Speaker's profile

Charlene Teo
Human Resources Director
Conspec Builders Malaysia
Charlene Teo Sze Yuen, aged 44, oversees Group HR functions of strategic staffing processes – recruitment, training, culture and discipline – to ensure a robust workforce for 5 Companies. Currently, she manages 70+ full-time local staff.
Charlene designs talent development programs to empower staff to achieve optimal performance. She pioneered the HR Department as a Talent-Multiplying Centre to groom intrapreneurs. Since 2017, selected executives under Next-Gen Leadership (NGL) program were trained to senior executive and manager, where 15 were promoted. In 2024, 1 Manager was promoted to shareholding Director, while 3 more Managers will become shareholder Directors in 2025.
Her team has won industry-recognised awards from the Institute of Landscape Architects (ILAM), SOBA (Star Outstanding Business Awards), AIA Vitality’s Malaysia’s Healthiest Workplace and Healthiest Employees, SME100 and Malaysia Book of Records.
Charlene graduated with an honours degree in Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne.
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