2019-10-01 Singapore Tatler

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TANHEETECK
TanHeeTeckis the
presidentandCOOof
GentingSingaporeas
wellasCEOofResorts
WorldSentosa(RWS),
whichhehasledtobethe
multipleaward-winning
lifestyledestinationand
world-classdevelopment
it is today.Tanis currently
spearheadingRWS2.0,
a $4.5bprojectto
expandandtransform
theintegratedresort
for the next decade.

GEORGE
TANASIJEVICH
AsthepresidentandCEO
ofMarinaBaySands,
GeorgeTanasijevich
unveileda $4.5bplanto
expandtheintegrated
resortwitha 15,000-seater
entertainmentarena,
a luxuryhoteland
additionalMICEspace.He
is alsomanagingdirector
ofglobaldevelopment
ofLasVegasSands,
whichheis helping
toenterintoother
markets such as Japan.

WEETENGWEN
WeeTengWenis the
managingpartnerof
TheLo&BeholdGroup,
whichheco-foundedwith
DanielHe.Thegroup
launcheditsfirstprivate
membersclubStraitsClan
in2018.Itsfirsthotel,
TheWarehouseHotel,
wonDesignoftheYear
atthePresident’sDesign
Awards2018.Weewas
namedOutstanding
TourismEntrepreneur
bytheSingapore
Tourism Board in 2017.

SATPALKHATTAR
SatPalKhattaris the
foundingpartnerand
consultantofSingapore’s
largestlawfirm,
KhattarWong.In2015,the
firmformedanalliance
withWitherstoexpandits
presenceintheregion,the
UKandtheUS.Thelife
trusteeoftheSingapore
IndianDevelopment
Associationalsochairs
KhattarHoldings,his
private investment firm.

LEEENGBENG
LeeEngBengis the
chairpersonofRajah&
TannAsia,oneofthe
largestlegalnetworksin
SoutheastAsiawithover
750 lawyers.Previously
themanagingpartnerof
Rajah&TannSingapore,
heis nowa seniorpartner.
Heis alsoa seniorcounsel
anda leadingdisputes
lawyer in Singapore.

LEEKIMSHIN
Undertheleadership
ofmanagingpartner,
LeeKimShin,Allen&
Gledhillbaggednumerous
awardsin2018,including
RegionalLawFirmofthe
Ye a ra ndMo s tI n nov at ive
NationalFirmoftheYear
(Singapore)fromthe
InternationalFinancial
LawReview. Thesenior
counselservesonthe
Duke-NUSMedicalSchool
governingboardandthe
maincommitteeofthe
Yel low R i b b on Fu nd.

NGWAIKING
NgWaiKingis the
managingpartnerof
WongPa r tnership,
whichhasrepresented
big-nameclientssuchas
WalmartandSingaporean
billionairePeterLim.
Underhishelm,thefirm
wontheinauguralAward
forBestSingaporeLaw
FirminFinanceAsia
CountryAwards2019,and
is leveragingoninnovative
technologytoimprove
document-reviewand
workf low processes.

CHANDRA
MOHANRETHNAM
ChandraMohanRethnam
is a partneratRajah&
Ta n nSi n g ap ore ,where
heheadsthecommercial
litigationpractice.Healso
chairstheRajah&Tann
Foundation,is a member
oftheNorthWestCDC,
andhasbeenrecognised
forhisciviccontributions
witha PublicService
Staranda Gold
MedallionforService
to Education Award.

DAVINDERSINGH
Seniorcounsel
DavinderSinghis the
executivechairmanof
DavinderSinghChambers.
Hepreviouslychaired
Drew&Napier,where
hewasalsoCEO.A
laudeddisputeresolution
lawyer,healsochairsthe
SingaporeInternational
ArbitrationCentreand
is thevicechairman
oftheParis-based
ICCCommissionon
CorporateResponsibility
and Anti-corruption.

WEEWEILING
Executivedirector(asset,
lifestyleandcommunity
partnerships)ofPan
PacificHotelsGroup,
WeeWeiLingis the
daughterofbillionaire
businessmanWeeCho
Yaw.Thegrouprecently
releasedAlongtheJourney,
a corporateartcollection
shecuratedinsupport
oflocalartists.Wee
is alsoa co-founderof
ExtraOrdinaryPeople,a
charitysupportingpersons
with special needs.

WUHSIOHKWANG
WuHsiohKwangis
thefounder,executive
chairmanandexecutive
directorofStraco
Corporation,which
ownstheSingapore
FlyerandShanghai
OceanAquarium.He
wasconferredthePublic
ServiceMedalandis
a boardmemberof
BusinessChina,NTU’s
ChineseHeritageCentre,
andtheSingapore
ChineseChamberof
Commerce and Industry.

GARYXIE
GaryXieis theexecutive
directorofBonvests
Holdings.Theboard
memberoftheSingapore
HotelAssociationalso
headsCenizaroHotels
&Resorts,Bonvests’
hospitalityarmwhich
ownsSheratonTowers
SingaporeandFourPoints
bySheratonPerthas
well.TheResidenceby
Cenizarobrandhasfour
resortsinthepipeline,
includinga secondisland
resort in the Maldives.

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