Lockton Names New HR Consulting Head for SG, MY
Businesses in Singapore and Malaysia buying workforce consulting will see a new regional leader for Lockton's human capital practice.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
Lockton has appointed Shuchi Nihalani as Head of Human Capital Consulting for Singapore and Malaysia, where she will lead growth of the practice's integrated services in organisational performance, talent management and workforce capability. The appointment was announced on November 6, 2026, for operators in human capital consulting and professional services across both markets.
Why it matters
The appointment puts a leader with more than 20 years in HR, organisation consulting and talent strategy in charge of a regional practice that companies in both markets can buy from. For businesses hiring or restructuring teams, it signals continued investment in organisation design and workforce capability advisory in Southeast Asia.
The announcement cites more than 20 years of Nihalani's experience and nearly seven years at Mercer, with no regional headcount, revenue or client figures disclosed. The practice's Singapore and Malaysia scope is stated without a size comparator.
The players
Lockton
Lockton is a global insurance and human capital services provider whose Human Capital Consulting practice serves clients on organisational performance and talent management.
Shuchi Nihalani
Shuchi Nihalani is an HR and organisation consultant with more than 20 years of experience, most recently Senior People Business Partner at Autodesk, and previously a practice leader at WTW.
Autodesk
Autodesk is a software company best known for design and engineering products, and Nihalani's most recent employer, where she advised on workforce planning and talent for global sales teams.
WTW
WTW is a global professional services firm offering talent, risk and benefits consulting, where Nihalani served as Practice Leader and Senior Consultant for several years.
Mercer
Mercer is a global human resources consulting firm, where Nihalani spent nearly seven years earlier in her career.
The details
Nihalani will lead growth of Lockton's Human Capital Consulting practice across Singapore and Malaysia, a practice that delivers integrated services for organisational performance, talent management and workforce capability. Her background includes advising senior leaders at Autodesk on organisation design, workforce planning, leadership development, succession planning and talent initiatives for global sales teams. At WTW she advised multinational organisations on talent management, organisational alignment, leadership capability and workforce transformation, and earlier roles at Avalon Consulting, Hewitt Associates (now Aon) and Mercer extended that consulting record.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: Lockton publishes the announcement of Nihalani's appointment as Head of Human Capital Consulting for Singapore and Malaysia.
Market Landscape
Human capital consulting in Singapore and Malaysia is served by global firms that have moved executives between each other, as Nihalani's path from Hewitt Associates (now Aon) to Mercer and WTW illustrates. Lockton's appointment adds a senior regional leader to a practice competing for the same workforce-transformation mandates.
Operators in Singapore and Malaysia reviewing HR consulting partners should note the new regional leadership for Lockton's practice and assess how it fits current talent and organisation-design needs. Companies should review their advisory relationships against their own workforce priorities rather than treat the appointment itself as a reason to change providers.
The takeaway
Human capital consulting buyers in both markets should treat this as a signal of continued regional investment in talent and organisation services. Track the practice's client announcements over the coming quarters to see whether the new leadership shifts its offering.
Further reading
For more on leadership moves across the industry, see our coverage in People.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Consultancy.
