Mr William Thien is a consultant and trainer with EON Consulting & Training Pte Ltd (EON), a human resource consulting services and training provider providing a wide range of human resource management and development support services to companies in Singapore.

He is a certified Practicing Management Consultant (PMC) with SBACC, a Certified Productivity Consultant (CPC) by SGPC and JPC, a Certified Workplace Learning Specialist (CWLS) by IAL, a Certified Career Advisor (CCA) by WSG, a Certified HR Senior Professional (IHRP-SP) by IHRP and a Senior Professional under the National Training and Adult Education Professional Pathway (TAEPP).

William’s industry experience spans more than 30 years. He has worked in the shipbuilding, engineering and construction as well as the hotel industries. He carries a wide variety of portfolios, including talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, performance management, employee industrial relations / engagement and talent learning & development.

In his consulting and training work, he has worked with organisations in sectors such as healthcare, social service, hospitality, F&B, retail, logistics, sea and air transport, oil and gas, early childhood, and manufacturing in consulting and training projects in the areas of talent attraction, development and retention.

William is the key contributor for The Hands On Guide – Human Resource Manager, Singapore, HR Letters, Forms and Policies, Singapore and co-author of the Singapore chapter of Employment Law Asia published by CCH Asia Pte Ltd. He has also been an editorial advisor of the publication People Strategies.

Contributing back to the community, William has been the inaugural Chairman of the Special Interest Group (Coaching and Mentoring) at IAL’s Adult Education Network. He is also a member of the HR Committee at St Luke’s Hospital.

In recent years, he has been working closely with the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and various government-supported initiatives to support workforce transformation, job redesign and future-skills development. He has led several Job-Skills Integration (JSIT) projects in collaboration with SNEF to identify future-ready skills aligned to organisational strategies, and has been a pre-approved consultant for multiple PSG-Job Redesign (PSG-JR) projects, helping organisations redesign job roles with the integration of technology for a future-ready workplace.

He has also conducted job redesign workshops for HR professionals in collaboration with SNEF, equipping them with emerging skill sets including workforce analytics and data-driven HR practices. In addition, he has delivered AI implementation sharing sessions at HR Xchange Talks, and conducted AI adoption and implementation training for administrative and support professionals to help organisations leverage AI for productivity and workplace transformation.