Serene Chaw started her career as a financial auditor with Ernst and Young, and later a Mergers and Acquisition specialist with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Serene’s growing passion in developing people led her to a career in Human Resources 17 years ago.

Since then, she has established her career with Hewitt Associates, AmBank, Mondelez and DKSH. Serene specializes in talent management, leadership development and succession, employee engagement, culture, competencies, career management and life-long learning.

In her last corporate role, Serene was the Director of Group Talent Development for DKSH Group and led the global talent management practice that spanned across 28 countries. She established the Talent Management function, formulated the talent management approach, implemented DKSH’s talent and succession activities, followed through on their development and ensured that there is a robust career progression for talents and successors, amongst others.

Throughout her career, Serene manages global projects and change, facilitates managerial/leadership development workshops, and trains line-managers in personal effectiveness and team leadership. She is passionate about building leader of leaders, and facilitates personal, team and community transformation.

Serene is now a HR/Management Consultant and Certified Coach who collaborates with consulting companies, coaching outfits, startups, social enterprises and NGOs to create meaningful impact. She is also an Associate Consultant and Coach with Korn Ferry, SHL Singapore, Elevate Team Asia Singapore and PlusVibes to support their clients in the areas of her expertise.

Serene holds a Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Finance and a Masters in Theology. She is an accredited HRDF trainer and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).