HKU ICB
Dr Coco Chen
Part-time Lecturer; Vice President of Human Resources at Columbia China
Teaching Programme | PgDip in Strategic Human Resource Management |
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Stream | HR Management |
Dr Coco Chen has served as the first Asia-Pacific and China HR leader for multiple Fortune 500 companies, accumulating over 20 years of practical experience in organizational development and full-module management of human resources. She has worked for large multinational corporations in Asia, Europe, and the United States, covering industries such as high-tech, manufacturing, finance, retailing, and healthcare. Dr Chen has made outstanding contributions to strategic talent planning, organizational effectiveness, culture dynamic, individual empowerment, talent attraction and development as well as employee engagement. Her efforts have helped enterprises achieve rapid expansion and sustained profitability while managing crises or mergers & acquisitions.
In recent years Dr Chen has devoted herself to coaching technology with PCC certification from ICF (International Coach Federation). She has coached many entrepreneurs and executives while serving as an excellent mentor for several MBA programs. Additionally, she is a certified consultant on Gallup Strength /DDI/Harrison/MBTI talent assessment & development tools. As a co-author she published four books recently while actively contributing to various leading industry associations as director or secretary-general or judge. Meanwhile, she also took the position as investor and operator for a Chinese branding, as of an entrepreneur.
Dr Chen holds both Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) and Doctoral degree in Management Science (MS).