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Michelle Chua

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Head of Human Resources Asia Pacific at HarbourVest Partners
📍 Singapore, Singapore

Michelle Chua is the Head of Human Resources for the Asia Pacific region at HarbourVest Partners, a global private equity firm. She has extensive experience leading HR in the financial sector for firms like Citi and GIC. She holds an MBA from Southern Illinois University.

Her experience includes managing the full spectrum of global HR for GICs private equity arm, with a geographic scope covering Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Head of Human Resources Asia Pacific
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Singapore, Singapore
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Global HR Leadership
Manages the full HR spectrum for HarbourVest's Asia offices and previously held regional and global HR leadership roles at Citi and GIC, covering multiple continents.
Private Equity HR
Currently leads HR for a global private equity firm and was formerly the Team Lead HR Business Partner for GIC's private equity arm, GIC Special Investments.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Head of Human Resources Asia Pacific
HarbourVest Partners
10-2016 - 9-2022
Senior Vice President Human Resources
Citi
10-2014 - 10-2016
Lead, Human Resource Business Partner
Aberdeen Holdings
9-2006 - 10-2014
Vice President Human Resources
GIC
11-1998 - 9-2006
Assistant Director
Singapore Public Service
In the press

Media appearances

HarbourVest Partners establishes Singapore office and expands team in Hong Kong. Featured in Private Equity Wire
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HarbourVest Partners – Human Resources team. Featured in The Org
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Education
4-1992 - 3-1994
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
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