2024 AWARDS JUDGES
ANNACEL NATIVIDAD
Annacel Natividad is the CFO of Pilmico Foods Corporation, an Aboitiz Company. She is concurrently the Chief Risk Officer of the Aboitiz Food and Agri-Business with operating companies in Southeast Asia and China.
She has been with the Aboitiz Group for 26 years, handling different roles and assigned in the different business units from the Shipping and Transport Business to the Parent Company -Aboitiz Equity Ventures, as CRO.
She holds an MBA degree and finished Advanced Management Program for Executives in INSEAD – France and Applied Data Analytics Course from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Aside from being a Certified Public Accountant, she also passed the certification and accredited as Governance, Risk and Compliance professional (US and Australia). She is the Chairperson of Pan Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA), a not for profit organization with 2,600 members representing 1,300+ companies across Asia Pacific.
She has won distinguished awards: Don Ramon Aboitiz Award for Excellence and Corporate Risk Manager by Asia Insurance Magazine.
DEBORAH DE CERFF
Deborah de Cerff is the Founder of The Employee Mobility Institute (TEMI), the Australasian talent mobility industry’s professional development body.
Deborah is the head of judges for the 2024 Duty of Care Awards.Her commitment and passion for supporting and strengthening individual and business mobile workforce capability has helped to create a connected, engaged and informed community of more than 2000 global talent mobility practitioners and TEMI’s Australasian Global Workforce Management Awards program sees involvement from hundreds of local and multinational organisations from across Australasia.Deborah has been instrumental in shaping the talent mobility industry in Australia throughout her career, introducing outsourced relocation management services and global mobility advisory services to the Australian business sector and providing strategic and operational global mobility support to major corporations for more than 30 years
JENNIFER SYED
Jennifer Syed is the Deputy Director, Asia-Pacific for Adam Smith International, a global advisory company that works across 50 countries to deliver impactful development programs, transforming lives by making economies stronger, societies more stable, and governments more effective.
Jennifer leads some of the region’s largest programs in fragile and conflict affected countries including Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands. Prior to joining ASI in 2021, Jennifer spent almost 20 years working across the private sector and in international NGOs, and has led large country teams in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bhutan. Jennifer is particularly passionate about women’s leadership and representation within the development and humanitarian sector.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney, is an accredited Chartered Accountant, an alumni of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a diploma in Humanitarian Leadership from Deakin University.
ER HO SIONG HIN
Er. Ho Siong Hin is Senior Director (International WSH), Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Er. Ho graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He started his career in MOM’s Factory Inspectorate in 1982 and held various portfolios in MOM, including Director of Corporate Planning and Divisional Director of the Foreign Manpower Management Division. In 2005, Er. Ho was appointed as Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health.
He then concurrently held the position of Divisional Director of MOM’s Occupational Safety and Health Division till March 2019. Under Er. Ho’s leadership, a new WSH framework, which saw greater ownership by industry for WSH outcomes and the introduction of risk management, was announced in Parliament in March 2005.
Er. Ho was instrumental in the formation of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council, which he serves as a Member. For his contributions to the public service, Er. Ho was awarded The Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2012. He also spearheaded the development and implementation of both WSH2015 and WSH2018 strategies, which saw the workplace fatal injury rate reduced by more than 60% from 3.1 per 100,000 workers in 2006 to 1.2 per 100,000 workers in 2018.
As Senior Director (International WSH), Er. Ho continues to collaborate with international organisations such as International Association of Labour Inspectors (IALI) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) in projects, information exchange, visits and training, to enhance Singapore’s international presence on OSH issues and build networks to sustain Singapore’s standing as the OSH leader in ASEAN. Er. Ho holds several positions in various organisations and associations including:
• Secretary-General, International Association of Labour Inspectors (IALI)
• Honorary Vice-President, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, UK
• President, Professional Engineers Board
FRANCK BARON
Group Deputy Director Risk Management & Insurance, International SOS
Chief Executive Officer, Odeon RE
Chief Executive Officer, Odeon Brokers
Directeur General, International SOS Services (France)
Chairman, PARIMA (Pan Asia Risk & Insurance Management Association)
President, IFRIMA (Inter. Fed. of Risk and Ins. Mgmt Associations)
Since September 2011 Franck Baron is Group Deputy Director at International SOS (the world's leading medical and travel security Services Company) in charge of Risk Management & Insurance. He’s dualy based in Singapore and in France.
Previously he was in charge of Business Development for Risk Consulting activites within AXA Corporate Solutions. He was Vice-President - Global Insurance & Risk Management for Firmenich (World Leader in Fragrance and Flavor Industry) in Geneva (Switzerland) since November 2003 and in Princeton (USA) since 2008. He was Deputy Director of the Risk Management Division of Groupe DANONE when he was specifically in charge of the Enterprise-Wide Risk Management program and Regional Risk Manager for Africa, Europe and Middle-East. He worked for 2 years as Risk Manager Deputy for MARS (US based Food Cy) in Europe and then he became Key International Account Executive respectively for Aon and Marsh (World leaders in the Brokerage industry) during 6 years.
He was the founding Chairman of PARIMA (Pan Asia Risk & Insurance Management Association) until December 2023, the asian regional risk managers association and Treasurer & he’s presently the President of IFRIMA (International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management Associations).
He was Vice-Chairman, Board Member and Head of Education for AMRAE (the French Risk managers Association) until end of 2003. He was Board Member of the SIRM (Swiss Risk Managers Association) from 2004 to 2009. He was Board Member of FERMA until August 2009.
He hold Masters in Political Sciences and Management Master, as well as in Risk Management. He’s Associate in Risk Management (ARM) as well as European Fellow in Applied Risk Management.
He’s Certified Director from the INSEAD International Directors Programme since 2017.
He holds the European FERMA RIMAP risk management Certification (since 2016).
He received the 2007 European Risk Manager of the Year Award and the 2014 Asian Corporate Risk Manager of the Year Award.
He’s 56 years old and he’s married with 3 children.
KEVIN ZUCCATO
Kevin is the General Manager Group Security at Australia Post. He is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of physical security for Australia Post and Star Track including investigations, business continuity and crisis and emergency management, fraud, aviation and protective security and intelligence. He leads engagement with all relevant external bodies, law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Kevin was previously the National Cyber Security Executive at IBM Australia New Zealand where he was responsible for bringing IBM’s security technology and expertise to Australia and New Zealand.Kevin was a member of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for 30 years working predominantly on organised crime, covert operations, fraud, and money laundering. In 2002, Kevin was posted to Washington D.C as the AFP Senior Liaison Officer to the USA and Canada and returned to Australia in September 2004 as the Director of the Australian High Tech Crime Centre. He was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2009 and performed various roles before leaving the AFP in 2016.Kevin has been awarded with the Australian Police Medal and the Vietnamese Protection of Public Security Medal.Kevin holds a Graduate Diploma in Public Administration (Policing) and has completed the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Executive Institute Program.
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ANNACEL NATIVIDAD
Chairperson of Pan Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA)
DEBORAH DE CERFF
Founder, The Employee Mobility Institute (TEMI)
JENNIFER SYED
Deputy Director, Asia Pacific for Adam Smith International
ER HO SIONG HIN
President of The International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI)
FRANCK BARON
Chairman of Pan Asia Risk & Insurance Management Association (PARIMA),
President of International. Federation of Risk and Ins. Mgmt Associations (IFRIMA)
KEVIN ZUCCATO
Member / GM Group Security
Forum for Australian Security Executives (FASE) / Australian Post
NEIL SOLOMON
Vice President for Asia Pacific and Latin America at UKG
NEIL SOLOMON
Neil Solomon is the Vice President for Asia Pacific and Latin America at UKG, where he leads the mission to create great workplaces through technology for all. He is also the Global Ambassador for UKG and Great Place To Work, a role that showcases his dedication to helping organisations around the world make a positive impact on their culture and performance.
Neil has been with UKG for over 20 years, and he has partnered with leaders from various industries globally to deliver solutions that engage and invest in their people, beyond just providing the perfect payslip - he helps them become the employer of choice.
Neil is originally from Brooklyn, New York, USA, lived in Silicon Valley for over 25 years, and now divides his time between Sydney, Australia and Austin, Texas, USA. He is also the Chief Financial Officer for the Chancy Memorial Foundation, a not-for-profit that enriches lives through the arts, with all proceeds going back to the organisation.
PETER KOH
Chair for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) APAC Advisory Board
PETER KOH
Peter Koh is APAC Head of Integrated Travel and Expense at Goldman Sachs, expertly oversees the APAC Travel and Expense program, driving commercial effectiveness across the region.
With a rich background spanning two decades in business travel, encompassing roles in Travel, Technology, Banking and Finance industry, Peter is a seasoned travel professional. He is currently serving as the Chair for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) APAC Advisory Board and appointed as an Ex-officio member for the Board of Directors.
Peter’s academic credentials include a BA in Business Management from Northumbria University and an MBA from the University of Dubuque, Iowa.
DR ROB MCDONALD
Advisor
Turner Institute for Brain & Mental Health
ROB MCDONALD
Based in Melbourne, Dr Rob McDonald is a seasoned senior sustainability executive. He has 22 years of post-Fellowship operational and corporate health, safety, environment and crisis response experience, as well as senior representation on global groups, such as the health and safety committee of the International Council on Mining and Metals and the steering committee for the Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Metal Health.
With more than 11 years in the role, Dr McDonald stepped down as the Vice President Health and Hygiene at BHP in December 2022, where he was able to put into practice his passion for protecting worker health through excellence in occupational health risk management and creating mentally healthy workplaces.
Dr McDonald is an experienced Board member, with over eight years as a Director across both BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities and BHP Marine and General and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
On leaving BHP, Dr McDonald was appointed Adjunct Professor at Monash University’s Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health and accepted a position on the Turner Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing’s Advisory Council.
He is an active member of Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, including as an examiner and nominated representative on the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance. He has recently been appointed an external examiner for the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland.
In late 2023 he joined with Dr Nell Gillett and Dr Matt Atkins in establishing Syntiq Strategic Partners, an occupational health consulting business.
AMY ELLEWAY
Special Counsel, Lexbridge Lawyers
Project Manager and Legal Counsel, National Hydrogen Regulatory Review, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Australian Government
DR JENNIFER SISSON
Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine, The Australian College of Tropical Medicine
NEIL SOLOMON
Neil Solomon is the Vice President for Asia Pacific and Latin America at UKG, where he leads the mission to create great workplaces through technology for all. He is also the Global Ambassador for UKG and Great Place To Work, a role that showcases his dedication to helping organisations around the world make a positive impact on their culture and performance.
Neil has been with UKG for over 20 years, and he has partnered with leaders from various industries globally to deliver solutions that engage and invest in their people, beyond just providing the perfect payslip - he helps them become the employer of choice.
Neil is originally from Brooklyn, New York, USA, lived in Silicon Valley for over 25 years, and now divides his time between Sydney, Australia and Austin, Texas, USA. He is also the Chief Financial Officer for the Chancy Memorial Foundation, a not-for-profit that enriches lives through the arts, with all proceeds going back to the organisation.
AMY ELLEWAY
Amy Elleway is a Special Counsel with Lexbridge Lawyers. She is a specialist legal consultant with 20 years of experience in regulatory design, reform and compliance.
Amy’s expertise in the development of complex regulatory and legislative frameworks is complemented by her experience managing multi party negotiations and whole-of-government legal policy reform programs across areas of trade and investment, maritime and aviation, and environment and climate change.
Amy’s recent experience has included national security reforms to the foreign investment regulatory framework, review of regulatory decision making processes under the Emissions Reduction Fund and the national review of the regulatory framework for the major Commonwealth owned airports under the Airports Act 1996.
Currently, Amy is leading the national review of regulatory frameworks for the development of the hydrogen industry.
Earlier in her career, Amy worked for the Attorney-General’s Department as a principal lawyer in a range of disciplines including Native Title, National Security and International Trade Law.
Amy brings to her legal practice her knowledge, perspective and experience as the owner and founder of Wild South Seafood. A company she developed on the principles of sustainability and has successfully grown into an innovative business model, doing things differently to address the challenges of our changing environment.
DR JENNIFER SISSON
Dr Jennifer Sisson is the CMO of Travel Doctor TMVC in Australia. She began working in Travel Medicine in 1997 and since 2005 has worked only in the fields of Travel, Occupational and Tropical Medicine.
Jennifer obtained a Masters in Public Health and Tropical Medicine, with distinction, from James Cook University. She is Fellow of both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM). She is currently the Dean and a Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine (ACTM) and Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow.
Jennifer has worked with many of Australia’s large government organisations and private enterprises, over many years, assisting and advising them on their international deployment programs. Currently Jennifer is Chair of the ISTM Travel for Work Interest Group which has been considering pre-deployment processes and employer duty of care. She has lectured domestically and internationally on expatriate health and the pre-deployment process.