Lily Lee | Chief Human Resource Officer and Business Partner
Anglo Indian Cafe & Bar

Seasoned HR Professional with over 25 years of industry tenure, I'm accredited as a SHRM SCP by the Society for Human Resource Management. My leadership in human resource management has spanned diverse sectors, facilitating comprehensive human capital initiatives on a regional spectrum. In traversing various industries across different geographical regions, I've expanded my professional competencies, leading strategic HR projects, establishing regional HR infrastructures, and fostering executive-level collaborations to deliver HR solutions congruent with overarching business objectives. My extensive career trajectory—from global conglomerates to agile startups, overseeing teams ranging from 50 to 10,000 individuals has cultivated my balanced leadership acumen and operational adaptability. My expertise lies in deftly managing organizational dynamics, whether within traditional hierarchical frameworks or more intricate matrix structures, always with a focus on cultural integration. My professional ethos is anchored in executing forward-thinking human capital strategies, emphasizing organizational structuring, executive coaching, performance management, and strategic succession forecasting. My guiding tenet remains: "True efficacy in HR is achieved by intimately understanding the business landscape and meticulously aligning solutions to meet both organizational imperatives and business deliverables." My unwavering commitment to HR best practices has been recognized with several industry honors. I have been acknowledged as one of the Top 10 HR Leaders in Asia Pacific by various publications and conferred with the title of one of the Top Most Iconic HR Leaders global by the WorldHRD Congress. In 2022, my expertise was solicited for the distinguished judging panel of the Employee Experience Award presented by Human Resources Online. Additionally, under my stewardship, ERA Singapore secured its inaugural position on the esteemed "Singapore's Best Employers of 2023", a collaboration between The Straits Times and Statista. I encourage engagement from my HR peers, or someone keen to delve deeply into the realm of HR, aspiring to be the architect of employee career journeys, or are passionate about talent management, Enneagram coaching, and organizational development, I'd love to connect.