Mr Tan Kwang Hwee

Biography

 Mr Tan Kwang Hwee, William joined Ley Choon Group in July 2015 as Chief Financial Officer, and is responsible for financial and corporate affairs of the Group. An MBA, Qualified Accountant and Engineer by training, he has 13 years of leadership experience in SGX-listed manufacturing/construction environments with diverse roles including full finance spectrum, corporate affairs, HR & administration, operations as well as Big Four audit experience with MNCs & local enterprises spanning multi-industries. Mr Tan began his career with SGX Mainboard-listed Liang Huat Aluminium (nka Pacific Star Development Ltd) and played a key role in Liang Huat’s successful S$140 million corporate restructuring exercise. He then joined KPMG as an auditor. Mr Tan was subsequently appointed Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary of Metal Component Engineering Ltd, a SGX-listed mechanical manufacturing solutions provider with a presence across Asia with over 1,000 employees, where he oversaw a >S$10 million improvement in net debt position, market capitalization as well as a multi-site ERP implementation. Mr Tan graduated with Honours with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the National University of Singapore, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting (First Class Honours) from the Oxford Brookes University, UK. A Chartered Accountant of Singapore and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK, he was also an ACCA Prize Winner in Advanced Performance Management and Top 30 Affiliate (6th placing). In addition, Mr Tan obtained his MBA from Manchester Business School, UK. A regular speaker at industry events, he currently serves as member of ACCA Singapore’s SME Finance Transformation Committee, and was named Executive of the Year, Materials & Construction by the Singapore Business Review Management Excellence Awards 2016.

Research Interest

 Mr Tan Kwang Hwee, William joined Ley Choon Group in July 2015 as Chief Financial Officer, and is responsible for financial and corporate affairs of the Group. An MBA, Qualified Accountant and Engineer by training, he has 13 years of leadership experience in SGX-listed manufacturing/construction environments with diverse roles including full finance spectrum, corporate affairs, HR & administration, operations as well as Big Four audit experience with MNCs & local enterprises spanning multi-industries. Mr Tan began his career with SGX Mainboard-listed Liang Huat Aluminium (nka Pacific Star Development Ltd) and played a key role in Liang Huat’s successful S$140 million corporate restructuring exercise. He then joined KPMG as an auditor. Mr Tan was subsequently appointed Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary of Metal Component Engineering Ltd, a SGX-listed mechanical manufacturing solutions provider with a presence across Asia with over 1,000 employees, where he oversaw a >S$10 million improvement in net debt position, market capitalization as well as a multi-site ERP implementation. Mr Tan graduated with Honours with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the National University of Singapore, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting (First Class Honours) from the Oxford Brookes University, UK. A Chartered Accountant of Singapore and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK, he was also an ACCA Prize Winner in Advanced Performance Management and Top 30 Affiliate (6th placing). In addition, Mr Tan obtained his MBA from Manchester Business School, UK. A regular speaker at industry events, he currently serves as member of ACCA Singapore’s SME Finance Transformation Committee, and was named Executive of the Year, Materials & Construction by the Singapore Business Review Management Excellence Awards 2016.