Terese Lam

Personal goal pursuit

Career Break

May 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)

On sabbatical and career break

Chief People Officer

Sense

Jun 2022 - May 2025 (3 years)

Leading the global people team. 6sense reinvents the way your organization creates, manages, and converts pipeline to revenue.

Chief Member

Chief

Feb 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 4 months)

Chief is a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Chief is the only organization specifically designed for senior women leaders to strengthen their leadership journey, cross-pollinate ideas across industries, and effect change from the top-down.

Chief People Officer

Wind River

Jan 2019 - May 2022 (3 years 5 months)

Leading a global People Team to shape our future together. From cultivating a growth mindset culture where everyone thrives to be their best, to building experiences that matter, we are a passionate team with a mission to make a difference.

VP HR / Head of HR

AppDynamics

Aug 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 5 months)

As an ESTAFF member, led HR team through hyper growth and integration into Cisco. Included all facets of HR, business partnering and building exceptional employee experience at AppDynamics. At AppDynamics is an Application Intelligence Platform which empowers today’s software-defined businesses with the ability to proactively monitor, manage, and optimize the most complex software environments. AppDynamics is part of Cisco

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Founder

Tap in Talents

Aug 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 2 months)

Sold the business. Tap in Talents is about providing growth learning experiences to students after school. Initiated and developed the business from the ground up, leveraging personal talent development experience to cultivate team collaboration, communication and leadership skills. This included but not limited to business development, developing partnerships, sales & customer relationship, marketing including social media, development of program curriculum with industry and education advisors, website and registration platform development.

Executive HR Leader, Software Solutions

GE

Feb 2014 - Jul 2016 (2 years 6 months)

ALSTOM was acquired by GE. After the merge/ acquisition, led HR for the combined GE Grid Software Solutions business globally with over 2000 employees. Grid Software Solutions was considered No.1 in its control system and protection solutions spread across the Americas, Asia Pacific, India, Europe, Middle East and Latin America. Led cultural integration, leadership development, staffing and downsizing, orientation, and the induction of Alstom employees into GE. • Organizational design and implementation of new and combined businesses to simplify and synergize. • Collaborated with C&B team to design and implement a new Sales Incentive program for the software sales force, aligning schemes and improving sales performance. • Achieved st

VP Talent Management

ALSTOM GRID

Sep 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 4 months)

France-based Alstom Group had 90,000+ employees worldwide covering the power, energy and transportation sector. Alstom Grid was one of the top three global players in electrical transmission, with over 20,000 employees worldwide. Led talent management for Alstom Grid sector globally, while performing as Executive HR Business Partner for the global Software business. Led a team of: Global HR Directors for Sales & Marketing, R&D, Engineering, Project Management, Legal, Staffing Manager, Learning & Development team, the global talent management network and HR Managers for the Software business. Partnered with the Region and Executive team to develop future executive leaders. • Led the Merger & Acquisition project of people review, cultural

Global Sales & Marketing HR Director

ALSTOM GRID

Apr 2012 - Sep 2013 (1 year 6 months)

Global responsibility covering Sales & Marketing, Business Development and Strategy Communities, in addition to global responsibility for Learning & Development. • Led the Sales Excellence team on key initiatives to develop the Sales Community to achieve high performance. Successfully implemented the Sales Competency Development Program, which was recognized as best practice. • Key contributor to the Sales Efficiency initiatives such as CRM Real Time Performance Metrics, regional Sales efficiency programs. 100% of sales bonus pay-out was calculated on sales data in Salesforce. • Led a team that developed and launched a global pipeline program aimed at preparing new Product Sales Specialist, which comprised of 3-6 months structured training

Global Learning and Talent Development Director

ALSTOM GRID

Jan 2012 - Sep 2013 (1 year 9 months)

Global responsibility for Learning & Talent Development programs. Direct reports included a Learning & Development Coordinator, a Sales Training Manager and a Technical Sales Training Manager. • Initiated and deployed the Future Management Program in 2 regions (Eastern Asia Pacific & Near Middle East), which was aimed at developing a pipeline of Middle Managers throughout all of Alstom’s 4 sectors. It was recognized as best practice in Alstom Group. (Still in place today.) • Deployed the Alstom Accelerated Management Program within Grid Sector aimed at developing a pipeline of Senior Managers. The approach was recognized as best practice in Alstom. • Developed and deployed ‘Manager as a Coach’ and ‘Mentoring’ globally using the 70:20:10 ap

Regional Eastern Asia Pacific HR Director

ALSTOM GRID

Sep 2010 - Dec 2011 (1 year 4 months)

Promoted to lead the full Region of Eastern Asia and Pacific which comprised of additional two big countries - Australia and Indonesia. Member of the Regional Executive Management Committee. Responsible for leading the HR function of 2000+ employees, 16 team members ensuring alignment of HR priorities to regional business needs and strategy. Accountable for the merge and carve out of employees to Alstom and Schneider Electric, harmonization of benefits, policies and employment conditions in the region. Led the culture integration, change management and organizational redesign of the region. • Led the harmonization of compensation and benefits alignment project in the Eastern Asia countries between AREVA T&D and ALSTOM policies. • Led the r

Site HR Manager

AREVA TD

Jul 2008 - Aug 2010 (2 years 2 months)

AREVA TD was acquired by Alstom. Led HR for the manufacturing and service site of Power Transformers, Services and Switchgear. This was a unionised site with 3 integrated enterprise agreements.

Senior HR Consultant

Golder Associates

Jan 2008 - Jun 2008 (6 months)

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Founder

MySweetopia Wedtopia

Jul 2007 - May 2010 (2 years 11 months)

Developed and started own patisserie cafe, special occasion cake business - Wedtopia and MySweetopia. Sold business in May 2010.

People Development Manager

Visy Industries

Jul 2004 - Jul 2007 (3 years 1 month)

Senior HR Advisor, Eastern Australia and SE Asia

Metso Minerals

Apr 2001 - Jul 2004 (3 years 4 months)

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HR Officer

MM Electrical

Feb 2000 - Apr 2001 (1 year 3 months)

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