Schneider Electric to speak at Benefits Asia 2014

8 October 2014, Singapore – Human Resources, the organiser of Benefits Asia Interactive, Asia’s most strategic compensation & benefits (C&B) conference, is delighted to announce Joon Tan, vice president talent management at Schneider Electric, has joined the event’s panel of experts.

Tan will be featured in two expert panel sessions at Benefits Asia Interactive; she will first join the topic panel discussing the role of non-cash rewards in engaging and retaining talent, alongside other highly regarded regional HR practitioners Kathy Goh, director, global HR shared services at DFS Group; Neha Pareek, talent leader, APAC, Greater China & Africa at IBM; and John Lackey, director, global mobility, APAC at Jabil.

Tan will also sit on the closing expert panel of the event, which will be focused on the topic of navigating salary reviews and promotions. Together with Mario Berta, regional co-founder & CEO at Easy Taxi and Boris Biryukov, region head C&B, OTC IntOps/ Animal Health APAC at Novartis; she will explore how HR can standardise the process and measurability of salary reviews and promotions fairly, to best balance expectations and budgeting.

“Employee development is a critical component in Schneider Electric’s total reward strategy,” said Tan. “At Schneider Electric, we are focused on the 3 Es in our talent development strategy: education, experience and exposure.”

Tan pointed out that Schneider Electric focuses heavily on investing in “e-learning, management & leadership development programs, rotational assignments, coaching and mentoring” for key talent.

“Given Schneider’s global footprint, employees are encouraged and supported to grow and expand their experience through cross functional and cross regional assignments,” she said.

To learn from Schneider Electric’s experiences in the area of C&B, join us at Benefits Asia Interactive 2014 on October 15 at the Singapore Marriott Hotel. 

“We are incredibly privileged to have Joon Tan speaking on these two very important topics,” said Rebecca Lewis, editor of Human Resources magazine. “Tan has a wealth of experience, and has been involved in the area of compensation and benefits for top firms like Dell for the last 10 years, so her input will be extremely valuable.”

Benefits Asia Interactive 2014 is the region’s best gathering of elite HR leaders overseeing the C&B function in their organisations. This one-day event features keynote presentations, expert panels and interactive discussions on the most pressing concerns of C&B in the HR function today.

If you want to join the most current and relevant C&B conference in the region, sign up now! Less than five places are left at the event.

For more information, please contact Joven Barcenas at +65 6423 0329 or jovenb@humanresourcesonline.net