About

About Us

Syntroph provides on-demand, fractional C-Suite leaders who embed into growing companies as strategic partners. We bridge the gap between a costly full-time hire and a detached consultancy, delivering elite expertise that transforms organizational challenges into scalable competitive advantage.

Our Mission

Provide on-demand C-suite partnership to drive people and organization strategy.

Our Ethos

People First | Tech-enabled | Simplicity | Deliver Value

Our Differentiator

The Consultant’s Playbook

Proven methodologies from the world’s leading consulting firm, grounded on strong academic research, and refined through hundreds of engagements across industries and geographies

The Builder’s Track Record

Hands-on corporate experience with functional expertise to engage stakeholders across all levels to build, execute and continuously refine on innovative and future-ready talent initiatives

The Entrepreneur’s Mindset

Equipped with business management and start-up experiences to provide practical insights into what it takes to build and grow a business in today’s environment

Who We Are

Tery Chua

Founder and Managing Partner at Syntroph, driven by a singular mission to transform human potential into business advantage. With distinguished background in global consulting and large corporations, he has dedicated his career to solving the most complex organizational challenges. His expertise was honed in the financial services, technology, transportation, and public sectors, where he was entrusted to build corporate academies and lead large-scale organizational transformations. A certified executive coach, clinical hypnotherapist, and serial entrepreneur, Tery brings a rare blend of analytical rigor, strategic vision, and practical ingenuity to every client engagement, ensuring that their people strategy becomes their greatest source of competitive edge.

Dr. Eugene Cheong

Academic Advisor at Syntroph, bringing a unique blend of deep academic rigor and extensive corporate HR leadership. With a Doctorate in Business Administration and the background as a HR leader in the multinational oil & gas sector, he specializes in managing complex global mobility, compensation strategy, and organizational development. Concurrently, he held the role as a senior lecturer for premier universities in strategic HR management. The blend of real-world application and academic rigor allows him to provide clients with insightful, evidence-based strategies that are both theoretically sound and pragmatically executable.

Mark Lim

Head of IT at Syntroph, where he is dedicated to building secure, intelligent, and human-centered technology ecosystems that drive business advantage. With over 20 years of experience, he has led global digital transformation, cybersecurity, and data governance initiatives across multiple industries. Mark brings a rare blend of enterprise IT strategy and creative design thinking to his role, ensuring technology is both powerful and intuitive. He is currently pursuing a Master of Technology in Enterprise Business Analytics at the National University of Singapore, deepening his expertise in AI and data-driven strategy.

Brian Lim

Associate Partner at Syntroph, bringing over 15 years of strategic HR leadership and a proven track record in M&A integration, culture transformation, and building scalable HR functions for high-growth companies across APAC. A former senior public service leader and Head of HR for a scaling FinTech, he combines deep expertise in HR transformation, total rewards, and talent management; complemented with recent advanced training in digital transformation and change management from the Boston Consulting Group to deliver hands-on execution on practical, high-impact human capital solutions.

Keith Sng

Associate Partner at Syntroph, bringing over 25 years of strategic human resources and leadership development expertise, with a proven track record in talent management, organisational development, and building leadership capabilities for major corporations across APAC. A former Head of Talent Management for Linde Gas Asia and Business Learning Partner at DBS Bank, he combines deep expertise in facilitation, curriculum design, and performance coaching; complemented with master trainer accreditation in Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership II to deliver engaging, high-impact learning solutions that drive individual and organisational performance.

Pratima Krishnan

Associate Partner at Syntroph with over 25 years of experience as a Learning and Organization Development practitioner. She specializes in applying behavioral science and a deep understanding of organizational systems to design and lead successful large-scale change initiatives, HR transformations, and talent development strategies. Her extensive background includes senior leadership roles at DBS Bank, Techcombank, and the Zühlke Group, where she has consistently driven efficiency and capability building across global and regional functions.

Andrew Sidwell

Associate Partner at Syntroph, specializing in transforming organizational culture and leadership to drive tangible business outcomes. With over 25 years of experience across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, he helps senior teams align around purpose and trust, turning strategy into daily habits that lift performance and customer impact. His proven track record includes co-creating the renowned service culture at DBS Bank and guiding leadership initiatives for global brands to build resilience, collaboration, and distinctive customer experiences.

Chua Hock Hai

Associate Partner at Syntroph, bringing over 20 years of strategic HR leadership and a proven track record in large-scale transformation, talent ecosystem development, and navigating complex industrial relations for multinational corporations across APAC. A former Senior Vice President of HR for a leading aerospace MRO and Regional HR Head for global technology and logistics firms, he combines deep expertise in organizational development, change management, and leadership pipeline design; complemented by advanced certifications in psychometrics, coaching, and digital transformation from SMU and BCG to deliver grounded, high-impact human capital solutions that align people strategy with business renewal.