Singapore Business Awards 2023

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).

Top business leaders honoured at 38th 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 (B...

Yao Hsiao Tung, executive chairman of Hi-P International, was awarded Businessman of the Year at the Singapore Business Awards.

Hi-P International executive chairman wins top accolade at Singapore Business Awards

LOCAL business leaders were celebrated for making a difference in their respective industries on Tuesday (Jul 25) at the 38th Singapore Business Awards (SBA).

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing at the 38th Singapore Business Awards. He says companies should be sharper about the kinds of skill sets and competencies they want from their people, rather than just looking at paper qualifications.

Businesses, schools should work together to bridge industry-academia gap: Chan Chun Sing

BUSINESS leaders should work with educational institutions to shorten the loop between industry practices and lessons in schools, said Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing this week. 

Yao Hsiao Tung has clinched the Businessman of the Year award at the Singapore Business Awards 2023.
BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR

Perfection through problem-solving

CONTRACT manufacturer Hi-P International has come a long way since it was established in 1980.

Before he co-founded Mirxes, Zhou Lihan led a research team at A*Star. Mirxes gave him his first commercial role and it required him to learn on the job. 
YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR

From bench to bedside: Developing early-detection tests for cancer

BACK in 2014, when the founders of biotechnology startup Mirxes decided to spin off from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), they noticed that the number of cancer cases was cree...

“As with every traditional business, if you don’t innovate, the lifespan of the business will be much shorter. I do believe that only through innovation, can you extend the shelf life of the business,” says Arthur Chua, CEO of Goldbell Group.
THE ENTERPRISE AWARD OF THE YEAR

Driving innovation with resilience and risk tolerance

IN THE decade that Arthur Chua has been chief executive of Goldbell Group, the second-generation owner has transformed his traditional vehicle-leasing family business into a suite of companies compris...

“Companies are a form of a social-engineering experiment vehicle interacting with the world, trying to change the world,” says Teo Swee Ann, CEO of Espressif Systems.
OUTSTANDING OVERSEAS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Singapore’s ‘007’ who took the world by storm with his chips

This self-made multi-millionaire, who was among Forbes 50 richest Singaporeans in 2021, walks for an hour to get home from his workplace in Fusionopolis on most days when he is in Singapore

 Lim Chung Chun, chief executive of iFast has been named Outstanding CEO of the year for his leadership in growing the company into a regional fintech network with over S$18 billion in assets under administration.
OUTSTANDING CEO OF THE YEAR

Leading iFast to become truly global

COMPETING in the tightly-regulated financial sector against well-resourced incumbents is a challenging prospect for any startup. Yet, iFast Corporation has managed to rise to that challenge over the p...