.
