Our People
Our team of business consultants is drawn from in-country business leaders who are familiar with business and cultural practices of the country they are operating in. They are customer focused, have cross – cultural sensitivity in managing business performance and negotiations, and build enduring relationship with business partners based on integrity and trust.
Dr Grace Chew
Management Consultant | Executive Director
Ms Grace Chew has over 25 years of extensive experience in multiple facets of business management including sales and marketing, business development, mergers and acquisitions, project management, event management, customer service and relationship management with diversified industries such as air urban mobility, aviation, energy, healthcare, automobile and hospitality. Creative, analytical and ambitious, and skilled in maintaining high quality service by establishing and aligning organizations standards. Goal-oriented with a passion for people development and leadership, and expert in identifying business opportunities, researching and analyzing sales options. Dedicated team player with a collaborative leadership style that fosters all-inclusive and diverse rich cultures. Multilingual proficiency in English, Mandarin and Malay/Bahasa Indonesia.
PhD in International Business Administration with International School of Management, Paris, an Executive MBA from University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and a BA in Mass Communications from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Her PhD research thesis is “Critical Success Factors of the Mergers and Acquisitions Performance: Interrelationship of Planning stage (Pre-merger) and Integration Process (Post-merger)”.
Ms Chew Chiew Ean
Principal Consultant | Director
Ms Chew Chiew Ean is an accountancy graduate with more than 18 years experience in finance and administration with listed companies in Malaysia. She is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
She graduated with a Bachelor of accounting from University of Malaya in 1993. She started her career as Assistant Accountant with Southern Steel Berhad for 3 years.
Later on, she advanced her career by joining Gamuda Berhad, one of the leading construction company listed in Bursa Kuala Lumpur in 1996 as Group Accountant. During her tenure in headquarter of Gamuda, her job functions included quarterly reporting to Bursa, coordinating group audit, liaising with bond agency and compiling group budget . She built up her confident level, inter-personnel skill and technical know-how over her years in Gamuda HQ.
In 2000, she was promoted as Finance Manager and seconded to its water division and be the pioneer in Gamuda's water division. She involved extensively in the listing exercise, bond restructuring, treasury as well as ISO of the company, Splash.
Chiew Ean last position was Senior Finance Manager before she left Gamuda Group in 2011 to pursue her interest in education industry.
Professor Ng Yew-Kwang
Advisor
Professor Ng Yew-Kwang obtained his BCom from Nanyang University in 1966, his PhD from Sydney University in 1971. He was a professor of economics at Monash University 1985-2012 (and an emeritus professor since 2013) and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia since 1980. In 2007, he received the highest award (Distinguished Fellow) of the Economic Society of Australia. He joined Nanyang Technological University as Winsemius professor in economics since 2013.
He has published over two hundred refereed papers in leading journals in economics, including American Economic Review (7 papers), Economica (9), Economic Journal (6), Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Political Economy (3), Review of Economic Studies (2), Social Choice & Welfare (13), and in biology, cosmology, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. Recent books: Common Mistakes in Economics, Nova, 2011 (open access): How Did the Universe Come About? Fudan University Press, 2011; The Road to Happiness, Fudan University Press, forthcoming in July 2013.
PATRICK LEE, MSID-SRAD
Management Consultant | Sr. Executive Coach | Mentor and Business Strategist | Sr. Accredited Board Director (Singapore Institute of Directors)
Lee is an experienced and certified executive coach and mentor with over a decade of success working with senior leaders across the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. He has coached executives from Fortune 500 companies, helping them navigate complex leadership challenges, drive strategic execution, and unlock their full potential. Passionate about leadership excellence, integrative negotiations, and the formulation and disciplined execution of strategic plans, Lee brings a deep understanding of Western, Asian, and Middle Eastern business cultures to his coaching practice.
With over 30 years of professional experience, Lee has held senior leadership positions in American and European multinational corporations across Asia Pacific, including China, India, North Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. His corporate journey includes serving as Managing Director – Asia Pacific for Kohler Company, one of the largest privately held companies in the U.S. Earlier in his career, he held key leadership roles in marketing, sales, operational turnarounds, and regional management at both Kohler Co. and Cummins Engine Inc.
In 2011, Lee founded Pacific Power Consult Pte Ltd, an international consulting boutique. His clients span a wide spectrum—from MNCs in the U.S., Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, and Saudi Arabia to SMEs in China, Canada, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia, as well as private equity firms from Turkey, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Lee currently serves as a board member and mentor for China Diesel Support Services Ltd, the authorized distributor for Rolls-Royce Power Systems in China’s oil and gas market. In this role, he focuses on strategic oversight and executive mentoring, working closely with the CFO and general managers of subsidiary companies.
He holds an Executive MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic. Fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hokkien, Lee is based in Singapore and serves as a pro bono business mentor with GBN, an independent, not-for-profit Christian marketplace ministry.