Founder & Managing Director

• 2016 - Present

Head of International Expansion

• Aug 2013 - Aug 2015

• Intimately involved in all strategic decisions for Voyagin, including identifying new market opportunities, proposing new features, branding & messaging, creating operational procedures and team management • Responsible for developing the rollout strategy in Asia including the launch of 3 new destinations (Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan) • Trained and managed a team of 5, doubled overall inventory in the span of 3 months • Responsible for the Bali product. Created and executed marketing plan, grew inbound revenue from zero to US$45,000 / month and increased average spend from US$27 to US$70 / person Voyagin was acquired by Rakuten (Japan's largest e-commerce site) in July 2015. Show less

Travel & Food Writer

• Nov 2012 - May 2013

• Responsible for sourcing compelling material for epicure's monthly Frequent Flyer and Travel news columns highlighting travel industry trends and personalities such as Iron Chef Cat Cora and bestselling food critic of The Financial Times, Nicholas Lander • Actively managed the magazine's online presence including its facebook page and website www.epicureasia.com • Successfully worked with a wide range of hospitality clients including the Pan Pacific Hotel Group to craft compelling stories for their advertorial projects • Wrote popular monthly newsletters going out to database of over 20,000 readers including restaurant hotspots to check out, recipes to try etc • Critical member of team reviewing drafts before the magazine went to print Show less

Analyst - Asia Equity Sales

• Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

• Recognized by Securities Division management in 2011 as one of top 2 performers amongst 260 analysts globally • Rated by 360° review process as consistent top-quartile performer amongst peers for 3 consecutive years • Given responsibility, starting as a 1st year analyst, to independently cover more than 10 key institutional accounts such as Fidelity & Wellington (Assets under management > US$2 Trillion) • Demonstrated exceptional client management skills – received top sales votes from portfolio managers • Showed leadership capability by leading the 10-person NY team in championing the ASEAN product - worked with regional research teams to recommend relevant stocks such as Genting Singapore at potential entry-points • Helped successfully price and place over 50 Asian IPOs & secondary offerings from sectors such as financials (Agricultural Bank of China, AIA), new media (Youku.com) & consumer (Xueda Education, China Lodging) • Chosen to serve as US deal captain for US$282M Mstar Semiconductor IPO - liaised between capital markets, investment banking & sales teams to incorporate investor feedback into pricing decisions Show less

Summer Analyst - Global Treasury, Forex & Interest Rate Trading division

• Jul 2006 - Aug 2006

• Showed potential savings of SG$3M/yr by analyzing division’s capital charge calculation method for OTC derivatives • Initiated legal & operational resources towards implementation of new calculation incorporating bilateral netting (Basel II framework) • Showed potential savings of SG$3M/yr by analyzing division’s capital charge calculation method for OTC derivatives • Initiated legal & operational resources towards implementation of new calculation incorporating bilateral netting (Basel II framework)