#03: Dylan Choong Vice President, Human Resources at Adidas

About  Dylan Choong:
Dylan is the current Vice President, Human Resources for Adidas for the South East Asia as well as Commercial and Global functions for its APAC HQ. Prior to this role, he was Regional Vice President, Human Resources, for Sephora (LVMH) South East Asia where he successfully developed people & organizational capabilities to enable Sephora South East Asia’s hyper growth, including leading the digital and omni-channel transformation over 10 countries as well as opening of new markets.

Before Sephora, he was the Director of Human Resources at Starwood Asia Pacific Hotels & Resorts – then Starwood’s largest international division across 17 countries in Asia Pacific. There, he led Starwood Asia Pacific to become an employer-of-choice with more than 25 awards and accolades won.  He was also recognised by Workforce as a Game Changer in 2015 – an award that represents some of the best HR practitioners and strategists dedicated to pushing the profession forward with innovative people-management practices.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• How to effectively lead HR and people functions during acquisition on both sides of the transaction
• How does Adidas attract and hire the best talent in a competitive market
• Approaching leadership development especially in an Ascription based culture we see in Asia
• What technical and soft skills are  important for a professional to get into a senior-level leadership role
• Advice to people entering the HR workforce

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