Experience

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  AB Consulting LLC

  • Santa Barbara, California

  • President

    • Jan 2015 - Present
    • Santa Barbara, California

    AB Consulting Group is focused on improving the performance of people in organizations:• Leadership development, training & executive coaching• H.R. strategy development• Expertise in the MBTI® tool and a wide range of psychometric and 360 instruments

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  The Conference Board

  • USA & worldwide

  • Program Director

    • 2004 - Present
    • USA & worldwide

    - Experience & Engagement Council, Asia. 2019 onward- Senior H.R. Business Partners Council, USA. 2016 onward- International H.R. Executives Council. 2010 onward- Chief Human Resource Officer Council, U.S.A. 2013 - 2015 Program Director for Council comprising 60 ...

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  The Myers-Briggs Company

  • Silicon Valley, California

  • Vice President - International

    • Jul 2010 - Dec 2014
    • Silicon Valley, California

    CPP are the publishers of the MBTI instrument and a range of other psychometric tools. Responsible for all CPP's international business, leading expansion into new markets in Africa, Asia, Middle East & Latin America and in building global business capability to meet needs of multi-nation...

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  Hemisphere Consulting Pte Ltd

  • Singapore

  • Managing Director & Owner

    • 2003 - 2010
    • Singapore

    VISION: People can surpass expectations.MISSION: To help people and organizations surpass expectations.A consultancy focused on 'People Strategies for Business', providing consulting services across all sectors, in over 20 countries and in all hemispheres.Consulting services included;- Le...

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  Unilever

  • SVP Human Resources, East Asia Pacific

    • 1999 - 2002

    SVP Human Resources, East Asia Pacific, Unilever; a US$ 4 billion division employing 14,000 people across twelve countries in the Asia Pacific region; Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. Responsibilities embraced strategic planning, integrating acquisitions, re-structuring, senior level recruitment, succession planning, leadership development and change management.Andrew joined Unilever, a US$ 50 billion multi-national-corporation, in 1979 as a graduate trainee and during a 23 year career was promoted to a series of senior HR roles based in the UK, China and Singapore.

  • H.R. Controller, North East Asia Business Group

    • 1997 - 1999

    Overall H.R. responsibility for Unilever's North East Asia Business Group, embracing China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan during a period of significant expansion and rapid revenue growth.

  • H.R. Controller, China

    • 1994 - 1997

    Overall H.R. responsibility for Unilever China Holding Company and 5 joint venture businesses in Shanghai, Hefei and Zhangjiakou.

  • Head of H.R., Unilever Research

    • 1991 - 1994

    Overall H.R. responsibility for global research facility employing 1,400 people including >400 PhD's.

  • H.R. Manager

    • 1979 - 1991

    Joined as a management trainee and was promoted through a series of H.R. management roles of increasing seniority in manufacturing, head office, graduate recruitment and employee relations.