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Top business leaders honoured at 38th Singapore Business Awards

Megan Cheah

Megan Cheah

Published Thu, Aug 10, 2023 · 05:00 AM
    • Front row, from left: Christopher Ong, senior vice-president & managing director, DHL Express Singapore; Ken Lee, chief executive officer, DHL Express Asia-Pacific; Chen Huifen, editor, The Business Times; Stephen Lee, chairman of the SBA Judging Panel. Back row, from left: Dr Zhou Lihan, co-founder and CEO of Mirxes, (Young Business Leader of the Year); Lim Chung Chun, chairman & CEO, iFast Corporation (Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year); Yao Hsiao Tung, executive chairman, Hi-P International Group (Businessman of the Year); guest of honour, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing; Teo Swee Ann, founder, president & CEO, Espressif Systems (Outstanding Overseas Executive of the Year); Alex Chua, CEO, Goldbell Financial Services, and Arthur Chua, CEO, Goldbell Group (The Enterprise Award).
    • Guest of honour Education Minister Chan Chun Sing (left) with Hi-P International executive chairman Yao Hsiao Tung, who was awarded Businessman of the Year at the 38th Singapore Business Awards.
    • Guest of honour, Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing, at a fireside chat with Christopher Ong, senior vice-president and managing director of DHL Express Singapore.
    • SBA winners (clockwise from front): Yao Hsiao Tung, executive chairman, Hi-P International Group (Businessman of the Year); Lim Chung Chun, chairman & CEO, iFast Corporation (Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year); Arthur Chua, CEO, Goldbell Group (The Enterprise Award); Teo Swee Ann, founder, president & CEO, Espressif Systems (Outstanding Overseas Executive of the Year).
    • Dr Zhou Lihan, co-founder & CEO of Mirxes (Young Business Leader of the Year), making his acceptance speech.
    • From left: Ng Boon Heong, CEO, Temasek Foundation; Thien Kwee Eng, CEO, Sentosa Development Corporation; and Mrs Ng Boon Heong.
    • From left: Vipul Chawla, group CEO, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative; S Chandra Das, managing director, NUR Investment & Trading, Mrs Chandra Das; and Tng Ah Yiam, chief procurement officer, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative.
    • All in the DHL family (from left): Jimmy Yeoh, senior vice-president, chief information officer, DHL Express Apac; Ken Lee, CEO, DHL Express Apac; Christopher Ong, senior vice-president & managing director, DHL Express Singapore.
    • The brothers from Goldbell. Arthur Chua (left), CEO of Goldbell Group (The Enterprise Award) with his brother Alex, CEO of Goldbell Financial Services.
    • Chen Huifen, editor of The Business Times, delivering her closing remarks.
    • From left: Robert Yap, chairman, YCH Group; Leong Wai Leng, chairman, SP Group; Chia Ngiang Hong, group general manager, City Developments and Kok Ping Soon, CEO of Singapore Business Federation.
    • Pang Fu Wei, group managing director, Kim Hin International, and his wife Crystal Ong, from the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
    • Ruth Yeoh, executive director, YTL Singapore.
    • Singapore Post group CEO Vincent Phang and wife Wu Jiat-Hui, partner-in-charge of Heidrick & Struggles’ Singapore office.
    • From left: Ng Hsueh Ling, chairman, Lendlease Global Commercial Reit; Lee Yi Shyan, board member, SPH Media; and Choe Peng Sum, CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group.
    • From left: Amy Yao, director, Hi-P International, and wife of Businessman of the Year, Yao Hsiao Tung; Tan Su Shan, group head of institutional banking, DBS; Dorothy Seet, Outstanding Chief/Senior Executive of the Year 2007; Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, retired Parliamentarian; and Thien Kwee Eng, CEO, Sentosa Development Corporation.
    • Emcee for the gala event, Loretta Yuen, OCBC Bank’s head of Group Legal and Compliance.
    • Chong Siak Ching (left), CEO, National Gallery Singapore with Jennie Chua, chairman, Vanguard Healthcare & Woodlands Health.
    • A VIP table at the gala dinner hosted by Lilian Ang, associate editor of The Business Times and Carolyn Choo, vice-president, global multi-national customers, DHL Express. Clockwise from left: Carolyn Choo; Alvin Tay, board member, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust; Lilian Ang; Kwek Eik Sheng, group chief operating officer, City Developments; Tan Tiong Cheng, independent director, Singapore Land Group; Ng Hsueh Ling, chairman, Lendlease Global Commercial Reit; Choe Peng Sum, CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group; Mrs Choe Peng Sum; Pauline Goh, chairman, South East Asia, CBRE; and Quah Ley Hoon, chief people & culture officer, CapitaLand Investment.
    • Front row, from left: Christopher Ong, senior vice-president & managing director, DHL Express Singapore; Ken Lee, chief executive officer, DHL Express Asia-Pacific; Chen Huifen, editor, The Business Times; Stephen Lee, chairman of the SBA Judging Panel. Back row, from left: Dr Zhou Lihan, co-founder and CEO of Mirxes, (Young Business Leader of the Year); Lim Chung Chun, chairman & CEO, iFast Corporation (Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year); Yao Hsiao Tung, executive chairman, Hi-P International Group (Businessman of the Year); guest of honour, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing; Teo Swee Ann, founder, president & CEO, Espressif Systems (Outstanding Overseas Executive of the Year); Alex Chua, CEO, Goldbell Financial Services, and Arthur Chua, CEO, Goldbell Group (The Enterprise Award). PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • Guest of honour Education Minister Chan Chun Sing (left) with Hi-P International executive chairman Yao Hsiao Tung, who was awarded Businessman of the Year at the 38th Singapore Business Awards. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT
    • Guest of honour, Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing, at a fireside chat with Christopher Ong, senior vice-president and managing director of DHL Express Singapore. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • SBA winners (clockwise from front): Yao Hsiao Tung, executive chairman, Hi-P International Group (Businessman of the Year); Lim Chung Chun, chairman & CEO, iFast Corporation (Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year); Arthur Chua, CEO, Goldbell Group (The Enterprise Award); Teo Swee Ann, founder, president & CEO, Espressif Systems (Outstanding Overseas Executive of the Year). PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • Dr Zhou Lihan, co-founder & CEO of Mirxes (Young Business Leader of the Year), making his acceptance speech. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • From left: Ng Boon Heong, CEO, Temasek Foundation; Thien Kwee Eng, CEO, Sentosa Development Corporation; and Mrs Ng Boon Heong. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • From left: Vipul Chawla, group CEO, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative; S Chandra Das, managing director, NUR Investment & Trading, Mrs Chandra Das; and Tng Ah Yiam, chief procurement officer, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • All in the DHL family (from left): Jimmy Yeoh, senior vice-president, chief information officer, DHL Express Apac; Ken Lee, CEO, DHL Express Apac; Christopher Ong, senior vice-president & managing director, DHL Express Singapore. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • The brothers from Goldbell. Arthur Chua (left), CEO of Goldbell Group (The Enterprise Award) with his brother Alex, CEO of Goldbell Financial Services. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • Chen Huifen, editor of The Business Times, delivering her closing remarks. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • From left: Robert Yap, chairman, YCH Group; Leong Wai Leng, chairman, SP Group; Chia Ngiang Hong, group general manager, City Developments and Kok Ping Soon, CEO of Singapore Business Federation. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • Pang Fu Wei, group managing director, Kim Hin International, and his wife Crystal Ong, from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • Ruth Yeoh, executive director, YTL Singapore. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • Singapore Post group CEO Vincent Phang and wife Wu Jiat-Hui, partner-in-charge of Heidrick & Struggles’ Singapore office. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • From left: Ng Hsueh Ling, chairman, Lendlease Global Commercial Reit; Lee Yi Shyan, board member, SPH Media; and Choe Peng Sum, CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • From left: Amy Yao, director, Hi-P International, and wife of Businessman of the Year, Yao Hsiao Tung; Tan Su Shan, group head of institutional banking, DBS; Dorothy Seet, Outstanding Chief/Senior Executive of the Year 2007; Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, retired Parliamentarian; and Thien Kwee Eng, CEO, Sentosa Development Corporation. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • Emcee for the gala event, Loretta Yuen, OCBC Bank’s head of Group Legal and Compliance. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • Chong Siak Ching (left), CEO, National Gallery Singapore with Jennie Chua, chairman, Vanguard Healthcare & Woodlands Health. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
    • A VIP table at the gala dinner hosted by Lilian Ang, associate editor of The Business Times and Carolyn Choo, vice-president, global multi-national customers, DHL Express. Clockwise from left: Carolyn Choo; Alvin Tay, board member, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust; Lilian Ang; Kwek Eik Sheng, group chief operating officer, City Developments; Tan Tiong Cheng, independent director, Singapore Land Group; Ng Hsueh Ling, chairman, Lendlease Global Commercial Reit; Choe Peng Sum, CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group; Mrs Choe Peng Sum; Pauline Goh, chairman, South East Asia, CBRE; and Quah Ley Hoon, chief people & culture officer, CapitaLand Investment. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN, SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS

    FIVE prominent business leaders were celebrated for their innovative visions and value creation for their stakeholders at the 38th Singapore Business Awards, jointly organised by The Business Times (BT) and DHL Express.

    Hi-P International executive chairman Yao Hsiao Tung took home the top award, Businessman of the Year, for growing the company into one of Singapore’s most diversified contract manufacturers, serving several industries. 

    The other winners were: 

    Winners of the annual awards were decided by an 11-member panel led by former Singapore Airlines chairman Stephen Lee.

    The awards ceremony was held this year on Jul 25 at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, with Education Minister Chan Chun Sing as the guest of honour. 

    In a fireside chat with Christopher Ong, senior vice-president and managing director of DHL Express Singapore, the minister gave his insights on upskilling, aggregating supply and demand, and artificial intelligence. 

    BT editor Chen Huifen said: “The Singapore Business Awards celebrates the unwavering spirit of business excellence, illuminating the resilience and triumph of exceptional enterprises.”

    For more photos, please visit https://bt.sg/sba

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