CELEBRATING THE INDIVIDUAL
From a young age, Chee Su Eing loved to draw, sketch, paint. She also loved browsing through interior décor magazines. “I would often tell my mum, ‘Let’s rearrange the furniture!’” she recalls. Today, her longtime passion for art and design has led her to the pinnacle of her industry. Last June, Chee, who is founder and director of D’Perception, an…
It is the end of another long week for Ho Lee Yen, but you would not know it. The CEO of HSBC Life Singapore is a picture of poise and elegance as she gamely follows our photographer’s cues while he experiments with lighting and angles. Ho has had a high-octane start to her leadership role at the insurance arm of…
Deborah Ho, the managing director and head of Southeast Asia for BlackRock, witnessed first-hand how powerful networks of support between women could be. Growing up, her nanny was part of a sisterhood from China whose mission was to work overseas to support their families back home. That exposed her to the idea of women being self-reliant and helping each other…
Low Chin Loo, inaugural head of Asia Pacific for EDGE Certification and former president of the Financial Women’s Association of Singapore, believes female progress in the workplace is a societal issue where men’s involvement is critical. With the pandemic hurting women’s careers more than men’s, she wants organisations to step up and shift the needle towards gender parity.
Artiste and drama teacher Oniatta Effendi turned her passion for batik into a clothing business that pays homage to the traditions, stories and artisans behind these timeless textiles. In a shophouse across from the Malay Heritage Centre in Kampung Glam, homegrown label Baju by Oniatta has found a new home. Or, as founder Oniatta Effendi prefers to see it, the…
Maya Hari, VP Asia Pacific at Twitter, is using the pandemic to move the social media company towards its bold targets for diversity and inclusivity. She is also helping women bring their strengths and voices to the table by mentoring, sponsoring and building networks.