Singapore Business Awards 2025

BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR

The optimistic, crazy ‘ang moh’ who founded TDCX in his Singapore apartment

Frenchman Laurent Junique came to Singapore in 1991 to seek his fortune, armed with S$10,000 seed funding from his parents and years of their pep talks

OCBC’S Helen Wong, says the “one group” approach has led the bank to grow at a faster compound annual growth rate than its peers.
OUTSTANDING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

OCBC’s Helen Wong bags ‘outstanding CEO’ at SBA; credits ‘one group’ banking approach

OCBC’s Helen Wong is confident that this part of the world still offers plentiful opportunities

An engineer by training and Lego enthusiast, Irving Tan, CEO of Western Digital, relishes problem-solving and having “the mental ability to switch from one topic to the other”.
OUTSTANDING OVERSEAS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

From Singapore to San Jose: Tech veteran Irving Tan rides AI wave in his latest role

He hopes that more Singaporeans will ‘take the plunge’ into leadership abroad

Aaron Tan, co-founder and CEO of Carro, took the Young Business Leader of the Year laurels at the Singapore Business Awards.
YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR

Carro CEO Aaron Tan wants ‘007’ staff who can make themselves redundant through AI

Co-founder of used car unicorn does not use gut feeling to make decisions – “I need the data in front of me”

Creating products is about solving problems, said Michael Mun, executive chairman and CEO, Aztech Global
THE ENTERPRISE AWARD

From Singapore to the world, creating products to solve problems

From its base in Singapore, Aztech has grown to serve international customers, with North America making up the bulk of revenue in 2024 at 79.1 per cent, and Europe coming in second at 15.5 per cent.

Award winners from the 40th Singapore Business Awards. (From left) Young Business Leader of the Year Aaron Tan, co-founder and CEO of Carro; Michael Mun, executive chair and CEO of Aztech Global, which clinched the Enterprise Award; Businessman of the Year Laurent Junique, CEO of TDCX; Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year Helen Wong, group CEO of OCBC; and Outstanding Overseas Executive of the Year Irving Tan, CEO of Western Digital Corporation.

TDCX founder Laurent Junique wins top prize at 40th Singapore Business Awards

OCBC chief executive Helen Wong, Carro co-founder Aaron Tan among award winners