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From Transactions to Transformation:
Payroll's Role in Strategic HR
- April 08, 2025
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
Overview
Payroll is no longer just about transactions—it’s a strategic driver of workforce and organizational transformation. Advanced payroll systems equipped with AI and analytics provide critical insights into labor costs, productivity, and trends. This enables HR leaders to pivot from operational tasks to strategic initiatives, such as optimizing talent allocation and driving employee satisfaction.
Speakers
Anjali Velayudhan Menon
Global HRBP and APAC HR Director
Sibelco Group
Anjali is a seasoned HR professional with over 19 years’ of experience across multiple sectors and geographies, with proven expertise in leading transformations, talent management, employee relations, organization design and development, employee engagement and communication, diversity & inclusion, rewards, and HR business Partners. Anjali is currently the Asia Pacific Human Resources Director and Global HR Business Partner for Strategic Corporate Functions for Sibelco. Prior to that, she was HR Director for Dutch Lady Milk Industries (FrieslandCampina) for Malaysia. Till December 2021, Anjali was the Regional Head of Talent Centre of Competence, for Nestlé in Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa Region. Since 2006, Anjali has held various positions in Nestlé, including Corporate People Development and Employee Communications Lead for South Asia, and Change, Organization Design and Communications Lead for Indochina between 2013–2018. Anjali started her professional career as Management Trainee in IT Services and Consulting firm, Infosys Technologies Ltd. in India in 2005.
Chen Fong Tuan
Senior Executive Vice President, Group Human Capital
Maybank Group
Fong Tuan leads people’s strategy, practices and policies to accelerate a transformative, purpose-driven workforce. He is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD, UK and a qualified professional engineer, holding an honours degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, an MBA in Organizational Behaviour and a CFA. He is currently a Doctoral candidate researching on the reliability of quantitative correlation between psychometric traits with success profiles. He started his career with Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia’s power utility company, where he was a scholar, subsequently leading and holding senior HR leadership roles for global MNCs and blue-chip corporations: Coca Cola, Watson Wyatt, British American Tobacco, Maybank Group, B. Braun, Samsung and most recently, Berjaya Corporation to name a few. He has been personally recognized with the following: HR Icon 2023 -100 Top HR Leaders in SEA, 40 Most Influential HR Leaders in SEA 2022 and HRM Asia Watchlist 2018.
Program Flow
| Time | Duration | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | 30 mins | Registration & Welcome Refreshments Welcome Note |
| 10:30 - 11:10 AM | 40 mins | Keynote Presentation |
| 11:10 - 12:00 NN | 50 mins | Fireside Chat / Panel Discussion Q&A |
| 12:00 - 12:30 PM | 30 mins | Sneak Peak Ramco Payce |
| 12:30 - 2:00 PM | 90 minutes | Lunch & Networking |
With payroll coverage spanning 150+ countries, Ramco has been processing 36+ million annual payslips for 500+ large MNCs and Fortune500 customers. Leveraging award-winning AI and ML technology and integrating with major HR tech partners like Workday and Oracle HCM, Ramco has been transforming global payroll for 25+ years.
