Our Team

Shalini is the founder of Community Business Limited and the organisation’s CEO until mid-2009.  She has advised many companies on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Asia, diversity and inclusion, work-life balance and corporate community investment.  She has conducted extensive research and written numerous publications on these subjects and is a sought after speaker in Hong Kong and globally. 

Over the years, Shalini was awarded several accolades due to her work in these subjects.  They include the “Chief Executives Commendation for Community Service” by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2005, “Asia 21 Young Leader” by the United States’ Asia Society and the “35 under 35” list by UK based World Business in 2007.  In 2008, Shalini was awarded an MBE from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II for services to CSR in Hong Kong.  In 2009, she was honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Global Young Leader. 

In addition to Community Business, Shalini is the founder of The Zubin Foundation, a charity devoted to patient safety and quality of care in hospitals, racial integration and special education needs of local non-Chinese speakers.  She is also founder of HospitalAdvisor, a social enterprise to empower patients with information and to celebrate hospitals that put patient care at the centre of their services.

Dr. Ritu Anand is a pioneer in the field of Human Resources with a career spanning 25+ years. She is a Senior Vice President at Tata Consultancy Services and spearheads TCS' Workplace Diversity initiative and is a member of the Group Diversity Council and the HR Steering Committee at the Tata Group. Her various advisory roles include: Member of Worldwide ERC Global Advisory Council and Advisory Board member of the National HRD Network in Mumbai. She is the Governing Board Member of WILL (Forum for Women in Leadership), that aims at bringing together the collective aspirations, talents, and mentoring of women across corporate India. She is on the Board of Directors at two Tata Group companies and has a doctorate in Psychology.

Edith Chen has over 27 years of experience leading business transformation, market expansion, and brand development across Asia-Pacific. She has held leadership roles as President of De Beers APAC, CEO of Brooks Brothers APAC, and Managing Director of Calvin Klein Asia, overseeing operations in 15 Asia-Pacific markets.

Edith specializes in strategy formulation, restructuring, and change management, delivering consistent financial growth and operational efficiency. She has led key initiatives including multi-market, multi-channel expansions, sustainability-focused innovations, and omnichannel marketing campaigns. Passionate about talent empowerment, Edith has orchestrated mentorship and talent development programs to foster future leaders and build strong teams. As an Executive Director in her various leadership capacities, Edith has contributed to governance frameworks, driven diversity and inclusion, and fostered sustainable stakeholder engagement.

She is actively involved in non-profit and community service, serving as a Council Member of the Belilios Girls’ School Foundation, a strategic advisor for Asia Charity Services, and a former committee member of The Asian University for Women.

Paul Choi is Managing Director and Group Head of Human Resources at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), where he strategises and oversees all aspects of talent management practices, policies and operations for the organisation. He is a member of the HKEX management committee and reports to the Group CEO. Paul has over 30 years of international experience. Prior to joining HKEX, Paul was managing director in the Human Capital Management (HCM) division of Goldman Sachs in Asia and the Head of Goldman Sachs University and Talent Branding for Asia Pacific region.

Paul worked at a number of multinational organisations including Accenture, JP Morgan and Industrial Bank of Japan in cities including Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York and London. Paul was recognised with an “LGBT+ Inclusion Champion Award” by Community Business in 2016 for his thought leadership in driving LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace and advocating LGBT+ equality in the community. Paul has significantly contributed to winning the bid for Hong Kong to host International Gay Games in 2022.

Paul is also a core member of Hong Kong Marriage Equality and one of the Hong Kong Golden Circle members of Human Rights Watch. Previously, Paul was on the HR Advisory Board of The Women’s Foundation and provided pro-bono Strategy and Business Planning consulting services to not-for-profit organisations including The Women’s Foundation, CareER and Youth Diabetes Action.

 

Helen is a Partner and Head of Employment, Asia at DLA Piper. Helen has been a lawyer for nearly 20 years, having previously worked in Hong Kong, New York and London advising clients on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. She is heavily involved in her firm’s pro bono and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, including being involved in the firm’s international gender balance network, sitting on the Asia ESG committee and co-leading the firm’s international initiative on treating people fairly. 

Helen’s legal practice similarly involves working with employers to help them address key topics for their workforce across Asia around promoting mental wellbeing, diversity, implementing training and development and roll out of policies. Helen and her team also provide pro bono support to charities who are working in areas such as housing, asylum seekers, sustainability, human rights and LGBT+ issues.