Meet Our HR Stars Awards Judges
We take the judging process of HR Stars Awards seriously, and that is why we have gathered a team of industry experts to evaluate the entries and select the winners. Our judges come from diverse backgrounds in human resources, with extensive experience and knowledge in various areas of the field. They bring a wealth of expertise to the table and are committed to maintaining the highest standards of fairness, impartiality, and transparency in the judging process. Get to know our esteemed panel of judges below.
For judging opportunities, please email
Ross P., Projects and Partnerships Director,
at hrstarsawards@chiefofstaff.asia
Wannapat is an experienced HR professional and facilitator with extensive experience supporting organizations in talent development, capability building, and people strategy. In her work as an HR freelance consultant and facilitator, she partners with organizations to design and deliver impactful learning programs, enhance leadership effectiveness, and strengthen workforce capability. She is known for her engaging facilitation style and practical approach that supports both individual growth and organizational performance.
Throughout her career, Wannapat was a dedicated human resources professional with a profound passion for learning and an unwavering commitment to finding optimal solutions for all the challenges encountered. Extensive career spans across multinational corporations, encompassing industries such as packaging solutions, pharmaceuticals, consulting and insurance. With a wealth of experience in various sectors, possesses a deep understanding of transformational culture, enterprise leadership, human resources management and organizational development.
As a Judge for the HR Stars Awards Thailand, Wannapat brings a grounded and insightful perspective on excellence in human capital. Her experience in the HR field, coaching, talent development, and facilitation allows her to assess submissions with a keen eye for leadership potential, impactful learning practices, and organizational initiatives that elevate performance and people experience.
Korkaew is a dedicated HR professional with passion in Organizational Culture and strong experience in driving people strategies that support business growth and organisational effectiveness. As Human Resources Manager at OnRamp, she leads HR operations, talent acquisition, performance management, and employee engagement initiatives to strengthen culture and enhance workforce capability. She is known for balancing strategic priorities with practical HR solutions that help teams perform at their best.
Throughout her career, Korkaew has played a key role in developing HR programs that promote professional development, streamline processes, and foster a supportive work environment. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, and alignment between people practices and business objectives. Her experience working across diverse teams has equipped her with valuable insight into building inclusive and high-performing workplaces.
As a Judge for the HR Stars Awards Thailand, Korkaew brings a thoughtful and grounded perspective to recognising excellence in human capital. Her expertise in core HR functions, people engagement, and organisational support enables her to assess submissions with fairness, clarity, and a strong understanding of impactful HR practices.
Woochan Lim
Future Dev't. Manager (People & Culture) Teczen Co., Ltd. (Hyundai Motor Group)
Woochan Lim is a strategic HR and people culture leader with a strong track record across advanced manufacturing industries, including secondary battery production and global automotive technology. He currently serves as Future Development Manager (People & Culture) at Teczen Co., Ltd., a Hyundai Motor Group affiliate, where he leads people strategy, organisational capability building, and culture transformation initiatives that support long-term business growth and workforce engagement.
Woochan began his career in the secondary battery manufacturing sector at Sebang Battery, where he gained hands-on experience in labour relations, workforce operations, and compliance-driven HR management within a high-reliability industrial environment. This foundation shaped his practical understanding of shop-floor dynamics, safety-critical operations, and the importance of fair and consistent people practices in manufacturing-led organisations.
Building on this experience, Woochan has since played a key role in designing and implementing forward-looking HR frameworks in fast-growing, technology-driven organisations. At Teczen, he has been instrumental in establishing people and organisational systems for a newly formed global manufacturing entity, with a focus on talent development, performance management, organisational culture, and employee experience. His work bridges operational HR excellence with future-oriented people strategies aligned with business priorities.
Throughout his career, Woochan has championed inclusive workplace culture, leadership effectiveness, and continuous learning. His hands-on and data-informed approach to people management has enabled him to deliver high-impact HR programs that balance organisational performance with individual growth. Having worked within multinational corporate frameworks, he brings a strong appreciation for cross-cultural perspectives, governance, and collaborative leadership.
As a Judge for the HR Stars Awards Thailand and Vietnam, Woochan brings a grounded yet strategic lens to evaluating excellence in human capital, recognising HR practices that drive sustainable organisational success and innovation.
Chiraporn or Coach Aeh (Coolio) is a highly experienced coach, trainer, and HR consultant with more than 25 years of experience across local and multinational organisations. Her career includes serving as Senior Vice President of Human Resources, where she led comprehensive people strategies, culture transformation initiatives, performance management frameworks, and organisation and people development programmes. Her strong grounding in HR leadership enables her to bridge business objectives with human-centred development.
Currently, Chiraporn works as a freelance HR consultant, executive, leadership and career coach, and team coach, partnering with clients from diverse industries to unlock individual and collective potential. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Advanced Certificate in Team Coaching (ACTC) holder accredited by the International Coach Federation. With more than 800 coaching hours, she applies a thought-provoking and creative coaching approach grounded in ICF ethics and core competencies.
As a Judge for the HR Stars Awards Thailand, Chiraporn brings a development-focused and practical perspective to recognising human capital excellence. Her experience in coaching, talent development, and succession planning allows her to assess submissions with a keen eye for leadership potential, impactful learning practices, and organisational initiatives that elevate performance and people experience.
Paul Howell is one of Asia’s most experienced business journalists covering workplaces and the HR profession in the region. With a media career spanning more than 20 years, and bases in Melbourne, Dhaka, Singapore, and Hong Kong, he is adept at building large-scale professional communities and empowering them with news, insights, and relevant analysis.
After leading the US-owned HRM Magazine in Singapore for more than 10 years, he launched Chief of Staff Asia in September 2021. This professional trade media brand for the digital age combines both online (website, socials, video) and offline (printed magazine, awards and live events) platforms to bring all of Southeast Asia’s HR professionals and best practice case studies together in one community.
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