Speaker’s profile

Julia Cheah Sook Ching
Director of Human Resources and General Affairs
Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Julia Cheah (谢淑贞) has been the Director of Human Resources and General Affairs at Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd since 2013. She holds a Master’s degree in marketing from Nottingham Trent University.
With over 40 years of experience and knowledge in human resources, Julia also oversees Procurement, Management Systems and Quality, Environment, Health & Safety (QEHS) which ensures process excellence across the Company.
At the forefront of her responsibilities, Julia develops and manages value-added human resource policies and programmes. She provides effective and holistic human capital solutions to support Canon in achieving its vision and goals through attracting and developing the right people.
As a keen advocate of a diverse and inclusive workforce, Julia champions a work environment that is characterised by equal treatment of staff through encouraging open communications, trust, and mutual respect. Her people strategy approach has retained a strong culture and engagement among employees at Canon. Prior to her current appointment, Julia has held a variety of managerial and administrative positions across diverse industries, such as education, manufacturing, food and beverage and technology.
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