Arasu C

Senior Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) Manager with 25+ years of regional experience, driving enterprise-wide safety, physical security, regulatory compliance, audit assurance, ESG, crisis and risk management, business continuity across Asia Pacific Manufacturing and Green Field operations. Strategic business partner to executive leadership, delivering data-driven ESG and EHSS insights, dashboards, and performance analytics to support board-level decision-making. Proven track record in risk reduction and operational excellence, leading multi-site governance, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives across high-risk industries.

Strong cross-functional influencer, aligning business units, regulators, and stakeholders to embed a proactive safety culture and achieve organisational objectives. Digitally progressive, leveraging EHSS systems, analytics, and emerging technologies to enhance reporting, incident prevention, and performance visibility.

Regional Senior EHS & Security Manager at Emerson Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (2022-05 – 2026-04)

Drove Safety Culture and advised the Enterprise Vice President, AP President, Business Head on the EHSS/Trade Compliance/Project to mitigate business risks. Developed and implemented EHSS policies, procedures, management system and practices in line with regulatory requirements and organizational objectives. Collaborated with cross-functional teams across 12 AP counties to integrate EHSS considerations into business operations and decision-making processes.

• Led multi-site ISO 45001 assurance across 13 facilities, improving audit close-out about 97% and reducing repeat high-risk findings by 93%
• Strengthen operational efficiency and delivered more than 77% Total recordable incident rate, sustained 97% audit success in 11 Asia Pacific countries
• Drove Energy Treasure Hunt across 9 Facilities under Brown field project with cost optimization of average of US$357K through risk-based governance and operational alignment

Regional QEHS & Operational Risk Leader at United Test and Assembly Centre (2013-05 – 2022-05)

Developed regional QEHS leadership capability and operational standards across APAC 9 sites, establishing site operational risk mitigation and business continuity strategy supporting high-reliability semiconductor and advanced manufacturing. Led EHS governance for Greenfield and Brownfield project activities across APAC, ensuring integration of construction safety, contractor management, and operational risk controls within live manufacturing.

• Reduced TRR from 0.15 to 0.07 through critical risk focus and leadership engagement, and reduced operational disruption exposure
• Governed EHS & Security for semiconductor operations with a 2,500 workforce
• Served as executive interface for more than 30 annual customer and regulatory audits, strengthening supplier trust and business credibility and continuity

EHSA Leader at Celanese (2011-06 – 2013-08)

Directed EHS and security for Green and Brown field construction of a 68,800 sqm facility, managing multi-contractor environments and achieving 3 million accident-free man-hours.

• Directed EHS and security for Green and Brown field construction of a 68,800 sqm facility, managing multi-contractor environments and achieving 3 million accident-free man-hours

Bachelor of Science in Safety Science – University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2000-06 – 2004-06)