Shoon Lim

Shoon is the Global Head of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. She partners with clients to support the development and growth of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) as a key proposition for business performance globally, with deep expertise in Asia Pacific.

Based in Singapore, she has a proven track record of blending her business experience with DE&I advisory to transform organizational culture.

Previously, Shoon was the Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Givaudan, where she established the firm’s DE&I strategy, plans, and operating frameworks to enable strategic growth. Prior to this role, she worked on DE&I at Shell and Microsoft—and became known as a trusted expert in this rapidly evolving and dynamic practice. She started her career in business roles at Shell, spanning operations, branding, business transformation, change management, and business planning.

She is passionate about enabling people, leaders, and organizations to realize their full potential and feels truly privileged to be in a position that allows her to tap into that passion to make a difference every day, changing the way the world is led, inclusively, equitably and diversely.