Leadership

THE GBN ADVISORY COUNCIL

Chandra Widjaja has over 18 years of professional experience in business consulting, investment, mergers & acquisitions and business development. He has been involved in a wide-range of businesses throughout the different stages of their development, from the conceptualisation stage through to fund raising and expansion. He is currently a director of an electrical cable distribution company with regional presence.

Gan Choon Beng is a practicing lawyer and is the Senior Director at Infinitus Law Corporation and head of its Corporate, Commercial and Technology Department. He graduated from the University of Singapore (now known as the National University of Singapore) in 1977 with an LLB (Hons.) and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1978.

He has extensive expertise in the field of corporate law including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring. He advises extensively start-up and spin-off companies including those from ETPL, NUS and NTU in corporate structuring, structuring and negotiating investments from angel investors, corporate investors, venture capitalists, SPRING and other Singapore government related entitles. A substantial part of his practice includes technology licensing, commercial law, franchising, computer law and advising on internet and e-commerce transactions, and management corporations. He is a member of the Law Society of Singapore and the Singapore Academy of Law, and is a Notary Public and a Commissioner for Oaths. He is also a member of the Licensing Executives Society (Singapore), the Singapore chapter of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), and an associate member of the Franchise & Licensing Association (Singapore).

Seow Kiat Wang is a partner in a private investment company which he co-founded in 2005. Prior to this, he has more than 20 years of operational experience in the electronics related manufacturing industry. Kiat Wang received his first class honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 1984 and his Masters degree in Engineering from the same university in 1988.

Victor Leong has worked as a corporate lawyer and an investment banker. He has extensive experience in the areas of business advisory, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital market issues. He has worked with various governments and corporations in Asia for many years. He has assisted many high growth companies in raising capital, advised corporations on mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, corporate and debt restructurings. He is currently heading Xtreme Lubricants Lab.

Linda Hui-Isaac is the Founder and Managing Director of Crown Mercado Alliance Pte Ltd, a Digital Marketing Consultancy & Agency firm based in Singapore. She has over 16 yrs of professional experience in business consultancy, specialising in marketing, helping global MNCs and SMEs grow regional market share within the Asia Pacific region. Her regional business background led her to accumulate vast experiences, through her working relationship across different industries ranging; F&B, Logistics, Medical, Manufacturing, Architectural & Building. Linda is especially passionate in helping SMEs to prepare for Digital Transformation to grow their business and stay competitive.