Singapore
At my core, I am a purpose-driven and values-driven global citizen, deeply committed to contributing to a world that is better off when I leave it than when I entered it. I also take great satisfaction in communicating meaningful ideas through thoughtful storytelling. Over the course of my two decade career at Boustead Singapore Limited – a global engineering and technology group and Singapore's oldest continuous business organisation with a distinguished heritage dating back to 1828 – I have had the privilege of working alongside dedicated Boustead Men & Women and learning from esteemed leaders. I have developed my experience in the following areas: 1) Investments and M&A; 2) Branding, strategic marketing and communications; 3) Investor relations and capital markets; 4) Media relations; and 5) Sustainability reporting. My professional interests include purposeful and sustainable business practices, strategic investments, responsible communication, values-based leadership and the promotion of holistic human wellbeing. My leadership experiences – spanning cross-cultural, cross-functional and cross-team collaborations across the Asia Pacific, Australia, Middle East and the UK – have often involved navigating complex organisational changes. These have been enriched by the cultural and social sensitivity developed through having lived in eight countries before the age of 18 and by a globally diverse educational and personal background. I firmly believe that personal and organisational values must be aligned, and that leadership should be grounded in purpose, values, ethics, compassion and integrity.
Promoted to the C-Suite and Group Chief Investment Officer, I have enjoyed a fruitful career with Boustead Singapore Limited (BSL), an SGX Mainboard-listed corporation which is Singapore's oldest continuous business organisation with a distinguished heritage since 1828. Today, Boustead is a progressive global Infrastructure-Related Engineering and Technology Group with S$1 billion market capitalisation and four divisions: Energy Engineering, Real Estate Solutions, Geospatial and Healthcare. These have been memorable years. From 2025 to 2026, I was honoured to play a key role in the UI Boustead REIT Listing Team, leading investor relations and marketing workstreams to bring the REIT to fruition under the capable REIT Manager Team, led by talented CEO Tan Shu Lin. The REIT listed on the SGX Mainboard on 12 March 2026, raising almost S$1 billion during tumultuous times (the Iran War) and is the world's largest REIT IPO and SGX's largest IPO to date in 2026. In 2024, I was the C-Suite Leader for the delisting of Boustead Projects Limited (BPL) and establishing the Boustead Climate Reporting Framework using Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Coming full circle on BPL's life as a listed organisation, I led the complex delisting of BPL, spanning over (1) year and executed with a voluntary unconditional general offer and subsequent exit offer, culminating in the successful delisting on 9 February 2024. Numerous important precedents were set in Singapore's corporate history, SGX's Listing Rules and also boundaries for important changes in the Companies Act (in the context of privatisations), requiring a multitude of diverse social and technical skillsets to coordinate and navigate the complex and at times, conflicting regulatory requirements and stakeholder engagements. Intense communication and coordination took place across no less than 18 stakeholder groups. This also represents BSL's largest acquisition at about S$400 million valuation.
Promoted to Senior Vice President (the youngest non-family member promoted to this position in Group HQ), I continued to spearhead and be responsible for the areas of corporate branding, communications, digital marketing, investor relations and media relations under the integrated Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations Team. Some key responsibilities included: - Official spokesperson; - Effectively engaging stakeholders through external and internal communication channels; - Branding, strategic marketing and corporate communications; - Collaborating on a second rebranding and repositioning exercise during my tenure; - Investor relations and meeting with fund managers who manage equity investment portfolios with asset sizes of more than US$100 billion (including bringing in Fidelity as a substantial shareholder); - Group Longevity Reporting Champion (also known as Sustainability Reporting Champion); - Managing the S$50 Million Cash Management Programme to generate optimal returns on excess cash; - Researching, analysing and conducting due diligence on M&A and investment opportunities; and - Executing business continuity and resilience plans during the pandemic, particularly prior to the unprecedented Circuit Breaker. My constant challenge was to ensure that the brand identity of the Group's key business units is compatible and progressive, and communications are accurate, consistent, responsible and synergistic across the Group. In 2016, I took on the challenge of being Leader and Group Longevity Reporting Champion in establishing the Boustead Longevity Reporting Framework. The Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations Team delivered the framework and also the award-winning inaugural Boustead Singapore Limited (Boustead) and Boustead Projects Limited (BPL) FY2018 Longevity Reports, as further detailed under Projects. I undertook the above mentioned responsibilities for two (2) listed entities: Boustead and BPL.
Promoted to Vice President, I continued to spearhead and be responsible for the areas of corporate branding, communications, digital marketing, investor relations and media relations under the integrated Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations Team. In this position, I was exposed to and trained in several new areas, primarily debt financing, enterprise risk management, investments, M&A and treasury activities. The integrated Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations function which I had helmed as a single contributor also finally became the Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations Team during this period. During this period, I helped to deliver several important projects as either the Leader, Co-Leader or a Core Team Member, as further detailed under Projects. My roles included: - Leader on the establishment of the S$50 Million Cash Management Programme and as a key decision-maker on the two-person Group Investment Committee running the programme; - Leader on the establishment of the Boustead S$500 Million Multicurrency Debt Issuance Programme; - Co-Leader of the Group Enterprise Risk Management Project Team that established the Boustead Enterprise Risk Management Framework; and - Core Team Member on the Boustead Projects Limited (BPL) Listing Team that successfully demerged and listed Boustead's Real Estate Solutions Division, BPL, on the SGX Mainboard. After the listing of BPL, I undertook the above mentioned responsibilities for two (2) listed entities: Boustead Singapore Limited and BPL.
In line with my promotion to Assistant Manager - Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations, I also took on the role as Boustead's official representative on three (3) MCST management committees, one of which I was elected the Chairman of the Boustead House MCST Management Committee and also sat as the youngest member of all three (3) MCST management committees. Chairman of Boustead House MCST 2516 Council Member of Ubi Centre MCST 2617 Council Member of Bizlink Centre MCST 2827
My first experience of Singapore life was serving in the Singapore Armed Forces. This was part of my national service obligation as a Singapore citizen and also one of my contributions to nation building. Trained as part of the first batch of paramedics in Singapore, it was both a deep honour and most meaningful to be part of the life-giving and life-saving force during this period. I also enjoyed being the 2nd-in-charge of operations at Changi Air Base Medical Centre, Head of the Medical Emergency Team and leading a team of paramedics.