Conversation with CEOs

kopi-C with Gush: Building the next Singapore advanced-materials champion

  What started as an air-purifying interior paint conceived during the 2015 haze has evolved into a portfolio of functional building materials spanning interior walls, exterior façades and windows. The next challenge is no longer...

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kopi-C with the CEO of ZICO Holdings: From law firm network to financial services platform

  ZICO Holdings spent the better part of a decade shedding its identity as a legal services conglomerate. Its Group CEO, Datuk Ng Hock Heng, explains why exiting low-margin work was the prerequisite for...

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kopi-C with MariBank CEO: Scaling through simplicity and ecosystem integration

  Ask customers about their common frustrations when dealing with banks, and recurring themes quickly emerge — whether it’s the hassle of securing annual credit card fee waivers, navigating layers of conditions to unlock...

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kopi-C with Charge+: The 5,000-kilometre bet on an electric Southeast Asia

  Singapore's largest EV charging operator was built on personal frustration, a road trip across three countries, and a bet that most of the opportunity hasn't fully materialised yet. In 2018, Ong Tze Boon drove his...

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kopi-C with Riverstone Holdings CEO: The glove maker quietly benefiting from the AI Boom

  Wong Teek Son built Riverstone Holdings from a glove chlorination service into one of the world's leading cleanroom glove manufacturers. He explains how an unassuming Malaysian industrialist ended up at the centre of...

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kopi-C with CEO of Hyphens Pharma International: From dispensary to ASEAN’s dermatology specialist

  Lim See Wah spent decades building a business that investors may not have heard of. He shares his journey from pharmacist to regional builder, explaining why the company's quiet, execution-focused model may be its...

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kopi-C with CEO of Soon Hock Enterprise: From operator to developer

  Walter Tan Min Loon grew up watching his father build one of Singapore's largest logistics operations. Today, as CEO of Soon Hock Enterprise, he leads a company that has evolved—from moving goods to developing the...

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kopi-C with Raffles Medical Group CEO: “There’s no quick money in healthcare”

  Raffles Medical Group's Dr Loo Choon Yong on 50 years of putting patients before profit, and why healthcare must be built for the long term. Most CEOs focus on attracting as many investors...

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kopi-C with OUE REIT CEO: The case for prime assets in a volatile world

OUE REIT CEO Han Khim Siew spent three years overhauling the REIT he inherited, from capital structure and portfolio to strategy. He explains how the transformation of a flagship Orchard Road hotel reflects a...

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kopi-C with Fuxing CEO: The part that holds everything together

CEO Shaolin Hong on running one of the world's largest zipper businesses from Fujian, why margin discipline matters more than revenue, and the dividend policy recently announced. On many pieces of clothing, and likely every...

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