Lockton has appointed Shuchi Nihalani as Head of Human Capital Consulting for Singapore and Malaysia, according to media reports.
She will lead the growth of the firm's Human Capital Consulting practice across both markets. Working with Lockton's regional People Solutions team, Nihalani will help deliver integrated advisory services that strengthen organisational performance and workforce capability.
Bringing global expertise
Nihalani joins Lockton with more than 20 years of experience in human resources, organisation consulting, talent strategy and business transformation.
She most recently served as Senior People Business Partner at Autodesk, supporting the COO organisation. In the role, she advised senior leaders on organisation design, workforce planning, leadership development, succession planning and strategic talent initiatives for global sales teams.
Earlier at Autodesk, she was Senior People Consultant. She partnered with business leaders to shape people strategy, build manager capability and drive the adoption of global HR programmes.
Consulting experience
Before moving in-house, Nihalani spent several years at Willis Towers Watson. As Practice Leader and Senior Consultant, she advised multinational organisations on talent management, organisational alignment, leadership capability and workforce transformation.
She also spent nearly seven years at Mercer. There, she worked with multinational companies and Singapore government agencies on organisation redesign, workforce planning, rewards strategy, competency frameworks and national skills development.
Earlier in her career, she held consulting roles at Avalon Consulting, Hewitt Associates and organisations in the United Kingdom, building expertise in business strategy, organisational effectiveness and HR transformation.
Strengthening the practice
Nihalani holds an MBA in Human Resources and Marketing from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).
Her experience spans organisation design, workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, HR consulting and business transformation. Her appointment strengthens Lockton's Human Capital Consulting capabilities as the firm continues to expand its advisory services across Singapore and Malaysia.