Contributors

Leanne Nettleship

Leanne Nettleship is a Manager at the Contracting Division in Robert Walters Singapore. She recruits for specialist positions in the shared services sector across the financial services and commercial markets.

Leas Bachatene

Leas Bachatene, CEO of ethiXbase, has over 15 years of experience establishing and leading commercial organisations in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering, a High Diploma in Marketing, and a Master’s in Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Lee Hawksley

Lee Hawksley joined Twilio in January 2021, and he is responsible for overseeing and building Twilio’s growth in the Asia Pacific & Japan region. With over 20 years of international experience in SaaS, digital transformation and a trailblazer in digital engagement and customer experience, Lee is well-positioned to grow Twilio’s business regionally, while positioning it as a leader in the cloud communications space. Twilio is a leading cloud communications platform and a service company that allows software developers to programmatically make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication functions using its web service APIs.

Lee Kang Yam

Kang Yam is the Chief Learning Curator for The Flame Centre. His professional career revolves around building the capabilities and capacities of individuals to fulfill personal and organisational goals.

Lee Quane

Lee Quane is Regional Director, Asia at ECA International.

Lee Seng Chee & Tan Ching Ne

Lee Seng Chee is Capital Projects & Infrastructure Partner while Tan Ching Ne is Technology Tax Partner. Both are from PwC Singapore.

Lee Tiong Heng & Eugene Penafort

Tiong Heng is a Tax Partner and Eugene a Tax Manager at Deloitte Singapore.

Lee Tiong Heng and Yvaine Gan

Lee Tiong Heng is Deloitte Singapore and Southeast Asia’s Global Investments & Innovation Incentives Tax Leader and has more than 23 years of tax experience serving local, multinational and listed companies as well as private equity firm including 4 years with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS).

He has extensive experience in tax consultancy and planning services including tax M&A work, corporate restructuring, cross-border transactions, tax ruling requests, taxation negotiations with the IRAS and Singapore tax incentives and grants applications from the Singapore government authorities.

Tiong Heng is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Singapore and is also an Accredited Tax Advisor with Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals.

Yvaine Gan is Deloitte Singapore’s Tax Director and Global Investments & Innovation Incentives Deputy Leader. She has over 11 years of experience engaging multinational and Singapore-based companies in various industries on the feasibility, structuring, negotiation and management of government incentives.

Prior to joining Deloitte, Yvaine was with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the lead government agency in facilitating foreign investments to create sustainable economic growth and good job opportunities for Singapore. At EDB, a major part of her role was to customize and negotiate incentive packages for various investment activities, as well as facilitate companies in the end-to-end process of incentives application.

Yvaine has considerable experience advising senior C-suite executives on their investments in Singapore and is regularly involved in negotiating incentive packages, facilitating application processes and obtaining approvals on incentives for companies. She also advises companies with existing incentives in fulfilling investment commitments, as well as supports the re-negotiations and renewals of incentive packages.

Leo Shimada

Leo is the co-founder and CEO of Crowdonomic Media. A seasoned Finance and Strategy professional, he has a distinguished career starting with McKinsey & Company, after which he moved on to a leadership post with a Fortune 500 company. Leo is a recognised thought leader in the crowdfunding industry having given keynote speeches and panel discussions at notable industry events.

Leon Choong

Leon Choong is the Vice-President for Business Development, University Relations, Marketing and Recruitment of Kaplan Singapore. With almost two decades worth of experience in the private and public education sector, Leon has a comprehensive background in general management, business development, customer service, marketing and sales.