Ovation Productions: Renen De Guia runs entertainment empire
Food, shelter, and clothing are life’s necessities. Undeniably, entertainment runs at a close fourth. Chief of Staff Asia recently spoke with the company’s President and CEO Renen De Guia, who traced back the company’s success to the loyal staff working with him for the past 43 years. “There is no secret, only pure hard work […]
Home Credit: Building a tech workforce that does good
Alexis Pham, Chief People Officer with Home Credit Vietnam, said there are three key opportunities for the company’s HR team, including standing out in its ability to attract, retain and engage talent. Pham noted that the company is up against big names in technology from local, regional, and even global players. “We do […]
Post-Covid Trends in Executive Education
McDonald’s Philippines’ chairman talks “employee-first”
Many Filipinos have uttered the famous catchphrase: “I’m lovin’ it”! They should also give thanks to Dr George T. Yang, founder/Chairman and master franchise holder of fast-food giant McDonald’s in the Philippines, for bringing the American chain into the country, way back in 1981. From 10 branches that have since ballooned to 670, and now […]
Lim Kee Yeong: Flying high during difficult times
He is a banker whose other interests include a deeper appreciation of planes as well as building and designing homes. But even if he is not cruising the skies or creating artsy home interiors, Lim Kee Yeong, Affin Bank’s Executive Director of Enterprise Banking, has landed a career that he enjoys. Helping his staff grow […]
The “intentional” culture driving Gojek and its Chief People Officer
His “journey of a thousand miles” did not begin with a single step. It all began (and very almost ended) with a walking tour at a heavily unionised bottling factory. On the first day of an HR internship, Sunil Setlur was taken aside by a union representative who mistakenly took him for a new HR […]
