Coca-Cola India on Tuesday announced the appointment of Irene Tan as the Vice President, Human Resources for the India & Southwest Asia (INSWA) region.
“In her new role, she will be accelerating INSWA’s growth by recruiting future-ready talent, performance enablement and employee development for the company in India and Southwest Asia,” it added.
Tan joined the company in 2012 in Singapore as a talent sourcing consultant for the Asia Pacific Group. Her role expanded as she took on the lead talent acquisition partner position for Greater China & Korea, leading her to relocate to Shanghai. In 2015, as the Executive Recruiting Director based in Singapore, she undertook multiple executive search mandates across the Asia Pacific region, including assignments within the Bottling Investment Group (BIG).
In 2020, her role evolved as she assumed the position of Director for Talent & Development (T&D) in the Asia Pacific region. Joining the global T&D Leadership team, she took on the responsibility of driving the talent agenda forward and cultivating a diverse succession pipeline.
Commenting on the appointment, Sanket Ray – President, India and Southwest Asia, said “With Irene’s deep understanding of the company as well as talent management expertise across markets, we are confident that she will steer the Human Resources function for continued success and further strengthen our position as an employer of choice.”
Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Irene had a background with Spencer Stuart, an international executive search firm. She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the National University of Singapore.
