Lavina Mehta is currently the Regional Director of Human Resources, Asia for Shearman & Sterling.  As she believes in contributing back to society, she has also recently engaged with an NGO, “Be The Change”, as their Vice President to extend her knowledge and service to the ethnic minority community in Hong Kong.

Lavina is an experienced Regional Human Resources Leader across Asia Pacific with over 25 years of experience covering sectors of global professional services, consulting, logistics and retail.  In the last 8 years, she was with KAS Group Asia which operates the sourcing business of Kmart and Target Australia where she has helped build a strong corporate culture with wellness at heart and transformed HR partnership with the Business in driving the Talent Agenda.  Under her leadership, KAS Group Asia has won HR awards 2 years in a row in Best Employee Wellness Program, Best Covid-19 HR initiative and in the 2nd year, Best Learning & Development Program.

She holds a Masters of Arts Degree in Human Resources Management from Macquarie University and has coached many individuals in her organisation to find a platform for their personal growth and well-being.  She is very passionate about people, their learnings and advancement in their career.