The definitive list of people shaping Asia
Esther An
Chief sustainability officer, City Developments Limited
Head of sustainability at City Developments Limited and ardent ESG adherent
Ang Hak Seng
Deputy secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Ang Hak Seng is an advocate for a more caring and inclusive Singapore
Ang Kiam Meng
Group CEO and executive director, Jumbo Group
The helmsman and navigator of a seafood institution, Ang Kiam Meng’s Jumbo restaurant chain has greatly expanded since the turn of the millennium
Melvin Ang
Executive chairman, mm2 Asia
Melvin Ang, the head of rising production house mm2 Asia, is also a film financier who has produced a number of local hit movies
Nana Au-Chua
COO, Million Lighting
Million Lighting COO Nana Au-Chua is also a director of non-profit organisation Soles4Souls Asia
Aung Tin
Senior consultant, Singapore National Eye Centre/Singapore Eye Research Institute
Award-winning ophthalmologist and clinician scientist Aung Tin is a leading eye expert with key appointments in two prominent ophthalmology establishments
Aw Kah Peng
Chairman, Shell Companies Singapore
Shell chairman Aw Kah Peng is a navigator to a more sustainable future
Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The face of Singapore’s foreign relations, Vivian Balakrishnan is a self-confessed techie who has been closely associated with the Smart Nation initiative in recent years
Gautam Banerjee
Senior Managing Director and Chairman, Blackstone Singapore
With an accountancy background, Gautam Banerjee came out of retirement to head investment firm Blackstone Singapore
Binny Bansal
Co-founder and Executive Chairman, xto10x Technologies
It’s no mean feat turning a small online bookstore into a multi-billion-dollar e-commerce business, but Binny Bansal did just that when he co-founded Flipkart
Mike Barclay
CEO, Mandai Wildlife Group
CEO Mike Barclay helms Singapore’s award-winning theme parks and is a fierce advocate for conservation
Celeste Basapa
Fundraiser
Avid traveller, socialite and veteran fundraiser Celeste Basapa’s philanthropy has embraced the sick and needy, the arts and a string of environmental issues
Naina Batra
Chairperson and CEO, AVPN
Naina Batra of Asian Venture Philanthropy Network is a driver of change for the public good
Beh Swan Gin
Chairman, Economic Development Board
Chief trade representative Beh Swan Gin heads up the Singapore Economic Development Board
Bicky Bhangu
President, Rolls-Royce South-East Asia, Pacific and South Korea
Rolls-Royce president Bicky Bhangu is an astute capitalist and innovator
Freddy Boey
Deputy president, Innovation and Enterprise, National University of Singapore
An avatar of aheadness at the National University of Singapore, Freddy Boey is a prolific inventor and biomaterials pioneer
Taha Bouqdib
President and chief executive officer, V3 Gourmet
TWG Tea's founder also imported sister brand Bacha Coffee, which has it roots in Morocco
Sergey Brin
Co-founder, Google
Along with his Stanford University friend Larry Page, Sergey Brin founded the world’s most popular online search engine in 1998
Angelene Chan
Chairman, DP Architects
The first female architect to be named the President’s Design Award Designer of the Year, Angelene Chan heads up DP Architects, the company responsible for some highly recognisable Singapore landmarks
Chan Chun Sing
Minister for Education, Singapore Government
Ex-army general Chan Chun Sing became a politician a decade ago, taking on both constituency and ministerial roles
Dorothy Chan
Executive director, Far East Organization
Dorothy Chan is a key decision maker at her family’s business Far East Organization—Singapore’s largest privately held landlord and property developer
Chan Heng Chee
Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
An accomplished academic and diplomat, in-demand intellectual Chan Heng Chee is a pioneer who has served in many ambassadorial roles since the ’80s
Chan Soo Khian
Founding principal and director, SCDA Architects
Chan Soo Khian has mastered a modern design language that remains rooted in a South-East Asian context
Sandra Chang
Director, Raffles Yacht Group
Lifelong yachting enthusiast Sandra Chang is also an eco-warrior and jazz fan
Anthony Chen
Filmmaker
Filmmaker Anthony Chen is the standard bearer of contemporary Singaporean cinema
Edmund Cheng Wai Wing
Deputy chairman and deputy managing director, Wing Tai Holdings
Edmund Cheng, deputy chairman of Wing Tai Holdings, leads one of Asia’s property investment and hospitality behemoths
Primus Cheng Chih Kwong
Chairman and CEO, Prima Group
The heir of a pioneering flour-mill and global food company, Primus Cheng’s Prima Group has an illustrious, continent-spanning history in flour production and baking
Cheng Wai Keung
Group managing director, Wing Tai Holdings
Managing director of Wing Tai Holdings, and a pillar of Singapore’s business community
Cheong Koon Hean
Chair, Centre for Liveable Cities, Ministry of National Development
Architect Cheong Koon Hean played a key role in Singapore’s urban transformation in her work for the HDB and URA, and now chairs the Centre for Liveable Cities
Simon Cheong
Chairman and CEO, SC Global Developments
Former investment banker-turned-founder of SC Global Developments, Simon Cheong is a property giant specialising in luxury real estate
Chew Choon Seng
Director, GIC Board
Chew Choon Seng, former chief executive of Singapore Airlines, now oversees Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC
Frederick Chew
CEO, A*Star
A former military man and Singapore’s chief scientist, Frederick Chew, now leads the A*Star agency researching tech advances
Chew Gek Khim
Executive chairman, Straits Trading Company
The executive chairman of STC is a savvy investor and lifelong philanthropist
