WINNERS SUCCESS STORIES

2018

SUPERNOVA WINNER

Dr Gan See Khem
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR
DR GAN SEE KHEM
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR

HEALTH MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD

Health Management International Limited (HMI) is a public listed company on SGX since 1998.

A growing regional private healthcare group, HMI owns two tertiary care hospitals in Malaysia. The two hospitals are supported by a dedicated team of 200 specialist doctors and 1,600 staff across a comprehensive range of medical and surgical disciplines. Its representative offices in Indonesia and Singapore provide full assistance to foreign patients from neighbouring ASIA countries seeking affordable priced treatments at its hospitals.

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WINNERS SUCCESS STORIES

2018

NOVA WINNER

Yvon Bock
Nurturing By Design
YVON BOCK
FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

HEGEN PTE LTD

Named after the German phrase which means “to cherish and nurture”, Hegen was established in Singapore in 2015, designed to create sustainable, practical and high-quality breastfeeding products that meet the different needs of a growing child, and provide an integrated solution for breastfeeding, from expressing to storing and feeding for mothers.

Its award-winning and revolutionary Express-Store-Feed system reimagines the milk bottle in a practical way while remaining efficient, simple to use and functional. All Hegen feeding and storage containers are made of PPSU, a high-performing mouldable plastic that resists high temperature, making it a top choice for products requiring repeated steam sterilisation.

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WINNERS SUCCESS STORIES

2018

PULSAR WINNER

Rachel Wong Mai Kim
“If I as a woman who did not come from an engineering background can manage and run my engineering company successfully for 33 years, you too can succeed in whichever industry you choose to pursue. You must always believe and never belittle yourself.”
Navigating The Highs and Lows of Life
RACHEL WONG MAI KIM
MANAGING DIRECTOR

MARUNDA UTAMA ENGINEERING PTE LTD

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Cheryl Wee
“If we can turn expectations into gratitude, a lot of things will change for the better.”
Stepping Out
CHERYL WEE
FOUNDER

CHERYL W WELLNESS & WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

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Jayne Jayanti Nadarajoo
“Learn from every experience to make the next one better. Don’t be afraid to be successful and don’t be afraid to fail. “
ON EQUAL GROUND
JAYNE JAYANTI NADARAJOO
FOUNDING DIRECTOR

MELBOURNE SPECIALIST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PTE LTD

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Lily Kew
“Failure isn’t an option. You mustn’t think that you have something to fall back on. You look ahead, because there is no other way to go.”
KEEPING IT REAL
LILY KEW
DIRECTOR

KEW ORGANICS

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Pauline Ng Wan Ching
“I learned not to be too hard on myself so I can grow, and my growth helps me to focus less on money-making, and more on developing people and creating value.”
FACE UP
PAULINE NG WAN CHING
MANAGING DIRECTOR

PORCELAIN PTE LTD

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WINNERS SUCCESS STORIES

2018

STELLAR WINNER

Sng Khai Lin
“A company is nothing without its people, so finding the right people is important. There is a saying that you don’t build a business, you build the people who build the business.”
GAME CHANGER
SNG KHAI LIN
CO-FOUNDER AND CFO

FUNDNEL PTE LTD

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Amutha Saravanan
“The business doesn’t fail, you fail the business. Everything is on you to make it a success, because your actions will cause the trajectory of events and outcomes.”
AN ARTISTIC TAKE ON EDUCATION
AMUTHA SARAVANAN
CO-FOUNDER & COO

DA VINCI GROUP PTE LTD

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Dato Dr Grace Kong
“We’re not here only for the dollars and cents, we’re here also because we can give back to society.”
MAKING MIRACLES HAPPEN
DATO DR GRACE KONG
CO-FOUNDER

ALADDIN STREET PTE LTD

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Jamie Tan Ai Ping
“Break seemingly insurmountable things down into smaller manageable tasks, and be consistent about completing what you set out to do.”
TAKING FLIGHT
JAMIE TAN AI PING
FOUNDER & CEO

FLYING CAPE PTE LTD

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Jaz Tan
“If I find myself stuck in something, I would change my approach, and I accept criticism. For me, it’s important to be flexible but to remain focused and committed to my decisions.”
MAGICAL ENCOUNTERS
JAZ TAN
THE THINKER (COO)

PLATFORM 1094

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Rilla Melati Bahri
“There is a saying in Malay, “Hati-hati bila berlari menentang arus” — be careful when you go running against the tide – you can come out a survivor or drown.”
CHAMPIONING A NEW WAY OF LEARNING MALAY
RILLA MELATI BAHRI
CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

MINI MONSTER LIMITED

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S Gayathri
“Motivating others and myself towards greater productivity is my secret. I also make it a point to go the extra mile to learn and discover new things.”
A CUP ABOVE THE REST
S GAYATHRI
DIRECTOR

PREMIER’S TEA MOODS PTE LTD

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AWARD JUDGE

BG (NS) Chan Wing Kai

Director

Seed Global Investment

BG (NS) Chan Wing Kai spent 29 years in the Singapore Armed Forces as a military officer. He rose up to the Army’s top leadership and held numerous key appointments.

The years in the Armed Forces provided him a strong foundation in leadership, human capital management, operational planning, training development and critical diplomatic skills.

He retired from active military service in 2016 and is currently a Director with SEED Global Investment, a real estate investment firm. He oversees the company’s portfolio and business development in the US and UK. He holds a MSc in Applied Finance from the Singapore Management University, and is no stranger to corporate finance, portfolio management, equities, bonds and derivatives.

AWARD JUDGE

TIN PEI LING

Member of Parliament
Board Member

Business China

Ms Tin Pei Ling is the Chief Executive Officer of Business China, a non-profit organisation that harnesses the support of the public sector & private enterprises to strengthen the ties between Singapore and China. Prior to joining Business China, Pei Ling was the Group Director of Corporate Strategy for Jing King Group.

Pei Ling is an elected Member of Parliament in Singapore since 2011 and currently serves on the Public Accounts Committee. She also serves on the Government Parliamentary Committee for Communications & Information (from 2018, Dy Chairperson) and Health (2011 – present) and previously for Law/Home Affairs (2011-2015) and Social & Family Development (2015 – 2018, Dy Chairperson).

AWARD JUDGE

RYAN CHIOH

Managing Director

Faseastflora.com

Mr Ryan Chioh joined FEF.com in 1998 as Executive Director of Far East Flora Holdings Pte Ltd.

Always a firm advocator for technology, Ryan identified the direction for e-commerce development and saw a business opportunity to offer FEF.com’s extensive range of flowers and gifts online in 2001. Ryan blended his IT savviness and prudent business sense to steer the company’s website to become the leading portal for flowers and gifts. Ryan also brought the company to another level by spearheading the development of a CRM and ERP business solution, integrating the front-end and back-end operations so that there would be easier identification of customer base.

AWARD JUDGE

NEO SING HWEE

Head, Operations System & Control

MAPLETREE INVESTMENTS

Sing Hwee is the Head, Operations System & Control of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. He is responsible for the business processes and control functions, information systems and technology as well as Internal Audit and Risk Management.  He also takes ownership of the Group’s Delegation of Authority and Procurement Policy. 

Sing Hwee has more than 20 years of experience in providing risk management, performance improvement, internal controls and business advisory services to clients in various industries, including the real estate sector.  Being a thought leader and a recognised expert in this field, he used to sit in the Ernst & Young (EY) ASEAN Partner Governance Council and led the Advisory (Risk) Internal Audit Practice in Asia Pacific, ASEAN and Singapore covering 17 countries, 30 partners and 700 professionals.  Before joining EY, he had spent many years in risk consulting with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Andersen.

AWARD JUDGE

DR LIM WEE KIAK, PBM

Member of Parliament
CEO

Eagle Eye Centre

Dr Lim Wee Kiak, is an elected Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC since 2015 and serves as chairman of Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Ministry of Community, Culture and Youth. An Ophthalmologist, Dr Lim is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Eagle Eye Centre.

Dr Lim joined the Singapore Armed Forces as a medical officer in 1994 and completed subspecialty training in Ophthalmology in 1998, with a Master’s degree in Medicine and two post-graduate specialist qualifications in Ophthalmology. During his service in SAF, he led numerous humanitarian missions to neighbouring countries. He joined Singapore National Eye Centre and was awarded the MOH HMDP fellowship in 2003, doing one year of clinical and research Fellowship at the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.

Dr Lim had been an active grassroots leader since 1998 before joining politics in 2006. For his active community involvement, he was awarded the Young Executive of the Year in 2000 and Public Service Medal (PBM) in 2003.

AWARD JUDGE

Chew Mok Lee

Enterprise Fellow

Enterprise Singapore

Ms Chew Mok Lee is the Assistant Chief Executive in charge of ICM & Digitalisation, Enterprise Services & New Industries in Enterprise Singapore, a government agency spearheading enterprise and industry development, reporting to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore. Enterprise Singapore is also the national Standards body in Singapore.

Prior to Enterprise Singapore, Mok Lee was with National Productivity Board (NPB), PSB and SPRING Singapore. She graduated from National University of Singapore, majoring in Economics and Statistics. She has a double Masters and is well versed in the area of enterprise promotion, industry development and partnership building, having been involved in various aspects of capability development, support for local enterprises, enabling a viable enterprise eco-system and entrepreneurship for 29 years. She also served as Secretariat to the Action Community for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for working with the Minister in Charge of Entrepreneurship and private sector members to foster entrepreneurship and support start-ups in Singapore.

AWARD JUDGE

CHIA KIM HUAT

Regional Head
Corporate and Transactional Practice

Rajah & Tann Singapore

Mr Chia Kim Huat has extensive experience in capital market, public and private mergers and acquisitions, cross-border joint ventures and private equity investments, both in Singapore and the region. He travels regularly in the Asia-Pacific region advising clients on a wide range of matters, including direct investments and infrastructure projects in China, major acquisitions in Korea, joint ventures in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan and cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions. Kim Huat also advises foreign investors on their investments in Singapore, including listings on the Singapore Exchange, privatisations, secondary and dual listings.

He has been recognised as a leading lawyer in his field by International Financial Law Review 1000, Chambers Global “Leaders in their Field”, Asia Pacific Legal 500, “Eminent Practitioner” in Chambers Asia Pacific, Who’s Who Legal: Corporate – Merger & Acquisition/Capital Markets – Debt and Equity and Merger & Acquisition, ‘Leading Lawyer’ in Asialaw Profiles and Best Lawyers, 2017 Edition.

AWARD JUDGE

TAN WEE BENG

Deputy Chief Executive (Operations)
SkillsFuture Singapore

Wee Beng is the Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). He leads the Business Technology Group (Operations Planning Division, Capability Development Division, Operations & Support Division, Security & Infrastructure Division), the Training, Manpower & Infrastructure Group (Manpower & Infrastructure Planning Division, Office of Lifelong Learning, and Institute of Adult Learning which comprises Learning and Professional Development Division, Research and Innovation Division, Learning Services and Support Division ) as well as the Business Services Group (Shared Services Management, Integrated Business Services Division &, Corporate Services Division).

Prior to joining SSG, Wee Beng was an officer with the Singapore Armed Forces, leading both large and small teams. His last appointment was Chief-of-Staff, Republic of Singapore Navy, overseeing a range of staff departments and ground commands. Other key appointments held were Head Naval Operations, Commander of Maritime Security Task Force and Commander, Naval Diving Unit. Wee Beng holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Physics from Oxford University, UK, and a Master of Science in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.