Singapore, July 2024 – Sharon SY Foo has started her new role as the Regional HR Director for Asia & MEPA at FrieslandCampina, marking a significant milestone in her career with the company.
Sharon brings a wealth of experience and a strong track record in human resources to her new position. Prior to this role, she served as the Regional Human Resources Director for Asia at FrieslandCampina AMEA Pte. Ltd. from September 2021 to July 2024. In this capacity, she played a key role in strategic HR leadership, talent management, and organizational development across the region.
Before her tenure in Asia, Sharon was the Human Resources Director at FrieslandCampina / Dutchlady in Malaysia, where she led various initiatives in compensation, culture change, and leadership development from March 2019 to September 2021.
Her extensive HR experience also includes her role as Head of HR – One J&J Malaysia at Johnson & Johnson from May 2014 to February 2019, managing multiple sectors including consumer, medical devices, Janssen, and vision care.
Sharon’s career also features her impactful contributions at Hewlett Packard. From April 2005 to June 2011, she served as the Business HR Partner for Asia Pacific, providing support for regional sales business, followed by her role as HR Business Partner for the Malaysian Services Business.
Her earlier experience includes serving as HR Manager at Vsource Asia Berhad from January 2000 to March 2005, where she was responsible for strategic HR planning, training and development, and performance appraisal.
FrieslandCampina is a prominent international dairy company with a cooperative legacy spanning over 150 years. The company processes milk into a wide array of dairy products and ingredients, catering to both consumer and professional markets. FrieslandCampina is fully owned by Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina U.A., comprising 14,634 dairy farmers in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
FrieslandCampina provides consumers with dairy products like milk, yoghurt, condensed milk, dairy-based beverages, cheese, butter, quark, and cream. The company also offers specific nutrition for targeted consumer groups such as children, the elderly, and athletes. Professional customers, including bakers, pastry chefs, chocolate confectioners, chefs, and caterers, benefit from a broad product range of creams, butter, desserts, and fillings. Additionally, FrieslandCampina supplies high-quality ingredients to international food producers and pharmaceutical companies. With 20,928 employees and branches in 29 countries, FrieslandCampina’s products reach over 100 countries worldwide.
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