The CEO Magazine Asia — January 2018

154 | CAHYADI HERIANTIO

Patience is a virtue for the Indonesian

President Director of the fast-growing

Circle K convenience store chain

158 | KOH YEOW KOON

Seng Choon Farm’s Director says his

fresh eggs are flying off the shelves,

despite challenges and biosecurity risks

162 | MARTIN FRICK

Temenos’ Managing Director for

APAC says the banking software giant

invests heavily into R&D

166 | DATUK WIRA MARK

WILLIAM LING LEE MENG

Edra Power Holdings has 13 integrated

projects throughout Malaysia, Egypt,

Bangladesh, the UAE and Pakistan

INDULGE

1 74 | NEWS

The CEO Magazine’s round-up

of the ultimate in luxury

176 | MOTOR TORQUE

Stephen Corby thrashes the dashing

Aston Martin DB11 and finds himself

completely seduced

180 | HOT HOTELS 2018

We reveal the luxury launches that

will inspire your travel plans for the

year ahead

184 | THE MAGIC OF MYANMAR

We discover that this Buddhist country

in South East Asia is brimming with

beautiful experiences

188 | CITY STOPOVER: STOCKHOLM

Modern Nordic cool meets

well-preserved history in this

Scandinavian city

192 | CEO CV

We chart the meteoric rise of

Google’s CEO: Sundar Pichai

76 | FERDINAND CO
The Managing Director of CW Home
Depot saw a huge gap in hardware retail
and created a one-stop-shop solution

86 | JEROME ROUX
STMicroelectronics Executive
Vice-President for APAC reveals how to
capitalise on the impending IoT boom

90 | DR ALFREDO BENGZON
The President and CEO of The Medical
City believes in the power of learning
from the ‘school of hard knocks’

98 | CHOW WOAI SHENG
The executive at Agilent Technologies
outlines his recipe for success, which
includes epic fails

102 | HEALTHCARE’S DISRUPTERS
Modern medicine gets a digital booster
that sees innovative firms alter
traditional ways of doing business

106 | RONALD GOH
From a young age, Electronics
& Engineering’s Managing Director
was shaped to lead the company

110 | RAMON DAEZ
The first senior management hire outside
the family, Fly Ace Corporation’s General
Manager says it’s all about the journey

114 | MICHAEL RUSSELL
Global Gateway Development
Corporation’s President says his personal
creed is the pursuit of excellence

120 | KAVIN KANJANAPAS

After years of struggle, Thailand’s

biggest IPO helped BTS Group Holdings

turn the tide and become a huge success

126 | WILLIAM SIM

The President of Heilind Asia Pacific

says people are the single most

important resource in any organisation

INVEST

132 | NEWS

Catch up on investment ideas and

advice from around the world

134 | DOMINIC SAMENGO-TURNER

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Asia’s CEO

shares how he was drawn to the firm’s

agile entrepreneurial culture

140 | CHANG YEH HONG

Nordic Group Limited’s Executive

Chairman has used his banking

expertise to drive impressive growth

146 | SAZALI HAMZAH

The Managing Director and CEO

of PETRONAS Chemicals Group says

the company is focusing on growth

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