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Biography
Dr. Tan Jok Tin has over 38 years of experience in leading businesses, executive management, innovation, product creation, manufacturing &
supply chain, international collaboration, and corporate governance. He has built and led teams through different phases of organic and inorganic growth, including restructuring, mergers, and acquisitions in various industries/ industry sectors, which include professional systems & infrastructural projects, telecommunication & data systems, defense & control, business electronics, and consumer electronics.
Dr. Tan is a Board Member and Independent Director of China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, a China and Singapore government-driven JV for developing a unique, vibrant and sustainable city to serve as a strategic development platform and model for economic transformation and upgrading in China. He had served on the boards of various listed and non-listed companies in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Russia, and Turkey. In addition to his board duties, Dr. Tan has also been a CEO coach and Senior Adviser to SMEs, MNCs, and China State-Owned enterprises. He is currently Chairman of Global Green Technology Centre, an international green technology research & development platform to promote the development of green technologies and commercialization of technologically innovative solutions for
environmental governance and sustainability.
Dr. Tan was Vice President and Regional CEO for Royal Philips Electronics in the Asian Pacific region. Throughout his 27-year career with the
company, he managed many businesses in various functional and leadership roles. He often had to work across cultures while leading
diverse teams in the ever-changing business environment. After leaving Royal Philips, Dr. Tan was appointed as CEO of Sang Fei
Consumer Communications Company Limited, a subsidiary of China Electronics Corporation, and led the global business of this China state-owned enterprise for 10 years before returning to Singapore.