FUNCTION

EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, USA · 2005 - 2007
MBA; Major in Finance and Healthcare; GMAT 750; INSEAD Exchange (Fontainebleau Campus)

• MBA-Chair of Wharton Asia Business Conference; led committee of 40 and 30 volunteers to organise 400 person event
• Panel Director for Wharton Healthcare Conference & Wharton Private Equity Conference
• Field Application Projects (consulting assignments) for 1) Warburg Pincus NY & 2) US biodefense early stage company
• Selected for Leadership Coaching and Development Program & attended Quantico (US Marines Corps) Leadership Venture

IMPERIAL COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
London, UK · 1998 - 2002
MEng; Master of Civil Engineering

• Awarded full PSA Corporation (Singapore) Undergraduate Scholarship covering tuition and living expenses for all 4 years
• Awarded Imperial College Scholarship for outstanding academics and strong contributions in extra-curricular activities
• Active member of Imperial College Basketball 2nd Team; captained Imperial College Singapore Society Basketball team to 4 championships; chaired High School Alumni dinner in UK attended by Singapore High Commissioner (UK) and 200 guests

EXPERIENCE

GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
London, UK · 2007 – 2008
Associate, Investment Banking Division – Real Estate, Leisure and Gaming Advisory

• Managed deal executions including financial and legal due diligence, valuation analysis, management presentations, site visits, antitrust risk management, commitment committee memos, bid strategies and negotiation of sale and purchase agreements
• Provided sector coverage through qualitative and quantitative feasibility of proposed mergers, divestitures, acquisitions, and joint ventures across various industries and countries
• Selected experience include
• Advised PE consortium on final round bid for auction of major Swedish real estate company (~€4bn)
• Advised PE consortium on final round bid for auction of major Nordic real estate company (~€3bn)
• Advised UK lodging company on exclusive sale to major UK leisure company (~€1bn)
• Other mandated advisory work included IPO of Russian real estate company, LBO of European gaming company, equity rights offering for UK leisure company and sale of private UK lodging company

LEHMAN BROTHERS
New York, USA · Summer 2006
Summer Associate, Investment Banking Division – Global Leveraged Finance

• Managed credit committee process for the acquisition of $880m public retail company by a sponsor portfolio company to be fully funded by high yield debt. Authored credit committee memorandum and supervised analyst on LBO M&A model
• Drafted rating agency presentation and bank book for $3.2bn acquisition finance for a business services company
• Other selected experience include debt capacity analysis for a retail LBO proposal, breakage cost analysis for outstanding bonds of a telco and debt structure comparison between bank/bond and CMBS for a healthcare company

BAIN & COMPANY
Los Angeles, USA & Singapore · 2002 - 2005
Senior Associate Consultant (2004-2005); Associate Consultant (2002-2004)

• Led $10m headcount reduction effort involving 200 FTEs for a distressed $500m US healthcare company. Negotiated with regional and business unit heads for headcount reductions based on staffing model developed
• Led multiple client teams (largest with 10 FTEs) on an 18-month turnaround project for a large Thai bank. Negotiated 5-year targets with business unit CFO, developed product profitability model and designed customer targeting methodology
• Established Asia-Pacific sourcing and manufacturing strategy for a global consumer products company. Developed cost models for regional sourcing options and finalised manufacturing footprint for $80m plant in China
• Winner of Bain Asia’s Extraordinary Team award for excellence in value addition, client relationships and teamwork
• Led recruiting efforts at London universities (SG office) and conducted training sessions for Associate Consultant class

MARAKON ASSOCIATES
London, UK · Summer 2001
Summer Associate Consultant

• Developed business banking growth strategy for a top UK bank. Conducted market assessment of non-traditional service offerings and estimated potential profit impact

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Club Membership: MBA

Interests:

• Acquisitions
• Asset Management
• Banking
• Development
• Investment Banking

Languages: Fluent in Mandarin (12 years of formal education), Cantonese and Malay • Interests: Poker, outdoor activities (climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro), basketball, golf, and travel (visited 43 countries)