CMI Singapore

Elaine is a lawyer with substantial experience advising private and listed companies in their corporate and fundraising transactions. Clients value Elaine’s “hands on” approach to matters. Elaine’s principal areas of practice are in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. She has substantial experience advising on listings on the Singapore Exchange having advised both issuers as well as underwriters. She has also been involved in numerous mergers and acquisitions transactions, corporate restructurings and cross-border joint ventures. She regularly advises on Singapore Exchange compliance and corporate governance issues.  Elaine’s clients include listed and private companies from a diverse range of industries such as manufacturing, logistics, food, services and technology. She is listed as a recommended lawyer for Capital Markets and Corporate M&A by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022, and recognised as a leading individual for Capital Markets by Chambers Asia Pacific 2022.

Irina is currently spearheading the Group Business Development for Lintec & Linnhoff Holdings, a company that specialises in infrastructure equipment and offers customisable Asphalt and Concrete solutions globally. Over the years, the company has successfully commissioned thousands of asphalt and concrete plants used for many notable infrastructure projects worldwide, including mega projects such as the Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge in China, as well as many airports, highways, bridges, and water dam projects, such as the Petronas RAPID Project in Malaysia, Trans-Sumatra Expressway in Indonesia, BR-163 Highway in Brazil, to mention a few.

Irina has extensive cross-industry commercial experience, having worked for a number of multinational companies, ranging from subscription management & IT, software to crisis & change management fields. She has spent more than 23 years in various parts of Asia and is currently responsible for expanding the market coverage and business for Lintec & Linnhoff Holdings worldwide.

Kelis Chia is a Senior Manager of Marketing & Business Development at RSM Stone Forest in Singapore, with over 15 years of experience in traditional and digital marketing, PR, and partnership management across diverse sectors, including F&B retail, real estate, and professional services. In marketing leadership roles at Angliss Singapore, Distrii Singapore, and Four Seasons Group, she led business development through channel partnerships, developed and implemented marketing strategies, and spearheaded go-to-market initiatives, managing brand initiatives, digital marketing, and strategic partnerships. A Regional Board member of CMI Singapore, Kelis holds a BBA from RMIT and serves on the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore’s Marketing & Communications Committee.

Jasper is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute Singapore.

Mr Goh promotes Consulting and Accounting services. Jasper is a Registered Management Consultant and a Council Member of the Institute of Management Consultants Singapore. He possesses Independent Directorship experiences with listed companies in Singapore and is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He holds an IBM Data Science Professional Certificate and was first certified in 2012 as a Management Consultant. Mr Goh graduated in 2007 from the National University of Singapore, Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics (Economics, Finance and Operations Research).

Jasper began his career in 2007 working for two years in a top tier Commercial Bank in Singapore. In 2010, he started as an Independent Consultant. In 2015, Jasper became the Managing Partner of Back Office Partners. With a team of 8 full time accountants and consultants, the firm worked with external capital providers, functional consultants & digital product partners to serve the multi-faceted needs of the clients. The firm has since expanded into Malaysia. Since 2010, Jasper has successfully concluded business collaborations, acquisition projects and arranged financing deals to more than 100 entities. The team has also undertaken a variety of consultancy projects for SMEs in various industries over the years. In 2021, the firm was rebranded into ‘Chartered Consulting’ to reflect the Strategy Consulting and Deal Making franchise that is operating with more Principal Partners and poised for regional growth.

Suanny Gouw is currently focusing on upskilling the adult learners. Her past experience included research and development of medical laser devices, sales and marketing. She holds a BSc (Hons) Physics and Electronics (University of St. Andrews, U.K.), PhD BioEngineering (University of Strathclyde, U.K.), EMBA (NUS, Singapore).

Saw Ken Wye is CEO of CrimsonLogic, a company focusing on solutions for cross border trade (Single Window, Customs Management, Systems), eJudiciary and Digital Government. He is responsible for leading the business teams in growing customer relationships and driving sales in regions such as Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. To date, the company has 19 offices worldwide.

Prior to joining CrimsonLogic in 2013, Ken Wye worked in Microsoft for nearly 16 years and was the Vice President for Public Sector (Asia), responsible for the company’s business with Government and Government organisations across Asia.  Ken Wye started his IT career with the National Computer Board (NCB) in  1983 and his last appointment was Assistant Chief Executive (Industry).

Ken Wye is currently a member of the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) Board. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Singapore Environment Council and a Justice of the Peace in Singapore.

Manoj Menon, is Founder and MD of Twimbit, a tech firm whose mission is to bring joy in the consumption of research for every company and every individual.  Prior to founding Twimbit, spent over 20+ years at global research firm Frost & Sullivan leading their business in Asia Pacific.  He started his career as an analyst with Frost & Sullivan in 1996 as one of the founding members in the Asia Pacific region and progressed to work with a diverse variety of Asian businesses​.  He is today recognized as a leading analyst in the area of technology, telecommunication, innovation and customer experience.

Manoj has consulted on multiple strategic and syndicated projects for leading multinational companies, regulators and government bodies, providing growth workshops and client counsels.  He is today one of the region’s most sought-after speakers and thought leaders, wherein his expert opinions have been heard at seminars and industry conferences globally​. He is very involved in innovation and future trends across industries and has been invited to share his understanding and knowledge on various forums through invited speaking engagements and media appearances​ in leading regional and global media such as BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg and CNA.

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Manoj is a Certified Coach by Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centred Coaching.​  He is an angel investor and also on the advisory board of some of the region’s leading institutions.

Govindaraj is a Chartered Manager and Chartered Engineer with more than 20 years of rich and varied experience in Engineering, Project management and operational environments. His areas of expertise include LNG Liquefaction, LNG regasification process, LNG storage, strategic planning, project management, risk assessment & mitigation, project delivery etc.  He had worked with major Clients like SHELL, EXXONMOBILE, CHEVRON, QATAR PETROLEUM, SINGAPORE LNG Etc.

In his previous roles, he played a key role to develop projects from early concepts to Operations, Early identification of risks associated with various concepts, technologies & project execution.  In addition, he formulated a plan for LNG terminal design, utilise market research programmes to identify supply and demand issues and techno commercial feasibility analysis to identify new business opportunities and asset enhancement.  He obtained Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical), Bangalore University, Master of Business Administration in Engineering, Manchester Business School and Chartered Engineer with IChemE (Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK).

Patrick is currently Managing Director of The Amanuenses Network Pte Ltd, a boutique company he Founded in 2004 that focuses on the development of “Soft Skills”.  Today Amanuenses continue to develop & facilitate emotionally intelligent Workshops.  They afford others the skill & confidence to drive authentic personal & organisational change.  Prior to this, he was COO & interim CEO of iDNS International Pte Ltd, a multilingual DomainName Provider in Singapore.  Before that, he was the Founding CEO of Domainz, the New Zealand Internet Registry.  With a strong business and technology background, he has spoken extensively at numerous conferences across the globe.  He is qualified at Honours-level in IT, holds a Master’s Degree in Marketing, and an MBA that majored in Finance.  Professionally he is active, being a Member of the NZ Institute of Directors, a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute with Chartered Manager status, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing with Chartered Marketer status, and, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for IT with Chartered IT Professional status.  He is also a member of British Mensa.

Hoi Wai Khin is currently the Head of Digital Trust Services in RSM Singapore.  He specialises in information security and business continuity, and has vast overseas and local experience in managing technology risk.  In his current position, Wai Khin has extensive exposure to the management of risk/audit/security programmes to meet legal, human resources, audit, IT, risk management and information security requirements. This involves constant innovation of ideas to implement value-added security programmes to support the client’s organisational objectives and building a robust security framework that goes beyond regulatory compliance.  His global experiences include assisting organisations in audits for IT due diligence, Sarbanes Oxley 404 IT General Computer Control, and IT diagnostics for mergers & acquisitions. Wai Khin has also supported clients in ISO 27001 certification projects, cloud technology, bring your own device (BYOD), as well as compliance with Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and internal and external IT audit requirements.

Wai Loon is a Supply Chain Professional in the energy industry. He is currently Head of Value Delivery for Shell Lubricants Asia Pacific. He is leading a team of 15 people, formulate end to end business value integration, and execute value delivery projects to improve Lubricants Business Performance. Prior to this role, Wai Loon spent more than 12 years in Supply Chain Management and Transformation, Strategic Management, Change Management. Operations, Safety, Engineering, Project Management.

He holds Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology and Mechanical Engineering degree from National University of Singapore. Wai Loon is Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Chartered Manager (CMgr MCMI), Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM), and Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB).

Woon Teck is currently the Chairman of Chartered Management Institute, Singapore.

He is a Senior Advisor of RSM Singapore. He currently leads the Firm’s Private Client Services Practice. Woon Teck focuses on serving family enterprises on how to protect, grow and preserve their wealth when dealing with the complexity of succession, governance, risk management and family legacy.

He is currently a member of the Global Connect Committee under Singapore Business Federation; a member of the Industry and Commerce Committee under Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the First Vice President of The Society of Modern Management. He is a Board Director at the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language.

Woon Teck teaches corporate governance and risk management in the School of Business (Accountancy) of the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He co-authored the “Doing Business in ASEAN” guide jointly published by RSM, Rajah & Tann Asia and United Overseas Bank in 2015 and 2016 and the booklet on “Building a Treasury Centre for Sustainable Growth” in 2018.

Yim Cheng is the Group Chief Digital Officer of Comfort Delgro Limited. She is responsible for the Group’s transformation roadmap and products, and oversees the digital transformation initiatives of the Group. Prior to joining the Group, Ms Siew was Global Vice President for Smart City with Envision Digital, where she was responsible for leading the development of Artificial Intelligence-Internet of Things and smart city products and solutions.

Prior to that, she was also the Chief Digital Officer for JTC Corporation.  Ms Siew holds a Bachelor of Engineering – EEE (First Class) from the National University of Singapore, and has attended the Cybersecurity Executive Education Programme with Harvard Kennedy School. She is also the President of IT Management Association, Deputy Chairman of Ngee Ann Polytechnic ICT Advisory Committee, Member of Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Digitalisation Sub-Committee, Member of Technical Expert Panel for Singapore International Mediation Centre, and Member of Council of Industry Leaders, Tech Talent Assembly.