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SBR salutes top executives and teams at Management Excellence Awards 2021
The success of a company is dependent on its people. With the threat of the healthcare crisis not going away anytime soon, it is important for leaders to collaborate with their teams in achieving a shared goal and have innovative solutions to unique challenges that each of them are facing. The 7th SBR Management Excellence Awards, then, aims to recognise these initiatives and celebrate the great leadership that executives and company managements have shown especially amidst adversity.
In the 2021 edition of the awards programme, over 40 executives and teams respective sectors were recognised for their innovative business practices that brought tangible business gains for the success of their companies. Companies were also honoured for their exceptional employee engagements and COVID management initiatives that made a positive impact to their workforce and customers.
These businesses represent a wide range of industries, including banking and finance, insurance, manufacturing, retail, real estate, IT services, corporate accommodations, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. The winners were awarded from 01 to 14 December via hybrid interviews through digital and hotel presentations.
This year’s winners were judged by an elite panel of judges that includes Wai Keat Cheang, Partner, Consulting at Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd; Irving Low, Partner, Co-Head Advisory at KPMG Singapore; David Chew, Risk Advisory Regional Managing Partner at Deloitte Southeast Asia; Roger Loo, Executive Director at BDO Consultants Pte Ltd; Joshua Ong, Managing Partner & Practice Leader, Capital Markets & IPO, FCA (Singapore) at Baker Tilly.
SBR MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Executive of the Year
Advertising - Prakash Kamdar, Dentsu International Singapore Biotechnology - Dr. Zhou Lihan, MiRXES Building Services & Facilities - Pierce, Ang Wui Liang, Peregrine Security Pte Ltd Computer Software - Nicholas Wee, CrimsonLogic Healthcare - Dr. Kelvin Loh, IHH Healthcare Energy - Leon Farrant, Green Li-ion Pte Ltd Hospitality & Leisure - Piotr Kupiec, Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa & SO/ Singapore IT Services - Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Cloud4C Manufacturing - Kevin J. McGuigan, 3M Marketing Technology - Genevieve Tan, Verticurl Media & Entertainment - Andrew Lim, Gushcloud International Networking Technology - Sanjay Kaul, Cisco Oil & Gas - Vikash Dhanuka, Sing Fuels Pte Ltd Pharmaceuticals - Marine Queniart-Stojanovic, Sanofi-Aventis (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Retail - Seah Kian Peng, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Pte Ltd Technology Distributor - Eunice Lau, Ingram Micro Asia Pte Ltd Technology Software - Gordon Lam, Syniti Asia Pacific & Japan Travel Services - Henry Yu, The Travel Corporation - The Velvet Collection, Asia
Innovator of the Year
Accounting Technology - Xero Banking- Arivuvel Ramu, Tonik Digital Bank Electronics Technology - Sid Chan, AEM Holdings Ltd Environmental Services - ISS Facility Services Private Limited General Insurance - QBE Singapore Team, QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd Manufacturing - Wang Deyang, HP Inc. Team Real Estate Agency - Marcus Chu, ERA Singapore Training and Development - Dr. Nina Tan, Business Intelligence and 8nalytics Pte Ltd
Team of the Year
Biotechnology - MiRXES Electronics Technology - AEM Singapore Engineering Team, AEM Holdings Ltd General Insurance - QBE Singapore Team, QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd Healthcare Technology - Guardant Health Asia, Middle East & Africa Team Manufacturing - HP Laserjet Team, HP Inc. Marketing Technology - Client Services Team, Verticurl Transportation - Yeap Transport Team, Yeap Transport Pte Ltd
COVID Management Initiative of the Year
Biotechnology - GenScript Biotech Manufacturing - Olam Cocoa Pte. Ltd. Retail - NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Pte Ltd Technology - Blue Prism
Employee Engagement of the Year
Banking - Societe Generale Environmental Services - ISS Facility Services Private Limited Hospitality & Leisure - Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa & SO/ Singapore Manufacturing - Singapore Ink Operations, Inc Technology - Blue Prism
HP Inc
Sing Fuels Pte Ltd QBE Singapore Team, QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
3M
Blue Prism
Cisco
CrimsonLogic
ERA Singapore Dentsu International Singapore
GenScript Biotech
Ingram Micro Asia Pte Ltd
MiRXES ISS Facility Services Private Limited
Sanofi-Aventis (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa & SO/Singapore Societe Generale
Syniti Asia Pacific & Japan
Using science to navigate the pandemic and improve lives 3M ramped up global production of protective equipment to meet accelerating demands.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted businesses in different ways. But few found themselves in a similar position to global science company 3M – shouldering a unique and critical responsibility in pandemic preparedness and response whilst protecting the health and well-being of its employees worldwide.
Mr Kevin McGuigan, Vice President and Managing Director, 3M South-East Asia Region and Country Leader, Singapore, recalled the company’s swift response: “We moved quickly to secure our employees. At the same time, we worked to protect the public, including and especially the nurses, doctors and first responders on the front lines.”
In 2021, 3M Singapore trained and certified 1,500 healthcare professionals as RespiratorFit-Testers, and collectively conducted fit testing for over 10,000 healthcare workers, providing them peace of mind knowing that they are protected with correct-fitting respirators.
Supporting COVID response locally and globally To meet the accelerating demand, 3M ramped up global production of protective equipment, including its N95 respirators. In 2020, 3M manufactured 2 billion respirators globally – quadrupling production since 2019. It also worked with local and global law enforcement to combat price gouging and counterfeiting to ensure local communities’ access to proper medical supplies. Closer to home, 3M expanded production of respirators in the 3M Tuas Plant in Singapore.
These products are part of 3M’s extensive portfolio of innovative solutions in safeguarding the public. They include Powered Air Purifying Respirators that protect frontline workers and the 3M™ Instant Microbe Removing Wipes that prevent crosscontamination through surfaces.
Improving lives in Singapore Continuing access to high-quality STEM education programs was also a priority. Said Mr McGuigan: “Given the pandemic’s widereaching impacts, we knew we had to step up community engagement efforts to give back and truly make a difference.” 3M Moves @ South East 2021, an annual fitness-for-good campaign in collaboration with South East Community Development Council, galvanised employees and the public to exercise, raising over $102,000 worth of stationery product donations for underprivileged students in the South-East District. 3M volunteers also led beneficiaries through an at-home science experiment in the December finale event.
In July and the end of November 2021, 3M and Science Centre Singapore distributed 281 3M Science at Home kits to underprivileged students and their families, engaging them in simple and fun science experiments. Under separate funding by 3Mgives, 3M’s social investment arm, the two organisations launched the 3M Tinkering Headstart Program in April 2021. The year-long program comprised up to 15 tinkering workshops for 600 underprivileged primary school students and their families to spark curiosity and interest in science.
In February 2021, 3M also partnered with non-profit United Women Singapore in their flagship Girls2Pioneers programs to empower diverse talent in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. More than 1,750 girls and young women were engaged in various educational activities, ranging from virtual camps to mentorship programs.
For these community contributions, 3M received the American Chamber of Commerce’s AmCham Cares Distinction Award in 2020 and 2021 and the People’s Association Community Spirit Award from 2014 to 2021 for the 3M Moves campaign.
Supporting COVID response locally and globally
Sustainability at the heart of 3M 3M also doubled down on its commitment to the planet’s health. Globally, the company expects to invest US$1 billion over the next 20 years to achieve carbon neutrality and other environmental goals. 3M Singapore has been well on its way to sustainability. Since 2018, 100% of the waste generated in 3M’s Tuas facility is converted into energy or recycled. The site also features a 2.2-megawatt photovoltaic rooftop solar system that can generate annual average electricity of 2,400 MWh – enough to power 506 4-room HDB flats.
For its continuous efforts to increase renewable energy whilst reducing emissions, waste and water usage, 3M was awarded the AmChamREPRESENT Business Transformation Award for Environment & Sustainability.
Reflecting on the past two years, Mr McGuigan said: “Whilst the pandemic has brought extraordinary challenges, it has also been a time to recommit to our values, our priorities, and the difference we want to make. We will create a better world through science, and we want to inspire others to join us in that effort.”
Vikash Dhanuka receives Executive of the Year trophy for oil and gas
The Sing Fuels CEO helmed the company’s rapid growth in recent years.
Vikash Dhanuka, Sing Fuels’ Principal CEO
Vikash Dhanuka is an entrepreneur, global visionary and innovator with more than two decades of experience responsible for the inception and running of companies within the energy, fintech, cleantech, edtech and telecommunications industries, producing over half a billion dollars in revenue per annum.
Vikash graduated from St. Xavier’s college, Calcutta (India), He moved to Singapore to pursue his MBA from the National University of Singapore (2008) and has been a permanent resident of Singapore for more than 20 years. In 2021, Vikash was awarded the Executive of the Year - Oil & Gas in the SBR Management Excellence Awards.
Vikash was the founding member of 2Coms Consulting Pvt Ltd. He founded and pioneered Vida Technologies in March 2010, a telecom solution company and established a highly successful joint venture with Haier Telecom (US$17b Enterprise) which generated revenues over $100m in a span of 6 years.
Vikash conceptualised and founded Sing Fuels in 2012 which started as a bunker trading company and expanded to a Global Energy Trading Company with offices and subsidiaries across the globe; in Asia, the UK, mainland Europe, the Middle East, and the US.
Under his leadership, Sing Fuels was a winner of the prestigious Enterprise 50 Awards 2021 for four consecutive years with excellent performance, resilience, and strong sustainability practices in Singapore and abroad. With the aim of becoming a global leader, Sing Fuels revenues reached over US$400m in FY 2021 and obtained recognition as a Top 500 High-Growth Company in the Asia Pacific (2021)
Vikash recognised that business needs to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve. His approach and ability to identify new opportunities helped him implement innovative solutions to shape a sustainable future. Vikash aimed to create a long-term value which re-coursed his path to initiate development in the most challenging environments extending across the South and Southeast Asian Regions, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the African continent.
Vikash has been a driving force for the recent successful collaboration to bring green energy solutions to the shipping industry and ports. He has also signed a joint venture with VFlowTech to provide clean energy by using sustainable microgrids in Africa. This JV was created through partnering with ERI@N (Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University) to deliver CleanTech Energy services and products to the Global Markets.
Vikash’s latest start-up is TARA Edtech. He is aiming to bridge the skills gap in most of the developing countries by opening one of the biggest digital universities to provide end-toend learning solutions and develop a futureready workforce. Named after and honouring Vikash’s mother, TARA Edtech’s mission is to provide education to children in underserved parts of the world.
With a successful, thriving business strategy in place, Vikash’s business ventures have largely benefited from his strategic partnerships across the globe. Vikash has ventured into underserved markets with a strong partner network and market knowledge due to his good reputation, integrity, and professionalism.
Vikash has built a strong, dedicated team and has grown to employ over 17 different nationalities and the ability to deal in 42 different languages. He brings forward diversified human capital and an attractive clientele portfolio to add value to the decades of experience and heights attained over the years.
At Vikash’s top of mind is how to develop and innovate traditional businesses, he continually seeks to transform and bring new ideas to challenge his team. Vikash is currently incubating a new innovative and disruptive business that could potentially be a gamechanger which he hopes to open publicly in late 2022.
CONTACT
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Address: 10 Anson Road #16-09 International Plaza Singapore 079903 Contact Number: +65 6420 0400 Fax Number: +65 6222 4414 Email: vikash@singfuels.com Website: www.singfuels.com
An advanced, cultural and engaged global ink hub
HP Singapore Ink Operations’ three consecutive years of high employee engagement was recognised at the SBR Management Excellence Awards 2021.
HP Singapore Ink Operations (SIO)
Singapore Ink Operations (SIO) has established a strong foundation and operational excellence in ink manufacturing over the last 15 years. The organisation is at a critical juncture to capitalise and build upon its asset to advance to the next level of value add to HP Print and our customers.
In line with HP’s strategic initiative to pivot advanced capabilities and leadership for Print into Asia and particularly into Singapore, HP is embarking on expanding the capabilities of SIO at the Tuas site.
The total investment is estimated to be in tens of millions over the next couple of years. The full setup and capabilities developed will also generate significant flow-through and value-add in Singapore. This will require local suppliers, vendors, and third-party support for raw material procurement and logistic services.
The organisation continues to drive advanced manufacturing adoption, analytical chemistry, and smart technologies in expanding its capabilities to become a sustainable global ink hub. Besides grooming and growing its talents, SIO plans to attract more locals to join its engineering, manufacturing, laboratory, and supply chain departments.
There is a famous Peter Drucker quote that says “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. This implies that the culture of our company always determines success regardless of how effective our strategy may be. Indeed, SIO is proud to receive the Employee Engagement of the Year – Manufacturing award. It is a testament to the workplace culture that everyone in the organisation has worked hard to cultivate. The high employee engagement scores that SIO received internally is also an affirmation that it is on the right track in engaging and building teamwork and trust among its employees. Some of the key factors that the SIO management team felt were important can be summarised as ACT, that is Authenticity,
Care and Transparent Communication. These three key elements were vital in helping to build friendships, gain trust, and foster a stronger sense of community, thereby creating more opportunities for collaboration and possibilities leading to innovation and creativity. To find out how the team did it, read these lessons from the HP team.
1. Celebrate & Recognise:
Whilst business growth was underway, the existing team was still working hard and putting in long hours to hit production targets. They celebrated milestones with
T-shirts, mugs, and other giveaways.
Small and big successes were celebrated to encourage employees to unite as one team. 2. Strengthen the HP Way: As the organisation grows with new employees coming on board rapidly, the team had to explore ways to integrate the new talents into the organisation. New employees’ orientation (NEO) program was set up to introduce the HP Way and
SIO norms to the new additions. The
Director and managers were heavily involved in the onboarding process through informal dialogue and walking through the organisation’s history. The team believed that onboarding is a great opportunity for SIO to win the hearts and minds of new employees and have them stay engaged. 3. Show care for the employee and community: As hard as employees were working, they also made time to connect with each other. They volunteered in the community and adopted a charity organisation. During the COVID-19 outbreak and the border closures, many employees were affected by the lockdown. With their families and loved ones across the border, the dedicated employees made personal sacrifices to stay in Singapore to help keep the core production supplies flowing and ensure business continuity. The management appreciates this devotion from them, and no efforts were spared to look after their welfare. 4. Offer a vision for the future: HP’s strategic initiative to pivot advanced capabilities and leadership for Print into
Asia and especially into Singapore is one of the most ambitious endeavours in HP’s history. It is a show of confidence in the nation, the government, and its people. This significant shift of worldwide ink volume manufacturing and build-up of ink capability development leading towards ink R&D in Singapore will make HP Singapore and SIO the key ink hub for HP Print. SIO is excited to play a critical role in supporting and ensuring this strategic initiative become a reality in Singapore. One of the most motivating elements for the employees is the energy that comes from knowing that they are an important part of HP and SIO’s story.
The employees understand that they are part of a growing manufacturing site where they can keep learning, developing skills, challenging themselves and growing their careers.
Yeap Transport’s digital transformation journey
Driving towards agility, innovation and sustainability to provide greater value to its clients.
With work from home being the default option for Yeap Transport’s executives in early 2021, pulling together a major tender submission under tight timelines, by the remote teams, was no mean feat. Yet, the company managed to do so, impressing the client with not just its domain expertise in school bus transportation but also with initiatives on digitalisation, sustainability and people development.
Yeap Transport’s digital transformation journey since 2001 The company embarked on its digital transformation journey in 2001 to address operational inefficiencies and communications challenges. By developing Yeap Transport Management System (YTMS) that streamlined processes in its various satellite offices, the company improved productivity, and gained greater visibility and control over its drivers, fleet and passengers. Besides a centralised administrative module that enabled route planning, crew management, billing, and customer relationship management, YTMS also deployed its bus crew and parent mobile apps. Today, YTMS is a comprehensive ecosystem connecting all stakeholders from the school administrators, bus operations and bus crew to the riders and their parents.
Being agile and responsive for business continuity The pandemic and its ensuing disruptions gave rise to numerous operational difficulties, especially for the private transportation industry. With YTMS, Yeap Transport managed to circumvent some of these challenges by having the contingency to make large-scale changes quickly through its route optimisation programme, customer and crew management platform.
YT low emission Euro 6 buses
“If it was one thing we learned from the Covid-19 situation, it was the importance of having a digitalised system and immediate data on hand. This gave us the agility to react quickly to the changing transport scenarios to ensure business continuity. It was this ability that also gave our customers the assurance that we are well prepared to support their transport needs. This enabled us to win the school bus tender for a premier international school during the pandemic,” said Mr Adrian Yeap, CEO of Yeap Transport. Sustainable fleet management The company is also committed to fighting climate change and championing sustainability in line with the Singapore Green Plan. It is currently offering the latest Euro 6 buses that emit the lowest NOx and PM2.5 and is planning to deploy its electric bus fleet later this year. Leveraging on YTMS will allow route optimisation to reduce the miles driven, the number of buses on the road and fuel efficiency.
Central to the company’s sustainable fleet management is the principle of “You can’t manage what you don’t measure”1. YTMS unlocks performance data of every aspect of the bus fleet with telematics that provide data points, from driver performance and vehicle idling time to maintenance. This will ensure that vehicles are being used as efficiently as possible, thereby reducing the overall carbon footprint. Engaging Yeap Transport’s eco-friendly transport solution is a step towards a positive contribution for schools and corporations embarking on sustainability initiatives.
A people-centric business Technological advancements have empowered Yeap Transport to transform itself into a data-driven bus transport management company today. Yet, at the heart of the organisation is still the fact that it is offering a people-centric service. Starting from the young riders, and their parents to the school administrators, Yeap Transport recognises the importance of addressing the needs of each of these stakeholders. As a result, it has established a dedicated training arm to equip its bus crew members with the proper skills and knowledge to ensure the safety and well-being of their riders. Its bus crew has undergone certified courses in child safeguarding, service excellence and safe driving.
The roadmap ahead Yeap Transport aims to chart new paths in innovative and sustainable mobility by offering YTMS through a SaaS model for bus owners, operators, schools and organisations. Having won Singapore Business Review’s Team of the Year Award in the transportation category of its Management Excellence Awards 2021, the company will strive towards improving its service offerings so that it becomes a trusted, long-term value-adding transport partner.
Accounting software provider Xero wins Innovator of the Year at SBR Management Excellence Awards
Xero shares insights and recommendations to address SME owners’ hesitancy to adopt technology
Cloud-based accounting software platform Xero uncovered barriers to small business technology adoption through its “One Step” behavioural research campaign, earning them the Innovator of the Year Award in the Accounting Technology category at the SBR Management Excellence Awards.
The Management Excellence Awards is presented by the Singapore Business Review, honouring noteworthy individuals or teams who made a huge contribution to their business’ success, as well as employee engagements and COVID management initiatives that made a positive impact on its workforce or customers.
As a tech company, Xero helps small businesses automate financial processes and is a leader in the industry with over three million subscribers globally. Despite the glaring benefits of incorporating technology into their businesses, there is still a significant number of SME owners who either refuse or delay adopting technology. Xero acknowledges this problem and launched the “One Step” campaign to drive behavioural change in small business digitalisation.
Xero partnered with behavioural science consultancy Decision Design to survey over 4,200 SMEs in six countries: Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the United States, Canada, and Singapore. In collaboration with neuroscientists, cognitive scientists and behavioural economists, Xero harnessed behavioural research to analyse the barriers small businesses face in adopting technology and how to overcome them.
The results show that small businesses which readily adopt new technology enjoy around 120% higher revenues. They also reported 106% higher productivity than those who repeatedly fail to do so and were 27% more likely to wake up excited about their work. And yet, with all the well-documented benefits of technology adoption, the survey reported that only 21% of small businesses digitise. Singapore boasted the highest proportion of tech adopters at 36%.
The One Step campaign revealed an adoption gap amongst small business owners, as well as the 12 common mindsets/ perceptions that hold them back. Based on this data, Xero has offered several recommendations on how to address this,
including presenting technology adoption in a more straightforward, less daunting way. Xero recommends using language that articulates digitalisation as a journey of small, incremental, achievable steps, with even small changes reaping tangible benefits. The study also looked at how different countries have different approaches and attitudes towards tech adoption, which can help local policymakers, advisors, and technology vendors encourage small businesses in their digital transformation journeys. Apart from the study, One Step included a diagnostic quiz for businesses to better understand the mindsets and behaviours that might impact THE ONE STEP CAMPAIGN IS JUST ONE OF XERO’S ONGOING their readiness or EFFORTS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE GLOBE MAKE THEIR OPERATIONS SMOOTHER, FASTER, AND MORE EFFICIENT BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY confidence in adopting technology. Based on the quiz result, the respondent will be directed to the corresponding sub-page on the Xero website. There, they will find tools to help them on their digitalisation journeys, such as a decision matrix, pre-mortem assessment, cost-benefit analysis and a Q&A checklist. These initiatives are an innovative way to facilitate tech adoption. The One Step campaign is just one of Xero’s ongoing efforts to help small businesses across the globe make their operations smoother, faster and more efficient by leveraging technology.
8nalytics successfully launches award-winning AI system
Top strategic planning business advisor Business Intelligence and 8nalytics Pte Ltd (8nalytics) has launched an award-winning 360 multimodal AI system to bring forth synergistic solutions that benefit individuals, businesses, and society.
It began in 2013 when Dr Nina Tan’s empirical research established a significant predictive correlation between synergizing personnel behavioural awareness and competency with performance targets.
This research-based AI Machine Learning system enhances workplace performance by upskilling competencies with a behaviouralbased training intervention. These intervention methods leverage meta-communication cues capabilities
The process starts by capturing human behaviours and competencies using videos and 360 surveys apps on smart devices. These data captured in visual, audio, textual, cognitive, and numerical format are then processed using diagnostic algorithms. Prescriptive insights generated would enable personalised intervention methods to better align behaviours and upskill competencies towards achieving performance goals.
The AI system leverages digitised algorithmic machine intelligence to identify causal relationships within data collected, for personality profiling and diagnostic competency mapping solutions.
In recognition of this extraordinary achievement, 8nalytics Director Dr Nina Tan is awarded the Innovator of the Year by the SBR Management Excellence Awards 2021 for her outstanding commitment to lead innovations in the Training and Development industry.
Dr Nina Tan is seen to be one of Singapore’s most exceptional business leaders. In granting the award, the judging panel considered three significant achievements. First, the system has won an award in the EUREKA Global Innovation Summit 2020; an event participated by Enterprise Singapore and IPI. Dr Tan, who developed the system, was also nominated one of Singapore’s Top 100 Entrepreneurs in 2021. Secondly, this well-researched AI system has been empirically tested and applied over the last five years to substantiate strong evidence that the system brings significant results to organisations. Thirdly, it has been commercially implemented and has seen strong traction in demand.
Notably, the 360 multimodal system is designed to help businesses upskill employee competencies and bring positive organisational behavioural changes. As a result, there is the potential to generate returns on investment and revenue opportunities.
For more details, contact Dr. Nina Tan at nina@8nalytics.com or at +65 6255 5101
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Innovation Gamechangers
At AEM, our people are curious, creative, and collaborative, embracing agility in the way we work and think, approaching challenges from all perspectives to fuel innovation. As a global leader in test and handling solutions, our teams of engineers are responsible for developing innovative and cutting-edge solutions for our customers and ensuring their success.
Over the last few years, our Singapore Engineering Team has been playing a huge role in driving the company’s innovation journey, advancing its technological capabilities and delivering exceptional products and services for its customers. The team receives the honor of the Team of the Year award in the Technology
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Teamwork makes the dream work SBR Management Excellence Awards Team of the Year & Innovator of the Year
category at the SBR Management Excellence Awards for their hard work in building our customer engagements and product roadmap development.
Despite the pandemic, AEM continues to grow its global engineering teams to meet the needs of its global customer base. With the common goal of ensuring customers’ success, the teams have been agile in working together, adapting to new strategies and processes and staying resilient in the face of challenges.
Solving problems and turning ideas into reality is a huge motivator for engineers everywhere.
Sid Chan with his team of engineers
Embodying the innovative spirit at AEM
Sid Chan, AEM’s Senior Director for the Test Cell Solutions Group and recipient of SBR’s Innovator of the Year Award echoes this sentiment wholeheartedly. For Sid, the award not only recognizes himself, but also the good work that the team has done in creating something new that improves someone else’s life.
As the leader of AEM’s Advanced Technological Research Center (ATRC), the company’s first research center of excellence for technologies, Sid leads with a culture of innovation with coaching and mentorship at the core as he empowers his team of engineers to try out new ideas without being afraid of failure.
“ Innovation is not a one-man job, and it takes a team to succeed on this journey of making great products. We will continue to work together, be innovative and create the next innovator of the year in AEM.” - Sid Chan
For more information, visit www.aem.com.sg
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Intelligent Automation Improves HR Processes and New Employee Experience
Over a five-month period, Blue Prism has automated more than 10,000 tasks, saving the business over 2,000 hours in HR processes across recruitment, onboarding and training.
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Behind MiRXES’s success are its people
The biotech company future-proofs the biomedical science workforce in Singapore
Having established itself as a global leader in RNA technology and diagnostics, Singapore headquartered biotech company MiRXES has set its sights on delivering blood tests that can detect multiple cancers in the early stages of the disease, thus advancing its mission of saving and improving lives. MiRXES has already launched GASTROClear, the world’s first microRNA blood test for early detection of gastric cancer so that patients can be screened for stomach cancer before they have symptoms.
As much as rigorous science and cuttingedge technology are core competencies of MiRXES, the driving force behind the company’s achievements is its people. From its beginnings as a three-person team in 2014 and its growth to the 300-plus strong team spread across the world today, MiRXES has relied on the talent and hard work of team members who shared a common passion and purpose: saving and improving lives through early diagnoses.
Now as MiRXES expands in Singapore and worldwide, with a planned expansion of its global talent pool to over 400 in the next two years, the company is also actively giving back to the community from which it all began. In 2021, MiRXES established the MENDAKI – MiRXES Scholarship Scheme to develop next-generation talents who have a passion for life and biomedical sciences, as well as engineering and entrepreneurship. Through efforts like this, MiRXES hopes to play its part in future-proofing the biomedical science workforce in Singapore and creating a more vibrant biotechnology ecosystem that will allow Singapore to nurture technologies that enable preventive and personalised healthcare.
In the post-pandemic future, cancer will remain one of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges. The MiRXES team will press on to deliver early cancer detection so that cancer will no longer be a terminal disease but one that can be treated like a chronic illness.
MiRXES Team Photo (taken pre-pandemic)
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