Global beauty leader L’Oréal has officially appointed Divya Kohli as its new Human Resources Director for Malaysia and Singapore, anchoring a major strategic play to scale its regional talent footprint.
The executive promotion marks a high-trust milestone in Kohli’s human resources career and directly supports the long-term regional roadmap set by Tomas Hruska, Managing Director of L’Oréal Malaysia and Singapore. Kohli will oversee all human resource operations across both highly competitive markets, taking the point on workforce acquisition, retention, and strategic commercial alignment.
Spearheading Workforce Architecture Across Two Hubs
In her expanded role, Kohli assumes immediate responsibility for shaping the cultural and operational people agenda for L’Oréal’s dual-market structure. Her executive portfolio focuses on:
- Driving talent management initiatives to safeguard specialized skill pipelines.
- Nurturing future corporate leaders through dedicated internal promotion paths.
- Enhancing the everyday employee experience to build workforce resilience.
- Supporting ongoing business transformation via aggressive, data-backed workforce planning.
Kohli will collaborate directly with cross-market business heads to reinforce a high-performing workplace culture, preparing the organization to handle shifting consumer demands in the Southeast Asian beauty sector.
Proven Transnational Corporate Expertise
Kohli transitions into the regional director seat backed by deep multinational leadership experience. Prior to her tenure at L’Oréal, she commanded senior human resources roles at premier global organizations, including Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, and Tata Consumer Products. These multi-sector postings equipped her with deep technical expertise in organizational development, corporate business partnering, and talent strategy.
Having already executed multiple HR leadership assignments within the L’Oréal ecosystem across varied geographic markets, this latest promotion underscores corporate confidence in her ability to link human capital management directly to regional profitability.
Her appointment comes at a critical time as consumer goods firms face aggressive competition for highly skilled digital and operational talent. With Kohli steering the people strategy alongside regional managing director Tomas Hruska, L’Oréal aims to solidify its position as an industry pacesetter and a certified top employer in the region.
