AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATIONHARESHSHARMA
HareshSharmais the
residentplaywrightofThe
NecessaryStage,which
hasproducedover 100
playsinmorethan
20 cities.In2019,the
CulturalMedallion
recipientrestagedhis
criticallyacclaimedplay
OffCentreandsawthe
premiereofnewworks
suchasActingMad.The
philosophybehindhis
long-standingcareer?
Believingthat“your
onlycompetition is
yourself”.ALVINTAN
Thefounderand
artisticdirectorof
TheNecessaryStage
(TNS),CulturalMedallion
recipientAlvinTan
hasdirectedover 60
plays,stagedlocally
andatinternational
festivals,including
severalin 2019 suchas
thecriticallyacclaimed
Civilisedandthesold-out
restagingofOffCentre.
InMay2020,TNSwill
premiereTheYearof
NoReturn, whichfocuses
on climate change.EUGENETAN
UnderEugeneTan’s
directorship,the
NationalGallery
Singaporeachieved
recordattendances
withtheYayoiKusama
exhibitionin2017.He
wasalsoresponsible
forthemuseum’sfirst
impressionistexhibition
inSoutheastAsiathat
featuredmorethan 60
masterpiecesfromParis'
Museed’Orsay.Tanis
alsothedirectorof
Singapore Art Museum.TSUNGYEH
Themusicdirectorand
conductorofSingapore
ChineseOrchestra(SCO)
since2002,TsungYeh
is alsotheChinaCentral
ChineseOrchestra’s
principalguestconductor.
TheCulturalMedallion
awardeeledtheSCOto
breaktwoGuinnessWorld
Recordswitha 2014mega
concert,andlaunched
theworld’sfirstChinese
orchestradigitalconcert
series two years later.GOHCHOONPHONG
GohChoonPhongis
theCEOofSingapore
Airlines,chairman
ofBudgetAviation
Holdings,whichowns
andmanagesScoot,and
a boarddirectorofSIA
EngineeringCompany.
A graduateofthe
MassachusettsInstitute
ofTechnology,wherehe
sitsonthePresidential
CEOAdvisoryBoard,
Gohis a memberofthe
NUSboardoftrusteesand
IATA board of governors.MELVINGOH
MelvinGohis the
co-founder,executive
chairmanandCEOof
EuroSportsGlobal,which
is thesoleauthorised
dealerofLamborghini
andPaganilocally,
exclusiveimporter
anddistributorof
AlfaRomeo,andexclusive
distributorforTouring
Superleggera.Gohused
tobemanagingdirector
ofGayHinEnterprise,
hisfather’scompany
for pre-owned cars.ALEXANDERCHARLES
HUNGATE
AlexanderCharles
Hungateis thepresident
andCEOofSATS,which
servestheaviation
industryanda host
ofotherbusinesses,
includinghospitality,
healthcareandlogistics.
TheformerHSBC
SingaporeCEOis also
anindependentdirector
ofUnitedOverseas
Bankanda Singapore
EconomicDevelopment
Board board member.LEESEOWHIANG
UnderCEOLee
SeowHiang,Changi
AirportGrouphaswon
severalawards,and
wasnamedtheWorld’s
BestAirportforthe
sixthconsecutiveyear
bytravellersatthe 2018
WorldAirportAwards.
Leeis alsothedeputy
chairmanofChangi
AirportsInternational
andpresidentofthe
AirportsCouncil
International Asia-Pacific.YVONNETHAM
PreviouslyassistantCEO,
YvonneThamis nowthe
CEOofTheEsplanade
Co.Theformerdeputy
CEOoftheNationalArts
Councilbringswithher
a wealthofexperiencein
artsandculturepolicyand
management.Aspartof
TheEsplanade’sextension,
shehasbeentasked
withthedevelopment
ofa new550-seat
waterfronttheatreslated
to be built by 2021.KENNIETING
KennieTing,thedirector
ofAsianCivilisations
MuseumandPeranakan
Museum,is alsothe
authoroftwobookson
portcities.Underhis
leadership,theAsian
CivilisationsMuseum
presentedGuoPei:
ChineseArt& Couture
in2019,whichref lected
themuseumandthe
couturier’ssharedpassion
forkeepingChineseart
andheritagerelevant
in today’s society.EDMUNDWEE
EdmundWeeis the
publisherandCEOof
EpigramBooks,which
is behindtheannual
EpigramBooksFiction
Prize,Singapore’srichest
literaryaward.Under
Wee,thecompanyhas
publishedmorethan
100 localauthorssuch
asSonnyLiew,whois
behindtheaward-winning
graphicnovel,TheArtof
Charlie Chan Hock Chye.ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTKARSONOKWEE
KarsonoKweechairs
EurokarsGroup,the
largestprivately-owned
cardistributorshiphere
thatmanagesPorsche,
Rolls-Royce,Mini,
McLarenandMazda.In
2018,thePublicService
Medalconferreelaunched
a $70mafter-salesand
warehousefacility.
Nextup:Eurokars’new
headquarters,whichis set
to be ready in 2020.THE
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