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Tech chief betting on a ‘clear North Star’ and ‘deep care’ to drive Google’s Apac solutions 

Aster deputy CEO Andre Khor, citing the age of the “polycrisis”, says: “It’s very important to be agile, to be focused on execution… We don’t know all the answers but we keep going forward.”
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‘Baptism of fire’: Andre Khor on leading Singapore refiner Aster through an energy crisis

Dell brings more than just the traditional IT hardware for customers, says Andy Sim, vice-president and managing director of Dell Technologies Singapore.
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From Singapore to the world, Dell Technologies taps talent here to scale up

GXBank CEO Kaushik Chowdhury believes the Malaysian digital bank could achieve profitability by June 2027.
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‘Our moat is our people’: GXBank CEO backs passion-driven teams to serve Malaysia’s underserved

Santhosh Mahendiran believes that Techcombank's ability to hyper-personalise its offerings using data drawn from its ecosystem is a key competitive advantage.
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The Singaporean turning Vietnam's Techcombank into an AI-first lender

Patrick Dannacher, president director and CEO of ITSEC Asia, says: “Indonesia’s digital economy is growing very fast, but spending on cybersecurity still lags far behind countries like Singapore.”
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The cybersecurity boss who never uses airport Wi-Fi: ITSEC Asia CEO on risk and the weakest link

Group CEO of IHH Healthcare Dr Nair says: "In a hospital, even cleaners are critical – without them, the system simply cannot function."
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‘In hospitals, even cleaners are critical’: IHH Group CEO says leadership starts with the people no one sees

Heitsenrether, on how AI will impact the world, says: “The ability to connect with people (will not) go away with technology, especially in our business. It’s a business that’s about trust and relationships."
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From intern to C-suite: JPMorgan’s Teresa Heitsenrether on building a fully AI-powered ‘megabank’

Suryo Suherman, president director of Indonesia Cinema XXI, maintains that Indonesia remains one of the world’s most attractive cinema markets.
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‘We’ve seen the worst-case scenario’: How Indonesia’s Cinema XXI navigated crisis and change

AC Health's CEO Paolo Borromeo says the company is working on integrating all its healthcare assets.
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Big believer in ‘profit and purpose’: CEO of Ayala’s healthcare arm builds ‘ecosystem’ in Philippines