Conversation with CEOs

kopi-C with Seatrium Limited – How Seatrium is Building a Global Engineering Brand from a Singapore Dock

  Just 2 years into his career as a young engineer, Chris Ong found himself on a plane headed overseas to start up industrial machinery. More than two decades later, he is now the CEO...

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kopi-C with LMS Compliance Ltd – How LMS Compliance Went From A Lab to Building the Future of ESG

  From lab tests to digital dashboards, LMS Compliance is transforming how companies prove safety and sustainability. Led by a technologist-CEO, this Singapore-listed firm is becoming a regional ESG powerhouse by turning invisible risks into...

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kopi-C with LHN Group- Can You Win in Real Estate Without Building Anything? LHN Group Aims to Do Exactly That

  What do you do with a few empty timber sheds? For LHN Group, it became the start of something much bigger. In this profile of CEO Kelvin Lim, we explore how a family business...

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kopi-C with Vin’s Holdings – Full speed ahead: How Vin’s Holdings is hitting the pedal to accelerate growth

  The first company to list on the Singapore Exchange this year, automotive group Vin’s Holdings is moving into the fast lane with a digitalisation drive and expansion plans. Second-generation leader, chief executive officer Galvin...

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kopi-C with CapitaLand China Trust – Where vision meets scale: CapitaLand China Trust’s drive to expand in China

  CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT), Singapore’s largest China-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), is still keen on the market despite the ongoing trade tensions with the United States. CLCT’s chief executive officer Gerry Chan shares...

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kopi-C with Food Innovators Holdings: Leveraging Cross-business Synergies for Growth, Plus Anime Cafés and More.

  kopi-C with Food Innovators Holdings: Leveraging Cross-business Synergies for Growth, Plus Anime Cafés and More. Food Innovators Holdings’ chief executive officer Kubota Yasuaki shares his strategies to boost its complementary operations in restaurant leasing and...

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kopi-C with Eneco Energy’s Executive Director: “We’re expanding beyond our expertise in airport cargo logistics to build a diversified portfolio of companies.”

  kopi-C with Eneco Energy’s Executive Director: "We're expanding beyond our expertise in airport cargo logistics to build a diversified portfolio of companies." With an established position and track record in Singapore’s logistics sector via its...

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kopi-C with Marco Polo Marine’s CEO: ‘We want to be an offshore wind leader in Asia’

  kopi-C with Marco Polo Marine’s CEO: ‘We want to be an offshore wind leader in Asia’ After nearly folding in 2016 due to plunging oil prices, shipping and shipyards operations firm Marco Polo Marine has...

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kopi-C with Micro-Mechanics’ CEO: ‘We’re creating five-star factories across the region’

Christopher Borch, CEO of Micro-Mechanics which produces precision tools and parts for the semiconductor industry, explains its strategies to thrive in an era of artificial intelligence and other changes. People who...

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kopi-C with APAC Realty’s CEO: ‘The property industry still needs agents’

With 42 years under its belt, ERA Asia Pacific, a wholly owned subsidiary by APAC Realty, embraces technology to empower agents in delivering elevated services with a personal touch. Its...

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