Fullerton Healthcare CEO wins EY Entrepreneur of the Year award

Singapore

FULLERTON Healthcare Group CEO Michael Tan was on Wednesday named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 Singapore.

Dr Tan, who also won EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Health Care, will represent Singapore at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year (WEOY) in Monaco in June next year, to compete with more than 60 other country winners for the coveted title. The EY WEOY competition offers a platform to profile local entrepreneurs among the world's business leaders.

Said Singapore Business Federation CEO Ho Meng Kit, who was also chairman of the judging panel: "Michael is a true example of an entrepreneurial leader. From his decision to leave his chief executive role in an established private hospital, to setting up Fullerton Healthcare and subsequently overcoming a management buy-out, Michael demonstrated the classic traits of risk-taking, determination and an oppor…