Contributors

Ronnie Tan

Ronnie Tan is Group EVP, Asia Pacific & Head, Global Talent Management at Right Management. He has over 25 years of working experience covering sales and marketing, hi-tech manufacturing, human resources and operation management. Ronnie holds a Masters of Business in Administration (MBA) from University of Chicago GSB and a Bachelor of Business in Business Administration (BBBA) from RMIT University in addition to a professional diploma in Management Studies (major in HRM).

Roseanne Tang

Roseanne Tang is founder and editor of one of Singapore's Top Beauty Blogs, roseannetangrs.com and the popular beauty YouTube Channel roseannetangrs.

Roy Walker

Roy Walker is Associate Director and Principal Consultant at IPP Financial Advisers Pte Ltd (Expat Advisory Group). Originally a telecommunications engineer, Roy took his MBA in Finance at Imperial College London in 1992. After many years in the corporate world, Roy moved into working one-to-one with private clients. Roy sees himself as a ‘financial engineer’ and believes in paying attention to first principles and the fundamentals of financial planning.

Ryan Murray

Ryan Murray is the Regional Director (APAC) at White Ops.

Spanning over a 12-year career, Ryan has worked with several VC backed and publicly listed technology and marketing businesses. He has scaled-up and managed several business units and companies with many millions in shareholder value and has done so by operating with a constant growth mindset while keeping the pulse of the market. He has further evolved his cultural, business and leadership excellence by supporting the acceleration of several emerging and established industry-leading companies entering Asia.

Sabby Gill

Sabby Gill has over 20 years of international sales, operations and enterprise software experience to Epicor. In the role of executive vice president, International, Gill leads the sales and professional services organizations in EMEA and APAC with a focus on channel expansion and accelerating growth. Prior to Epicor, Gill was senior vice president of International Sales for IGT, a gaming technology company.

He has also held executive management roles with leading technology companies including HP, CA Technologies, Oracle, PeopleSoft (acquired by Oracle), and DEC.

Sakari Kuikka

Sakari Kuikka is the General Manager for SEA & Oceania at Universal Robots. With a region that can potentially be one of the fastest growing in the world for the company, Sakari aims to grow the company exponentially through a strong network of partners and influencers. With a wealth of experience in sales and management, he has established regional partnerships and grow market presence in Southeast Asia and Oceania.

As General Manager, he oversees company operations and is responsible for developing and executing the regional strategy with the local team, contributing towards UR global revenue targets.

Sakari holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from studies in Finland and Germany. He has over 20 years of extensive management experience in Asia and specialised in the packaging industry from 2006 to 2016.

Sam Choon-Yin

Dr Sam Choon Yin is the Dean at PSB Academy. He is also the Head of School of Business and Management.

Dr Sam graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) from National University of Singapore (NUS), Masters of Business in Finance from University of Technology, Sydney, Masters of Social Sciences from NUS and PhD in International Business and Management from University of South Australia (UNISA).

He has taught subjects in Economics, Finance and Statistics. His current research interests are in the field of international political economy and higher education policy. Aside from his responsibilities in teaching and research, Dr Sam contributes as a member of the Examination Board and Academic Board at PSB Academy.

Sam Gibb

Sam works at Symphony Financial Partners.

Sam Wong & Loh Ling-Kai

Sam Wong is a partner in EY's Advisory Services in Singapore. In his professional capacity, he has helped organisations, both public and private sectors, with the assignments covering business process re-engineering and improvements, performance management and change management. Loh Ling-Kai is a Senior Associate in Advisory Services at EY in Singapore. He is proficient in financial risk management, operational risk management, business process improvement, change management, customer relationship management, and corporate finance advisory.

Samarpita Deb

Samarpita is a lawyer with experience in corporate law, legal outsourcing, and human resources management in the legal industry. She has a number of years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions and private equity investment in South East and South Asia.