For over 15 years, Leslie Lim has stood at the forefront of the fastest moving adult education industry. He spent the past five years transforming the behaviours and mindset of his participants, providing them with a set of attributes to enhance and excel in their undertakings.

Being an assiduous adult educator, Leslie has championed the significance of continuous learning to his consumer customers; he has been awarded top 10 associate trainers by the Singapore Institute of Retail Studies in 2014. Following his passion in adult education, Leslie embarked onto consultancy work and training in Personal Data Protection Act. Leslie conducts PDPA compliance assessment/ training with businesses, reviews and provides follow up and corrective measures to his clientele to ensure compliance with the PDPA. Managing PDPA compliance is cross functional, and hence Leslie is familiar with processes of HR, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Administration, IT, Facility & Security.

Some of the organisation that has been trained by Leslie includes notable organizations such as The Polyolefin Company, Sumitomo Groups of Companies, One Degree 15 Marina Club, The Tanglin Club, Laguna Golf & Country Club, Best Denki, Richemont Luxury, The Chevron Club, Raffles Marina Club, Hotel Royal @ Queens, Metta Welfare Association, Sincere Watch Group, C Melchers, People's Association, NGA Benefits, A*Star group of entities, Penta Ocean Construction, Raffles Institution, Centurion Corporation, Daikin Singapore, UEMS Solutions, and Munters Singapore.

Throughout his 9-years tenure with Mobil Oil/ ExxonMobil, Leslie has built a reputation for achieving business objectives, incubating new operational models. Besides meeting sales objectives, he is also primarily responsible for hiring & recruitment, training & development, execution of workplace safety and health policies & procedures and loss prevention system.

Embracing the core values of integrity, innovation, and growth, Leslie is offered the opportunity to move on to the management of Cheers Holding (subsidiary of FairPrice) in 2007. He held the position of Area Manager, where his leadership is further extended to the responsibilities of guidance and supervision of clusters of convenience stores.

Beyond data protection, Leslie is actively involved in digitisation initiatives, particularly in integrating digital marketing principles into HR functions. This includes leveraging tools such as Gen AI, social media content marketing and analytics to enhance employer branding, talent engagement and recruitment strategies. His approach bridges the gap between HR and digital strategy, helping organisations build a future-ready workforce.

Leslie holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Entrepreneurship and Management. He has attained the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) and also attended the Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) course. Leslie has recently completed the Graduate Diploma in Digital Marketing.