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Hwee Woon Tan

Head Project &amp; Portfolio Management, ... at <a class="not-italic font-text_font text-[18px] font-bold cursor-pointer text-link_color" target="_blank" href="/companies/syngenta">Syngenta</a>
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Seasoned project management professional with experience in defence systems development and crop protection product development.
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Hwee Woon Tan is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in crop protection development and project management. As Head of Project and Portfolio Management at Syngenta APAC, she drives organizational agility and new business opportunities, championing for CPD's R&D strategy in the region. Her tenure at Syngenta spans 7 years, during which she successfully managed projects such as ADEPIDYN and ORONDIS, and held concurrent responsibilities as regional project lead for Vietnam, Australia, and New Zealand. Prior to Syngenta, Tan managed major development and acquisition programs for defence systems at DSTA, delivering project objectives within responsibilities successfully. She was promoted three times within nine years of service and set up a weapon testing methodology in the organization. Tan holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Chemical Engineering from National University of Singapore. She is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute.

Credentials

  • PMP
    Project Management Institute
    Sep, 2016
    - May, 2026

Experience

  • Syngenta
    • Switzerland
    • Farming
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head Project & Portfolio Management, APAC
      • Jul 2022 - Present

      Leads the Regional Project and Program Management organization within Syngenta APAC Crop Protection Development.Develops program and project visibility, management and processes to drive the delivery of projects and programs in CP portfolio. Drives simplification of tools, portfolio definition cycle and governance processes. Advocate and champion for CPD organizational agility and new business opportunities; strong business partner to commercial organization. Part of APAC CPD leadership team to drive R&D strategy in the region.

    • APAC Regional Project Manager, CP Development
      • Sep 2016 - Jul 2022

      Manages crop protection product development projects in APAC with core responsibilities in new active ingredient and product development for disease control product line in the region. Projects under management include ADEPIDYN™, ORONDIS® and innovative early stage active ingredient for untapped market segment.Holds concurrent responsibilities as regional project lead for Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand teams, having in-depth experience spanning across growing and developed crop protection markets.

  • DSTA
    • Principal Project Engineer
      • Aug 2007 - Aug 2016

      Managed major development and acquisition programmes of defence systems, with project cost of up to US$100M+, and delivered project objectives within responsibilities successfully.Promoted by 3 appointments and 3 salary grades within 9 years of service, selected for a 1-year exchange in US Depart...

Education

  • 2012 - 2013
    Singapore Management University
  • 2003 - 2007
    National University of Singapore
  • 2001 - 2002
    Hwa Chong Institution
  • 1997 - 2000
    Raffles Girls'​ School

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