Lockton Names Shuchi Nihalani Head of Human Capital
The insurance and human capital firm has appointed Nihalani to lead its consulting practice across Singapore and Malaysia.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
Lockton has appointed Shuchi Nihalani as Head of Human Capital Consulting for Singapore and Malaysia. She will lead growth of the firm's practice delivering integrated services for organisational performance, talent management and workforce capability.
Why it matters
The appointment expands Lockton's human capital offering in two Southeast Asian markets, where the firm is seeking to grow its consulting business. The role is focused on building out integrated services across organisational performance and talent.
Nihalani brings more than 20 years of experience in human resources, organisation consulting, talent strategy and business transformation. She spent nearly seven years at Mercer before later roles at WTW and Autodesk, though the announcement provides no figures on practice revenue or headcount.
The players
Lockton
Lockton is a global insurance and human capital services provider that offers organisational performance and talent consulting alongside its brokerage business.
Shuchi Nihalani
Shuchi Nihalani is a human resources and organisation consultant with prior roles at Mercer, WTW and Autodesk, and an MBA from NMIMS in Mumbai.
The details
Nihalani most recently served as Senior People Business Partner at Autodesk, where she advised senior leaders on organisation design, workforce planning and leadership development. Earlier, she was Practice Leader and Senior Consultant at WTW, advising multinational organisations on talent management and workforce transformation.
Timeline
Lockton's appointment announcement was published on November 6, 2026.
Market Landscape
Large insurance brokers have been building out human capital consulting arms through hires and acquisitions, a trend visible in the combinations of Hewitt into Aon and WTW's own consulting practice. This appointment places a former WTW practice leader within Lockton's push to compete in that space across Southeast Asia.
For employers in Singapore and Malaysia, the appointment means Lockton's human capital consulting team will have a dedicated leader focused on talent management and workforce capability. Companies seeking integrated HR and organisational services in those markets may see the practice's offering take shape under her direction.
The takeaway
Leadership hires in HR consulting often signal where firms expect demand for workforce and talent services to grow. Professionals tracking this space can watch how Lockton builds its Singapore and Malaysia offering over the coming year.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Consultancy.
