Event Details

Join us as we dive into the discussion of hybrid working models that could provide flexibility for employees and explore what this means for employers in a post-COVID world.


This session is brought to you by AMCHAM's Human Resources Committee.


EVENT DETAILS

Date: 28 July 2021

Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Platform: MS Teams


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Speakers

  • Anwar Yusoff (General Manager, HR & Administration at ConocoPhillips Malaysia)

    Anwar Yusoff

    General Manager, HR & Administration at ConocoPhillips Malaysia

    Anwar Yusoff joined ConocoPhillips Malaysia in 2008 as the General Manager of HR & External Affairs. Headquartered in Houston, United States, ConocoPhillips is one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies with operations and activities in 15 countries.

    Within his current role, Anwar oversees all aspects of HR which involves developing and implementing the company's HR business plan, recruitment of well-qualified staff to support ConocoPhillips’ growth aspirations in Malaysia and implementing long-range strategic talent management goals to nurture employees for future roles within the company. Apart from HR, Anwar’s scope encompasses heading external affairs which includes stakeholder management, government relations and the company’s corporate social responsibility as a business strategy for sustainable development. Anwar also supervises the company’s office management and administration.

    Under HR purview, Anwar advocates staff engagement by establishing and chairing an Employee Consultative Forum (ECF) and a Diversity and Inclusion Committee which comprise of staff representatives. The committees meet on a quarterly basis to discuss matters of the company and staff mutual interest.
    Anwar has 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, out of which 12 years was spent in supply chain and QHSE, working for PETRONAS, Occidental and BP, prior to embarking in HR career.

    Anwar graduated with a Business Management degree from Indiana University, USA, with a minor in Psychology. He strives towards continuous improvements in all areas that he ventures, both work and personal, and find himself always in planning mode towards execution.

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  • Mat Teofisto (Asia  Lead for Strategic Employee Relations at Intel)

    Mat Teofisto

    Asia Lead for Strategic Employee Relations at Intel

    Mat Teofisto is Intel’s Asia Lead for Strategic Employee Relations. He has 25+ years of HR experience doing mostly employee relations work. In a recent work preference survey conducted by Intel, Mat selected the Hybrid Model as this would allow him to collaborate when a work assignment requires in-person interaction in the office and confine himself in his home office when he needs some thinking time to accomplish his tasks.

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  • Sugunah Verumandy (Country Head of Human Resources at HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad)

    Sugunah Verumandy

    Country Head of Human Resources at HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

    Sugunah Verumandy is the Country Human Resource Director for Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Malaysia (HSBC). She joined HSBC after a stint with Dairy Farm International, a retail arm in Food & Health & Beauty. Prior to Dairy Farm, as part of her passion for National Service, Sugunah led the Industry Partnership and Malaysia Professional team in Talent Corporation Malaysia, an agency within the Ministry of Human Resources. Other key roles she held were Human Resource Director for General Electric, (GE), Power Asia Pacific, a role she was promoted into after a stint as Corporate Human Resource Director for GE Malaysia and Brunei. She has led several major Human Resource initiatives for her previous Fortune 500 and leading employers such as Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ericsson Telecommunications. In all the companies, she has earned leadership awards and recognition

    A practitioner in the dynamics of human capital, Sugunah has led numerous human resource strategies that encompasses elements that drives business needs and supports employees’ aspirations. She has extensive experience in business partnering, organizational development, facilitating talent and change management including leadership, diversity and inclusion programs. Her role has brought her to many countries across Asia Pacific, Europe and United States. In GE, she led a number of change and pilot initiatives that were replicated in other markets in the region as a core best practice.

    Sugunah received a Masters in Human Resource Management from University of Western Sydney, Australia and BSc Hons (Human Development) from University Putra Malaysia. Her efforts in women initiatives in GE and externally led GE to receive the Most prestigious Country Award for Empowerment of Women and other recognitions including Best Overall Company and Best Company in Workplace Practices based on her overall leadership commitment to add value to business and people. Sugunah was the Gold Award recipient of MIHRM Human Resource Leader for the Year 2014, been awarded Global Human Resource Leadership Award and been named as Top 6 Human Resources Coach for the prestigious General Electric Human Resource Leadership Program. Sugunah also devotes her time to volunteer activities and is passionate in partnering with human capital communities to add value to
    organisation growth and talent ecosystem

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