Mateen Thiruselvaam

Board-level HR leader shaping people strategy for 25,000 employees across APAC. Member of the APAC Management Board and Global HR Executive Committee, driving organisational design, talent pipelines, workforce transformation, and employee engagement across 24 countries. Lead a direct team of 12 and 24 HR country heads, managing a SGD $10M regional budget. Significant Highlights: • Expanded Great Place to Work certification from 1 to all 24 APAC countries by 2022. • Designed and scaled the HR Business Partner / CoE hybrid model across APAC, embedding HR into country leadership teams. • Negotiated major union agreements, reducing demands and cutting union memberships while maintaining stakeholder relationships. • Cut turnover and significantly reduced HR headcount to secure huge annual cost saving while sustaining high HR Quality/NPS scores. • Secured and mentored DEI targets well ahead of global timelines • Delivered 100% succession coverage for senior management for four consecutive years. • Directed APAC Covid-19 response, ensuring business continuity within 6 weeks of pandemic onset. Core Responsibilities: - Global HR Strategy - Talent Management - Employee Engagement - C-suite Advisory - Global HR Executive Committee - Matrix team Collaborations - Compliance and Regulation - Union and Stakeholder Management - Risk Management - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging - Workforce Planning - HR Analytics & Digitalization - Change Management

More than 25 years’ experience in Human Resources management with strong history of multi-disciplinary human resources exposure covering the entire spectrum of human resource activities with global and regional multinational companies. Proven track record and ability in partnering with Senior Executives to integrate the human resource function with the overall business strategy as a business partner, advisor and coach; proactive and analytical professional, reputable for strategizing solutions to complex situations and delivering results. Current Scope of Role: Senior Business Partner to Singapore Global & Regional Offices based in Singapore, Global Business Services Division that supports the 3 DPDHL Divisions (Express, Global Forwarding & Supply Chain) of DPDHL in AP, Customer Solutions & Innovation Division, Singapore Operations and 9 other Countries in SEA. Key role purpose (primary focus over last 5 years): Provide strategic and operational HR expertise to contribute to achieving the 2015 business goals and drive towards being an Employer of Choice by: •Develop and Deploy HR FOCUS in alignment with the Business •Provide strategic HR advice and coaching to the Senior Management Team •Partner and support achievement of business objectives through understanding of stakeholder and business needs •Strategic talent management and succession planning leveraging Global Talent System •Lead and implement OD and change programs for the region that enhance organization effectiveness and improve business results. Oversee the implementation of the EOC programmes •Advise global and regional functions of HR implications of proposed strategy, major business and organisation decisions within the regions in areas of talent and compensation and benefits