SMG embarks on new growth chapter

WHEN Beng Teck Liang first took over the helm of Singapore Medical Group (SMG) in December last year, he found a company caught in a bind.

Morale was low. Finances were tight. The group was also involved in a legal situation with an ex-employee claiming $2 million from the firm.

"There were structural issues, personnel issues. Doctors were in the process of leaving left, right and centre," Dr Beng told The Business Times in an interview.