HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tricor Group (Tricor), Asia’s leading provider of integrated business, corporate, investor, human resources and payroll, corporate trust and debt services, today announced the appointment of Sharon Cheng as Group Chief People Officer. Sharon will be responsible for developing and executing human resources strategy in support of the Group’s overall business plan and strategic direction of Tricor.

Sharon will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Tricor Group CEO, Lennard Yong. As Tricor grows its business in existing and new markets throughout the world, the Group will rely on Sharon’s nearly three decades of human resources expertise to foster our talent management, change management, performance management, compensation, employee culture and morale.

Sharon joins Tricor from Langham Hospitality Group, as the SVP for People and Culture where she was responsible for the people and culture function for the company across Asia Pacific, Americas and Europe. She has established new measurement tools for the culture program for nearly 7,000 staff across 7 countries, and revamped the internal employee engagement program for China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA and Canada.

Lennard Yong, Tricor Group CEO, said: “We operate in 39 cities across 20 countries and territories. Our Group Chief People Officer will play a central role as we continue to look for new growth opportunities in Asia. I’m pleased to welcome Sharon to the team. Her robust human resources experience and expertise will enable us to execute our strategy and achieve our target.”

Sharon obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow in Scotland.

About Tricor Group

Tricor Group (Tricor) has a growing global presence and is Asia’s leading provider of integrated business, corporate, investor, human resources and payroll, corporate trust and debt services. Tricor has had a rapid expansion through organic growth and development as well as partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. The Group today has over 30,000 clients globally, a staff strength of over 2,000 and a network of offices in 39 cities across 20 countries / territories. Our client portfolio includes over 1,200 companies listed in Hong Kong, over 500 companies listed in Singapore and Malaysia, and more than 40% of the Fortune Global 500 companies, as well as a significant share of multinationals and private enterprises operating across international markets. In March 2017, the Permira Funds became the controlling shareholder of the Tricor Group, alongside management. See: www.tricorglobal.com.