Hong Kai Koh

Senior Competition Analyst at Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore

Singapore

About

An individual who is keen to bridge the theoretical and practical aspects of economics.

Experience

  • Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (Full-time · 5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Competition Analyst
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

      - Led the competition assessment of TPG Inc.’s completed acquisition of Econ Healthcare (Asia) Limited - Conducted studies on digital market segments, involving extensive research on prevalent issues and relevant markets identified by overseas jurisdictions and assessing the relevance to Singapore’s landscape - Handled investigations into market conduct, supporting competitive compliance and fair markets - Conducted technical analyses on certain online retail platforms to evaluate problematic design features, securing voluntary business undertakings to ensure market compliance - Supported senior leadership at high-profile international forums in Japan and Mexico, delivering strategic briefings and representing regional market perspectives to global stakeholders

    • Competition Analyst
      Jun 2021 - Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Led and conducted market studies on essential consumer goods, processing quantitative and qualitative data to identify price fluctuation drivers - Evaluated the competitive effects of Hanwha Group’s proposed acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. and Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of PPD, Inc. - Analysed a complex, three-way interrelated transaction between Singapore Airlines Ltd, Tata SIA Airlines Ltd and Air India Limited, where conditional regulatory clearance was granted - Organised the CCCS-ESS Economics Roundtable 2021, which commissioned a study on the prevalence of greenwashing in online marketing

  • Markets Policy & Infrastructure Trainee at Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
    Sep 2020 - Jun 2021 · 10 mos

    - Reviewed a foreign entity’s regulatory eligibility to operate as a Registered Market Operator - Proposed practical mitigation measures and assessed policy implications in response to a Central Depository proposal, aiming to protect vulnerable market segments.