L’Oréal has promoted Divya Kohli as director-human resources for Malaysia and Singapore, entrusting her with the people agenda across two of the beauty giant’s key Southeast Asian markets. In her new role, Kohli will lead human resources strategy for L’Oréal’s operations in Malaysia and Singapore, focusing on talent development, organisational effectiveness, leadership capability building and workforce transformation.
She will work closely with business leaders to strengthen organisational capabilities and support the company’s continued growth in the region. Kohli has built an international HR career spanning consumer goods, beauty, healthcare and technology sectors, with experience across India, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.
She joined L’Oréal in 2022 as senior HR business partner for Malaysia and Singapore, supporting the Consumer Products Division and L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty business. Earlier this year, she was elevated to HR director & commercial excellence Lead for Australia & New Zealand, combining people leadership with business performance initiatives.
Before joining L’Oréal, Kohli spent nearly seven years with Nestlé, holding several HR leadership positions across South Asia and the Asia, Oceania and Africa (AOA) region.
Her career also includes leadership roles at Tata Consumer Products and Johnson & Johnson, where she gained expertise in rewards, performance management, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, employee engagement and strategic HR partnering. She began her professional journey as a software engineer before transitioning into human resources.
An MBA in Human Resources from SCMHRD, Symbiosis, Kohli brings a blend of business acumen, people leadership and international experience that positions her well to lead L’Oréal’s people strategy across Malaysia and Singapore.
