Speaker's profile

Sumeda Kaw

SEA and Singapore TR&S Leader

3M

Sumeda Kaw is a Total Rewards leader with over 22 years of international experience. Her experience spans Singapore, India, and the UK.

She currently leads Total Rewards for Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia at 3M. In this role, she drives compensation and benefits strategy across the region. She also leads organisational transformation and business-critical reward initiatives.

Throughout her career, Sumeda has held regional leadership roles with leading multinational organisations. These include 3M, Hologic, Estée Lauder Companies, MasterCard, Rolls-Royce, and Buck Consultants.

She has extensive expertise in executive compensation, market benchmarking, job architecture, and pay transparency. Her expertise also includes sales incentives, benefits strategy, workforce transformation, and HR technology.

Recognised as a high potential leader, Sumeda partners with senior executives. She aligns people strategies with business outcomes and leads complex regional transformations across APAC. She is passionate about shaping future-ready reward strategies. These balance competitiveness, equity, governance, and employee experience.