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Sharing her thoughts on the role well-intentioned men can play to offer support and allyship at home and at the workplace, she credits her supportive and encouraging husband: one who emphasises her achievements and self-worth. “You want to strive in your career, but at different stages in life and beyond the office there are different roles to play - one has to be able to juggle. At my current stage, I’m largely driven to be a role model for my kids.” - Joanne Kan, Senior Manager
“You can do what you want to do provided you really want to do it. One key thing that I’ve learned in Intel is that there are people all around you who are ready to help. But the first step has to happen from your end - no one is going to hold your hand. You own your career. That’s the key.”
- Arun Raghavan, Team Manager
“Do different things, experiment and learn from your mistakes, because it’s a pyramid on the way up and soon you’ll be competing with people who might have more skills than you. So never take your eyes off your worth.” - Indranil Bhatthacharya, Finance Director
She loved sports and aspired to be a national hockey player. The only catch then: there were not many girls into the sport then and she mostly had to train with boys. “It was really tough - they wouldn’t pass, no one wanted me on their team and I often felt alone. And so I fought to prove myself by putting more hours into training.” She was a state player at the age of 14, made it to the national junior hockey team at 16, and represented the country in the senior women’s team when she was 17.
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Jayanthi Kandayah, Director, Asia Talent Acquisition
Born and raised in Penang, Erica graduated in Computer Science with a double major in programming and maths. Her journey in Intel began six years ago with the Inside Sales team. She was entrusted with the role of influencing the private and higher education market in Australia, selling ideas on digital transformation to schools. Today, she leads a team of nine, carrying the company’s full portfolio of data-centric products in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. - Erica Tor, Manager
These excerpts are part of an ongoing series of conversations with leaders across Intel Malaysia. To read these stories, visit We Are Intel.
