Our Team

AW Joo-Lee
Founder & Managing PartnerJoo-Lee sets the vision at The People at Work, taking responsibility for establishing partnerships, initiatives and performance standards across offices.
Engaging with a diverse clientele from startups to multinationals, Joo Lee has helped set up new leadership teams in Asia, built strategy teams, and often advised clients on the cross-cultural talent landscape with special focus in China.
Joo-Lee’s corporate career spanned media, consumer and banking sectors in business development and marketing before she moved into search. She was educated in Malaysia, Singapore and US and holds a BSc from University of Oregon, and an MSc in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

ONG Chong Lian
AdvisorChong Lian joined People at Work in end 2000, and takes charge of the Singapore office.
Armed with over 25 years of professional experience spanning public and private sectors, Chong Lian started her career in the Singapore Armed Forces, and was amongst the first few women to be appointed aide-de-camp to Chief of Defence and the President of Singapore.
Her unique background gives her a slightly different, but holistic view to clients as she combines technical skills with a service-oriented approach.
Chong Lian graduated with a B.A. in Sociology and Literature from the National University of Singapore. She also has a graduate diploma in marketing communications from the Marketing Institute of Singapore.

Joanne Hu
Director, ShanghaiJoanne joined The People at Work in Shanghai in 2014. Since then, she has engaged in executive search projects with a strong focus on the Healthcare, Industrial/Automotive and Consumer sectors.
Joanne's track record covers senior commercial roles in Business Development, Sales and Marketing including: Head of Sales, Greater China for a US medical devices company; Business Development Director for a leading German automotive player; Partner for an international management consulting group; Sales and Business Development Directors for international clients in dairy, consumer sectors. As a key member of TPAW's regional team, Joanne provides China market information and guides client on industry benchmarks and talent trends in China. She studied International Business at Shanghai Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business English from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She is bilingual in Mandarin and English.

Wendy WONG
Director, MalaysiaWendy has more than 25 years of experience working with companies such as Mars, Electrolux and Ernst & Young. Her personal career transitioned from Finance to finally, Human Resources, where she found her passion.
At Mars, she led multiple successful organizational transformation from enhancing development experience and career paths for succession planning to developing future organizational design for all functions and countries across Southeast Asia.
Now at The People at Work, Wendy is a trusted advisor to business leaders on senior-level talent acquisition, development and coaching. She enjoys helping people maximise their potential, and takes a special interest in women’s economic empowerment.