Dr. Fermin Diez has ample experience in human resources, which includes consulting, corporate and academic roles in 40 countries in all continents.
As a consultant he has advised major multinationals, large local companies and public sector organisations at the Board and C-Suite levels in topics related to Total Rewards, Executive Compensation, Sales Compensation, Human Capital Strategy and HR Analytics. He has also managed the P&L in several geographical locations and businesses. As an HR leader, he has been Regional Head of HR for two large MNCs in AsiaPac and in Latin America.
He is the former Senior Partner for Mercer in the Asia Pacific Region, and until recently was the Deputy CEO and Group Head of Sector Capability and Transformation for Singapore’s National Council for Social Service. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore, at Singapore Management University, and at Nanyang Technological University. He has written three books: ‘Human Capital and Global Business Strategy’, ‘The Remuneration Handbook: International Edition’ and ‘Fundamentals of HR Analytics’. Fermin has also previously taught Business Policy and Strategic Planning. He has been teaching WorldatWork courses for over 20 years in the US, Puerto Rico, Australia, the UK, South Africa, Malaysia, India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.
He has served on the Board of the Jurong Health Systems, where he also was a member of the HR Committee. He was also a member of the HR Committee at the National University Health System Group. He has also served in the Singapore Management University Business School Advisory Board, Taylor’s Education Group Advisory Board, the Children’s Cancer Foundation Board and the Board of Directors of WorlatWork, where he is currently on the Global Advisory Council. Fermin is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of HR Professionals, where he Chaired the Assessments and Insights Committee and where he is currently the Dean of HR Education. He is also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
