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…
Co-founder of proptech company Fraxtor Rachel Teo shows how to juggle her many roles in the disparate worlds of real estate, technology and blockchain, as well as arts and culture In a tech world dominated by men, Rachel Teo started Fraxtor with co-founder Oliver Siah. The duo are also managing directors at Fraxtor, a digital platform that allows investors to…
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…
Dora, the creator of luxury homes such as Leedon Residence and Wallich Residence to the recently launched Midtown Modern, is now preparing for the debut of Lentor Modern later this year Chatting with Dora Chng, the general manager (residential) of GuocoLand, is like a catch-up session with a best friend. No subject is off the table as she discusses topics…
Zheng Wanshi promotes diversity, inclusivity, gender equity, and sustainability in the real estate space Even Zheng Wanshi admits that her title of group chief strategy and planning officer at Frasers Property is a mouthful. But what does she actually do? Zheng explains: “My work is a lot about connecting the dots by developing a shared understanding within the leadership team…
During her early 30s, Kelly Yu was an engineer working an average nine-to- five job to provide for her family. After 10 years of being an engineer, Yu started to feel stagnant in her position and had no sense of security in her job as retrenchments were frequent in the industry. Not only was it a male-dominated industry, Yu found…
When developers have a new luxury property to promote, they mobilise expert taggers like Stella Thio to work their magic at showflat viewings. A treasure trove of information, taggers are the voice of the developer who can advise home buyers, investors and real estate agents on everything to do with that property. “It is impossible for agents to know everything.…
A highly-decorated realtor with over 17 years of experience in commercial and luxury real estate, Sammi Lim at only 38 years of age, is a force to be reckoned with. For one, she never sleeps, well almost. In fact, some clients have endearingly termed her a 7-Eleven claiming that she only sleeps from 5am to 6am daily! Her motto in…
The 44-year-old Jasmine Lau who stands before us is not quite the same person she was 20 years ago. “You wouldn’t believe by looking at me now but I started out as somebody who actually had a lot of fear of public speaking,” she says. Fresh out of university with a bachelor’s degree in Building and Construction, she joined ArcelorMittal,…