Rowena Sy

HR Director @UNILEVER

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Rowena has over 25 years of Human Resource Management & generalist experience in a multinational setting. Background spans across Strategic Business Partnership, Organizational Design, Talent Acquisition and Development, Rewards, Enterprise-wide Project Management, Employee Relations, Restructuring, Learning & Culture Transformation, Diversity / Equity / Inclusion, Performance Management. In the last 3 roles, she has developed deep expertise in driving a strategic regional people agenda for an end-to-end business, Supply Chain Regional HR Leadership focused on talent and business transformation, and comprehensive joint venture landing in a VUCA environment. She has held both country and regional roles throughout her HR career in the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand overseeing teams across markets. She has also kickstarted a start-up business with her husband which cemented her entrepreneurial acumen. Passionate in coaching, people development, team collaboration, and responsible transformation, Rowena believes in infusing creativity, fun, and heart in everything she does. A mother to 2 boys, ages 18 and 15 respectively, Rowena believes in “doing everything excellently”, being kind, and the importance of finding balance between work and other aspects of one’s life. As an HR professional, her colleagues in the leadership team describe her as a strong business leader with HR expertise who has consistently delivered with fearless passion, empathy, and deep commitment.

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