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F
or MattenPlant President and CEO, Diong
Sian Chuan (“But that’s quite a mouthful,
so everybody calls me DS.”), having staff with
an immensely positive mindset is one of the
best ways to overcome day-to-day challenges.
“It has to start with me,” he explains.
“Fortunately, I was born a radically optimistic person!”
DS has been involved in the water-treatment sector
since 1995. He first joined the sector after asking himself,
“Why not?” – and he’s grown to love it ever since. “I’ve
been involved in the so-called environmental engineeringIN HIS MISSION TO CREATE AN EXCEPTIONAL
WATER-TREATMENT COMPANY, MATTENPLANT
PRESIDENT AND CEO DIONG SIAN CHUAN STARTS
WITH GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON BOARD.WORDS SHARON MASIGE • IMAGES YEW KWANGI’m looking
to build an
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