On Monday, 08 January 2023, BoardAgender’s third cohort of ten mentees from its Mentoring Porgramme for Aspiring Women Directors 2023 celebrated the completion of their 6-month mentoring programme at a ceremony held with their mentors, BoardAgender Committee and BoardAgender’s partners. Warm congratulations to the graduates of the BoardAgender Mentoring Programme for Aspiring Women Directors 2023: Carol Lum Debbie Ng Fernn Lim Geraldine Chin Jane Perry Somerville Noelle Lim Novita Jong Sandra Lim Vimaljit Kaur Yau Siew Choi   The celebratory evening was led by BoardAgender’s Chairperson, Georgette, who reflected on the significant achievements and growth of our ten mentees and expressed her heartfelt gratitude towards our mentors who voluntarily dedicated…

BoardAgender had the privilege to host Lady Suzanne Heywood and Emma Sinclair for a breakfast session with mentors of BoardAgender’s Mentoring Programme for Aspiring Women Directors 2023 and BoardAgender Committee Members at the Fullerton Hotel.  Suzanne Heywood was born in the UK but for a decade of her childhood, sailed around the world with her family with limited access to formal education. She came back to the UK aged 17 and won a place to study at Oxford University. After her PhD at Cambridge University, she joined McKinsey and Company where she became a senior partner. She is now the Chief Operating Officer of Exor and Executive Chair of both…

Many thanks to Noelle Lim, one of the mentees of BoardAgender’s Mentoring Programme for Aspiring Directors 2023, who orchestrated an informational session with LinkedIn editors, Ms Serla Rusli and Mr Ting Wei Toh, on how one can boost their presence and build a voice on LinkedIn. This session equipped attendees with the key skill sets and techniques of how they could boost their online presence on LinkedIn, by managing their profiles, exploring the varieties of posts they could leverage, interacting with other users and amplifying their presence. Attendees learned how to address and overcome challenges they might face when using LinkedIn. These included having insufficient time, imposter syndrome and the…