AREA OF EXPERTISE

- A dynamic speaker, trainer and facilitator, skilled in employing clarity and impact to deliver effective workshops to diverse audiences at all organisational levels. 
- Armed with strong business acumen and has more than 15 years’ experience in curriculum design, training development & delivery, leadership & teambuilding, and executive coaching. 
- Voracious learner and highly skilled in coaching, training, facilitation, organisation development and talent development.  

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Facilitation, Coaching and Consulting

•	Customised/ designed, implemented and delivered leadership development training programmes based upon identified training needs through collaborative relationship with business units and HR business partners. 
•	Engaged in one-to-one and small group coaching for leadership executives and managers including co-creating action plans based on internally identified development needs and results from 360 assessments. 
•	Coached leadership executives and managers to achieve their goals and provided them with tools to increase their productivity and success. 
•	Facilitated strategic planning sessions and leadership offsites. 
•	Established the leadership development faculty in Corporate University and designed cum trained/coached regional facilitators to drive the global roll out. 
•	Executed global and regional staff development programmes and indirectly reduced employees’ turnover, increase employee engagement and customer satisfaction scores.
•	Led regional learning & development team to drive talent development. 

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Fabian Lim 林 罡 远

Back to What Matters

The past few months gave me something I didn’t know I needed, space.

Space to slow down.

Space to reflect on my own leadership.

Space to notice what truly makes a difference when working with leaders and teams.

What became clear to me is this:
growth doesn’t come from doing more.

Clarity shows up when we create space to listen: to ourselves, to our teams, and to what’s really happening.

And impact is strongest when leadership is anchored in self-awareness, not just results.

As this new year begins, I’m stepping forward with renewed energy and intention to lead with awareness, choose courage in moments of uncertainty, and help leaders and teams grow from the inside out.

No big declarations.

Just a deeper commitment to what matters most.

As a leader, where do you need to create more space to gain clarity this year?



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“If leadership is influence… and influencing isn’t my strength, can I still lead?”

I get this question a lot.

Many leaders believe influence means being charismatic, persuasive, or always “on.”

That if it doesn’t come naturally, leadership might not be for them.

Here’s what I’ve seen, again and again:
the most impactful leaders aren’t the loudest in the room.

They’re the most grounded.
Influence doesn’t begin with convincing others.

It begins with knowing yourself.
When leaders are clear about who they are, what they stand for, and how they show up, people feel it. 

Trust grows. 
Safety forms. 
Followership happens.

Authenticity is magnetic.

Not because it tries to impress but because it’s real.

You don’t need to perform influence.

You need to embody it.

So if you’ve ever doubted your ability to lead because influencing isn’t your “core domain,” remember this:
your presence, values, and self-awareness may already be influencing more than you realise.

As a leader, are you trying to act influential or allowing your authenticity to lead first?


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Seeing What We Usually Miss


This horn in my hand was a key element in an organisational workshop from Barry Oshry.

It represents a pause.

A moment out of time.

A chance to step away from the action and see what’s usually invisible.

In organisations, most challenges don’t come from bad intent.

They come from unseen dynamics: roles, pressures, and system forces quietly shaping behaviour.

When the horn is sounded, we stop reacting.

We look at the undercurrents driving the system.

And suddenly, what felt personal becomes understandable.

Good people.

Good intentions.

Yet patterns repeat until leaders create space to see the system, not just the individuals.

That’s the power of stepping “out of time.”

Not to assign blame  but to build awareness.

Because when leaders can see the invisible forces at play, they stop fixing people… and start leading systems.

As a leader, when was the last time you paused long enough to see the hidden dynamics shaping your team?


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Before the week gets loud, pause.

Not to plan more.

Not to push harder.

Just to notice.


What’s been pulling your attention lately?

What’s been quietly asking for space?

Sometimes the most useful thing we do on a Monday
is choose where our energy goes before the week chooses for us.

What deserves your attention this week and what are you finally ready to let go of?


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“A focused fool can accomplish more than a distracted genius.”


Just a quiet mid week reflection. 


Ironically, Focus is my 10th CliftonStrength.

I don’t think about it often.

And it’s funny how easily I get distracted by the very things I need to focus on.

Too many priorities.

Too many open loops.

Too much noise competing for attention.

This reminded me of something simple:

Focus isn’t about forcing productivity.

It’s about noticing where my attention goes and choosing it more intentionally.

So this week, I’m not trying to do more.

I’m choosing attention.


A reflection to sit with:

👉 Where is your attention going and is it aligned with what truly matters right now?



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互补 (hù bǔ) - to complement one another; each person completes the other.


This idea sits at the heart of the work I do with teams.

In every CliftonStrengths workshop I facilitate, I see the same shift.

When leaders realise that differences aren’t problems to solve but strengths meant to be 互补, something changes.

Judgment turns into understanding.

Tension gives way to appreciation.

And teams stop working around one another and start working with one another.

Strengths conversations aren’t about labels or perfection.

They’re about creating a shared language.

A way to understand why we think, feel, and act the way we do especially under pressure.

When teams truly embrace 互补, trust deepens.

People feel seen.

And performance follows naturally.

This is the work that energises me helping leaders create clarity, connection, and confidence by recognising how each person completes the whole.

If your team fully embraced 互补, how differently might they show up and perform together?



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Hello! It’s Friday.


The kind of Friday that reminds us, we survived the week,
learned a thing or two,
and hopefully we didn’t take ourselves too seriously.

Work gets done.

Leadership continues.

And sometimes the most productive thing to do… is pause.

Wishing you a good coffee,
a lighter heart,
and a weekend that recharges you not your inbox.

Happy Friday. 👋

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Sometimes, you’ve got to be the thing you never had.


Many of us didn’t grow up with perfect examples of leadership.

No clear blueprint.

No instruction manual.

And maybe that’s the point.
Leadership doesn’t come with a manual.

You become it.

You lead the way you wish you were led.

You listen the way you once needed to be heard.

You create safety, clarity, and trust because you know what it feels like when they’re missing.

That’s not weakness.

That’s earned wisdom.

The leaders who make the deepest impact aren’t the ones who copy a model.

They’re the ones who choose to be intentional…
to learn, reflect, and show up with courage especially when it’s uncomfortable.

Sometimes, becoming a leader means rewriting the manual starting with yourself.


So here’s the real question:

What kind of instruction manual are you becoming for those who follow you?



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Unboxing What Was Already There


30 leaders.

One room.

And a lot of honest conversations.

Facilitating the UnBOX Your Strengths workshop reminded me why I believe so deeply in strength-based leadership.

Not because it’s trendy.

Not because it’s positive.

But because it gives leaders permission to stop pretending.

I watched leaders recognise themselves, sometimes with relief, sometimes with surprise.

I saw “weaknesses” reframed as overused strengths.

I saw quiet confidence grow when people realised they didn’t need to lead like someone else to be effective.

Strength-based leadership isn’t about fixing people.

It’s about revealing what’s already working and learning how to use it with intention.

When leaders understand their strengths: They lead with more clarity.

They relate with more empathy.
And they create teams where difference becomes 互补 (hù bǔ - to complement one another).

Today was energising not because the room was loud but because it was honest.

And every time I run this workshop, I’m reminded: The best leaders don’t add more layers. 

They unbox what’s already inside.


If you were to unbox your strengths fully, how might your leadership shift?

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Why matters more than what.


Don’t have kids just because you want to save a marriage.

Don’t open a restaurant because you’re hungry.

Don’t start a business because you hate your job.

Because emptiness can’t be fixed with chaos.
And fear can’t be healed with distraction.

I’ve seen this pattern play out, in life, in leadership, in organisations.

When big decisions are made from a place of escape, they often become the very thing we later want to escape from.

New roles.
New strategies.
New initiatives.
Same unresolved why.

As leaders, we’re constantly deciding: what to build, what to change, what to start next.

The real work isn’t just choosing what to do.

It’s being honest about why we’re doing it.

Are we acting from clarity or from discomfort?

From purpose or from pressure?

Because when the why is rooted in truth, the path has resilience.

When it’s rooted in running away, the cost shows up later.


Before your next big decision, ask yourself:

Am I doing this for my truth or am I doing this to run?



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Head of Finance & Business Support

GEA Group

Extensive practical experience in leading financial strategy and operational management. My role encompasses driving financial management & operations, consolidated group reporting, cross-border taxation, corporate governance, and strategic planning, resulting in significant improvements in EBITDA margins and overall financial health.

Key contributions include:

Financial Leadership: Spearheading financial strategy, budgeting, and performance management to enhance profitability and operational efficiency.

Compliance & Audit: Ensuring high-quality IFRS-based reporting, GST and corporate tax compliance, and managing external audits.

Operational Excellence: Optimizing working capital, leading forecasting processes, and enhancing regional market strategies.

Strategic Partnering: Collaborating with leadership to shape strategic decisions, strengthening of regional hub structure, optimize product mix, and drive growth initiatives.

Finance Project Management Leadership: Successfully implementing SAP ERP and SAP Concur systems, improving financial processes and reporting capabilities.

(1) Senior Director, Finance

Concurrent business leadership role focusing on business controlling and commercial operations. Business partnering with VP of the product line for transformative initiatives, focused on market strategy, product line profitability, warehouse optimization, and forecasting & budgeting of top volume across multi-regions.

(2) Senior Director, Global Marine Business Controlling

PaxOcean

Led group planning & reporting function, focusing on enhancing financial transparency and operational efficiency. My role involved leading financial reporting, consolidation, and strategic planning efforts across multiple shipyards.

Key contributions include:

Financial Reporting & Analysis: Led consolidated financial reporting across Singapore, Indonesia, and China. Managed forecasting and budgeting processes, conducted investment evaluations through detailed financial analysis, and prepared comprehensive financial reports and performance insights for the Group CFO.

SAP S4 Hana Implementation: Directed the finance stream project for upgrading from SAP ECC 6 to SAP S4 Hana, focusing on FICO and Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC). Enhanced finance processes and reporting capabilities across shipyards in Singapore, Indonesia, and China.

Operational Efficiency: Streamlined reporting processes and enhanced financial visibility, supporting better resource allocation and strategic planning.

Manager, Finance (Group Planning & Reporting)

Johnson Controls

As a Business Controller for the Building Efficiency division, I provided strategic financial oversight, ensuring robust profitability and mitigating commercial risks across equipment and solutions projects. I managed pricing approvals, margin protection, and cost estimations at every sales cycle stage, balancing profitability with market demands and strategic objectives. My leadership extended to driving revenue growth, cost control, and variance analysis while collaborating with business leaders to align financial performance with targets.

Key contributions include:

Streamlined project pricing and approval processes, ensuring viable contribution margins and credit safeguards.

Conducted gross margin and net profit variance analysis, guiding business leaders to close gaps between actuals and forecasts.

Chaired sales and operational review meetings, fostering alignment across business lines and segments.
Prepared rolling forecasts and full year business plan, collaborating closely with the General Manager and business leaders.

Ensured compliance with group policies, SOX requirements, and financial reporting standards, contributing to operational excellence and governance.

Business Controller

As a Finance Manager, I provided strategic leadership in business controlling, financial planning, and statutory compliance across operating entities, representative offices and markets in Southeast Asia. I spearheaded commercial risk management, transfer pricing strategies, and working capital optimization while mentoring and developing high-performing finance and shipping teams. 

This managerial role sharpened my ability to navigate complex business environments, deliver financial clarity, and lead impactful initiatives in fast-paced settings with cross-sector applications in diverse markets.

Key contributions include:

Led regional consolidation of financial and management reports, financial planning & analysis, including subsidiaries & representative office in Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam respectively, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.

Implemented IFRS changes, ensuring smooth organizational alignment with new standards for statutory and group reporting.

Played a key role in the successful implementation of SAP ERP, leading efforts in design blueprint creation, process definition, and ensuring seamless transition and data integrity during migration from legacy systems. Provided first-level user support to address process-related issues and leveraged expertise in SAP modules, including Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD) and Financial and Controlling (FICO), to streamline operations and enhance system efficiency.

Served as a trusted business partner, delivering insights that enhanced gross margin contributions and EBIT across diverse product lines and regions.

Successfully optimized cash management and hedging positions, reducing currency exposure and enhancing treasury operations across the region.

Drove compliance excellence, earning the prestigious “ACAP” award for GST compliance and staff training.

Finance Manager (South East Asia)

SNT Global Solutions Pte Ltd

Group Accountant

Janco Aviation Pte Ltd

Accounts Executive

Soh, Wong & Partners

Auditor

As a cross-functional finance leader, I combine corporate controlling, technical accounting expertise, and business management skills to deliver measurable value to stakeholders across diverse regions. I drive operational excellence and strategic growth in multicultural, international environments, including industrial engineering, process technology, marine & offshore engineering, construction, manufacturing, and sales & distribution.

My expertise spans commercial finance, business partnering, corporate controlling, cross-border taxation, and financial reporting, driving profitability and growth across Southeast Asia, APAC, and Europe. Core strengths include GTM analysis, supply chain optimization, forecasting, budgeting, FP&A, group consolidation, commercial project management, process improvement, ERP implementation and upgrades, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. My ability to adapt across industries enables me to address unique challenges, align strategies, and deliver measurable results in dynamic, high-growth environments.

I collaborate with cross-functional teams with transparency in decision-making, in a consultative approach bridging gaps between financial performance and growth objectives, and successfully leading regional finance transformation projects.

A firm believer in CliftonStrengths, my top strengths - Responsibility, Deliberative, Relator, Achiever, and Strategic - reflect my commitment to thoughtful decision-making, relationship-building, and goal-oriented leadership. I take ownership of my work and foster an environment of trust, collaboration, and excellence, ensuring that my decisions drive operational efficiency and long-term growth.

Let’s connect and explore opportunities to collaborate and build something awesome together!

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