Coca-Cola Names Irene Tan as VP for HR of Southwest Asia and India

Irene Tan has been named Vice President, Human Resources for India & Southwest Asia (INSWA) by Coca-Cola India. Irene will be responsible for accelerating INSWA's growth in India and Southwest Asia by recruiting future-ready talent, enabling performance, and developing employees.

Irene has worked for Coca-Cola in a variety of roles and responsibilities since joining the company in 2012 as a talent sourcing consultant for the Asia Pacific Group. 

Irene previously worked for Spencer Stuart, an international executive search firm, before joining Coca-Cola. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree.

She worked as the Coca-Cola company's lead talent acquisition partner in Greater China and Korea. She is credited with initiating campus recruitments for management trainees, a signature programme for China that promotes both gender and generational diversity in the business.

In 2015, she worked on multiple executive search mandates across Asia Pacific, including as executive recruiting director for Bottling Investment Group (BIG) in Singapore.

She was appointed as the Asia Pacific Talent & Development (T&D) Director in 2020, and she was a member of the global T&D Leadership team, responsible for advancing the talent agenda and developing a diversity succession pipeline. She spearheaded the region's Learning and Enterprise Capability initiatives. 

“With Irene's deep understanding of the company as well as talent management expertise across markets, we are confident that she will steer the Human Resources function for continued success and further strengthen our position as an employer of choice,” said Sanket Ray – President, India and Southwest Asia.