{"id":248700,"date":"2025-08-15T20:08:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awards.humanresourcesonline.net\/hr-excellence-awards-sg\/?p=248700"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:13:57","slug":"gareth-poh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awards.humanresourcesonline.net\/hr-excellence-awards-sg\/gareth-poh\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Poh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;2025 JUDGE&#8217;S PROFILE&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; global_module=&#8221;248510&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2025 JUDGE&#8217;S PROFILE<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;members-full-description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/awards.humanresourcesonline.net\/hr-excellence-awards-sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/C.H.-Robinson_Gareth-Poh.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ilja Rijnen&#8221; title_text=&#8221;C.H. 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