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Executive Management
Mr Tan Tee How
Executive Director
Mr Tan Tee How
Executive Director
Mr Tan Tee How joined CES as the Executive Director of CES in February 2018. Prior to this, Mr Tan was the Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Chief Executive Officer of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Mr Tan Tee How
Executive Director
Mr Tan Tee How joined CES as the Executive Director of CES in February 2018. Prior to this, he was the Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Chief Executive Officer of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Mr Tan served as Permanent Secretary (National Development) in 2004 and was appointed as Permanent Secretary (Home Affairs) in 2011. He was also a board member of the National University Health System from April 2016 to March 2019.
Mr Law Cheong Yan
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Law Cheong Yan
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Law Cheong Yan joined CES as Chief Financial Officer in August 2013. Prior to joining CES, he spent more than nine years in China and the U.S. managing several Singapore companies’ overseas subsidiaries.
Mr Law Cheong Yan
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Law Cheong Yan joined CES as Chief Financial Officer in August 2013. Prior to this, Mr Law spent more than nine years in China and the U.S. managing the businesses of several Singapore companies’ overseas subsidiaries. Mr Law was also the Group’s Financial Controller for the period from June 1999 to February 2004 and an auditor with an international accounting firm from September 1995 to June 1999. He is also a member of ISCA and CPA Australia. He serves as an independent director of Dynamic Colours Limited.
Mr Alex Ang
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr Alex Ang
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr Alex Ang joined CES as Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2018. Prior to this, he was at Millennium Hotels & Resorts and has over 25 years of HR experience.
Mr Alex Ang
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr Alex Ang joined CES as Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2018. He oversees the full spectrum of Group Human Resources function for CES. With more than 25 years of experience under his belt, Mr Ang is a strategic and people-oriented leader who possesses deep HR knowledge and competencies. Mr Ang joined CES from Millennium Hotels & Resorts where he served as Global Senior Vice President of Human Resources. He has also held a number of senior HR leadership positions at corporate and regional roles in multiple geographical locations across the globe with public listed, state-owned and private-owned companies and groups.
Dr Koh Thiam Seng
Executive Vice President & Director of Education
Dr Koh Thiam Seng
Executive Vice President & Director of Education
Dr Koh Thiam Seng joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Senior Vice President in October 2018. Prior to this, he has been in the education industry for over 30 years.
Dr Koh Thiam Seng
Executive Vice President & Director of Education
Dr Koh Thiam Seng joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Senior Vice President in October 2018. Prior to this, Dr Koh was Associate Dean at the Office of Education Research and Associate Professor of Natural Sciences and Science Education at the National Institute of Education where he had served for more than 28 years. At the Ministry of Education, he was a Deputy Director (2000–2003) in the Higher Education Division before moving on to Director of Educational Technology (2003 – 2008). He was concurrently Deputy Director (2007–2008) at NIE. He was Principal (2009–2015) of St. Joseph’s Institution and Chief Executive Officer (2015–2017) at St. Joseph’s Institution International School.
Mr Koh Chin Nguang Bob
Senior Vice President
Mr Koh Chin Nguang Bob
Senior Vice President
Mr Koh Chin Nguang Bob joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Senior Vice President in March 2019. Prior to this, he was Principal of Hwa Chong International School, Singapore.
Mr Koh Chin Nguang Bob
Senior Vice President
Mr Koh Chin Nguang Bob joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Senior Vice President in March 2019. Prior to this, Mr Koh was Principal of Hwa Chong International School, Singapore for 8 years. Over the course of almost 30 years in education, Mr Koh held numerous appointments in various schools, including the appointment of Principal of Ngee Ann Secondary School and Headmaster of Raffles Institution. In addition, Mr Koh also held senior appointments in the Singapore Ministry of Education Headquarters, in 2003 as Cluster Superintendent, and later as Deputy Director/Sciences.
Mr Jimmy Tan
Senior Vice President
Mr Jimmy Tan
Senior Vice President
Mr Jimmy Tan joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Senior Vice President in October, 2020. Prior to this, he was an educational consultant with NIE, NTU and Singapore Polytechnic and conducted various leadership development projects across various countries.
Mr Jimmy Tan
Senior Vice President
Mr Jimmy Tan joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Senior Vice President in October, 2020. Over the course of more than 30 years in the Singapore Education Service, Mr Tan held numerous leadership appointments in various schools, including the appointment of Vice Principal of St Anthony’s Primary School (1994 to 1997) and Principal of Holy Innocents’ Primary School (1997 to 2001). He also held senior appointments in the Singapore Ministry of Education, as Cluster Superintendent (2001 to 2009), and thereafter, as Deputy Director, Schools Appraisal (2010 to 2013). Mr Tan has also conducted leadership training programmes locally, and been involved in leadership development projects regionally eg Bhutan, Cambodia and Vietnam, as an Educational Consultant with the National Institute of Education (lnternational), NTU, and Singapore Polytechnic (International) from 2014 to date.
Mr Gan Chin Huat
Senior Vice President
Mr Gan Chin Huat
Senior Vice President
Mr Gan Chin Huat joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Senior Vice President in April 2021. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Director at Schools Division and Cluster Superintendent at the Singapore Ministry of Education.
Mr Gan Chin Huat
Senior Vice President
Mr Gan Chin Huat joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Senior Vice President in April 2021. He has more than 30 years of public school education experience in Singapore and private education in the region. Mr Gan was formerly Deputy Director at Schools Division, Cluster Superintendent and Principal of Dunman Secondary School at the Singapore Ministry of Education. He consults for private schools that seek EduTrust certification and CPE licensing. He serves in a number of education companies on the establishment and management of K-12 schools, the development of school programmes and conducts training for school leaders and teachers. He is also an Associate Trainer with the Civil Service College. Mr Gan holds a Bachelor’s degree with honours in Economics from the National University of Singapore, a diploma in education from the Institute of Education, Singapore and a Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Mr Hee Joh Liang
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Mr Hee Joh Liang
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Hee Joh Liang joined Sing-Ed as the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice-President in April 2021. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Principal (Development) of Singapore Polytechnic and Regional Director of Cengage Publishing.
Mr Hee Joh Liang
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Mr Hee Joh Liang joined Sing-Ed as the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice-President in April 2021. He has over 30 years of local and overseas experiences under his belt, with an extensive track record of operational excellence and performance in both education and technology industries. This includes being the Deputy Principal (Development) of Singapore Polytechnic for 11 years, where he led polytechnic-wide innovations such as introducing Design Thinking into all Diploma programmes and ensuring that the polytechnic prepared its graduates with the relevant knowledge and skills for work in industry. He co-chaired the Polytechnic-ITE Committee on AI in technical education. He brings to the job his deep expertise in the use of technologies for learning and an extensive network in the industry. He was also the Regional Director of Cengage Publishing overseeing Japan and Korea, the Senior Director at the National Computer Board and was the IT-Planner of the Ministry of Education’s 1st IT in Education Master Plan. He has worked in US for seven years. Mr Hee holds a Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Computer Science and Combinatorics & Optimization from the University of Waterloo and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida.
Mr Nik Tan
Financial Controller
Mr Nik Tan
Financial Controller
Mr Nik Tan joined CES as the Financial Controller in 2007. Prior to this, he worked for several public listed companies and an international auditing firm.
Mr Nik Tan
Financial Controller
Mr Nik Tan joined CES as the Financial Controller in 2007. Prior to this, Mr Tan worked for several public listed companies and an international auditing firm. He is responsible for the financial, taxation, treasury and reporting functions of the Education Division. Mr Tan is a graduate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Mr Brian Frissyn
Group Marketing Director
Mr Brian Frissyn
Group Marketing Director
Mr Brian Frissyn was appointed Group Marketing Director in March 2021. Prior to this, he had spent more than 20 years in various strategic marketing roles.
Mr Brian Frissyn
Group Marketing Director
Mr Brian Frissyn started as a consultant with Sing-Ed in June 2020 and was appointed Group Marketing Director in March 2021. Brian has spent more than 20 years in various strategic Marketing roles at companies such as General Electric, MasterCard and Abn Amro, both in Europe and Asia. Most recently Brian was the APAC Chief Marketing Officer at PageGroup, formerly known as Michael Page International. Brian also holds a Master in Economics from the University of Antwerp and MBA from Melbourne Business School. A Singapore PR, Brian has been living in Singapore for more than 10 years and is married to a Singaporean with 2 daughters.
Mr Yap Kim Hung
Vice President
Mr Yap Kim Hung
Vice President
Mr Yap Kim Hung joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Vice President in January 2019. Prior to this, he was a Year Head in Anglo-Chinese School (Junior).
Mr Yap Kim Hung
Vice President
Mr Yap Kim Hung joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Vice President in January 2019. Prior to this, he was a Year Head in Anglo-Chinese School (Junior). Mr Yap has over 10 years of experience in educational leadership. He was awarded a nationwide Most Inspiring Chinese Teacher Award during his service in MOE. He was President of the Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Union (SCTU) between 2014 – 2018 and an active member in the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC). He also served on the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL).
Ms Eva Moo
Vice President
Ms Eva Moo
Vice President
Ms Eva Moo joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as a Vice President in September 2019. Prior to this, she was an Assistant Director with National Institute of Education, Singapore at the Office of Education Research.
Ms Eva Moo
Vice President
Ms Eva Moo joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as a Vice President in September 2019. Prior to this, Ms Moo was an Assistant Director with National Institute of Education, Singapore at the Office of Education Research. Ms Moo has over 15 years of experience in the education industry. Ms Moo was a Project Manager at the National Institute of Education (2005-2011), managing the Classrooms of the Future project. She moved on to run her own consultancy company (2011-2013) before returning to NIE as a Senior Programme Manager (2013-2018). She was promoted to Assistant Director at NIE at the Office of Education Research (2018).
Ms Yuen Kah Wai
Vice President
Ms Yuen Kah Wai
Vice President
Ms Yuen Kah Wai joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Vice President in December 2019. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Head (Academic) of an international school in China.
Ms Yuen Kah Wai
Vice President
Ms Yuen Kah Wai joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Vice President in December 2019. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Head (Academic) of an international school in China. Her proficiency in curriculum planning is built on her 20 years of teaching experience in Singapore, including leadership position at various schools including Raffles Girls’ School and Methodist Girls’ School. As a Subject Head in Methodist Girls’ School, she oversaw the design and implementation of the Integrated Programme curriculum. A passionate educator, Kah Wai presented her research on teaching pedagogy in international conferences such as the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference and the Asia Pacific Conference on Giftedness.
Dr Ho Yi Kai
Vice President
Dr Ho Yi Kai
Vice President
Dr Ho Yi Kai joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Vice President in May 2021. Prior to this, he was Assistant Director of Confucius Institute, NTU.
Dr Ho Yi Kai
Vice President
Dr Ho Yi Kai joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Vice President in May 2021. Prior to joining us, Dr Ho was Assistant Director of Confucius Institute, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He has over 10 years of experience in the education industry. He had taught in a junior college, served as an Educational Technology Officer in the Ministry of Education (MOE) HQ, and lectured at universities. He also has several years of experience in the academic publishing industry, as a Manager and Assistant Editor-in-Chief of a joint venture between China and Singapore. Dr Ho was a Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholar who graduated from Peking University, and obtained his Master’s degree and PhD from Nanjing University.
Mr Yeow Kok Han
Vice President
Mr Yeow Kok Han
Vice President
Mr Yeow Kok Han joined Sing-Ed Global School House as Vice-President in July 2021. Prior to that, he was teaching Physics at SIM International Academy.
Mr Yeow Kok Han
Vice President
Mr Yeow Kok Han joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Vice President in July 2021. He started as a physics teacher in Tampines Junior College in 1996. In 2004, he completed his part-time Master of Science Physics. He was Level Head Physics from 2008 until he left MOE in 2012. After that, he was working on his personal project on developing an adaptive learning system and the accompanying content. From 2018 to 2020, he was at SIM International Academy as a physics teacher for the Cambridge International A Level and IGCSE. He was also involved in the school’s STEM programme and student data management. After that he did a short course on Data Analytics and co-authored a secondary Physics textbook.
Mr Kevin Ng
Assistant Vice President
Mr Kevin Ng
Assistant Vice President
Mr Kevin Ng joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Assistant Vice President in January 2020. Prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer at an edu-tech company.
Mr Kevin Ng
Assistant Vice President
Mr Kevin Ng joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Assistant Vice President in January 2020. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at an EdTech company invested by Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse. Mr Ng has over 6 years of experience in corporate finance and venture capital. Mr Ng graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Double Degree in Business (Banking & Finance) and Accountancy. He is also a member of ISCA and holds the Chartered Accountant (Singapore) qualification.
Ms Melissa Yam
Assistant Vice President
Ms Melissa Yam
Assistant Vice President
Ms Melissa Yam joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Assistant Vice President in December 2020. Prior to this, she was a Learning Specialist at Certis Corporate University.
Ms Melissa Yam
Assistant Vice President
Ms Melissa Yam joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Assistant Vice President in December 2020. Prior to this, she was a Learning Specialist at Certis Corporate University where she spearheaded the effort of using insights drawn from learning data to continuously improve end-to-end processes of corporate training. Before that, she was a Senior Learning Designer at the National Institute of Education. She was a consultant mainly to Science lecturers, in the design and implementation of pedagogically sound technology mediated learning environments for teaching and learning Science. She also had 14 years of experience teaching Mathematics and Physics at the secondary school level, and was a Curriculum Specialist for the Science International Baccalaureate Programme at St. Joseph’s Institution.
Ms Joanne Heah
Assistant Vice President
Ms Joanne Heah
Assistant Vice President
Ms Joanne Heah joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Assistant Vice President in Jan 2020. Prior to this, she was Deputy Head (General Paper) at Eunoia Junior college
Ms Joanne Heah
Assistant Vice President
Ms Joanne Heah joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Assistant Vice President in Jan 2020. Prior to this, she was Deputy Head (General Paper) at Eunoia Junior college, leading curriculum construction and assessment design. Joanne has 16 years of English Language educational experience under her belt, having traversed secondary, pre-university and tertiary institutions. She began her educational career as an English Language and Literature teacher and Interdisciplinary Project Work Level Head at Anderson Secondary School, then moving on to assume the role of Subject Head for English Language and Linguistics at Nanyang Junior College. This role also saw her at the helm of the College Secretariat, providing literacy support to multiple stakeholders at a school-wide level. Beyond serving in government schools, Joanne was also a trained Customer Service Specialist, Coordinator and Lecturer of Communication Skills during her stint at Temasek Polytechnic School of Applied Sciences, supporting the language education of adult learners.
Lim Pow Lee
Lead Specialist (Maths Education)
Lim Pow Lee
Lead Specialist (Maths Education)
Ms Lim Pow Lee joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Principal Specialist (Maths Education) in May 2021. Prior to this, she was Senior Teacher (Mathematics) at Hwa Chong International School and then SIM International Academy.
Lim Pow Lee
Lead Specialist (Maths Education)
Ms Lim Pow Lee joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Principal Specialist (Maths Education) in May 2021. Prior to this, she was Senior Teacher at SIM International Academy, where she taught Mathematics for the Cambridge International A Level and IGCSE programmes. Before that she was Head of Mathematics Faculty and then Senior Teacher at Hwa Chong International School, where she taught Mathematics Higher Level for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and supervised students in their mathematical explorations and extended essays. With over 30 years in the education field, she has experience teaching mathematics in both local and international schools in Singapore.
Mr Eric Yee
Senior Operations Manager
Mr Eric Yee
Senior Operations Manager
Mr Eric Yee joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Operations Manager in 2018, and was subsequently promoted to Senior Operations Manager in 2021. Prior to this, he has managed a privately held company for over 20 years.
Mr Eric Yee
Senior Operations Manager
Mr Eric Yee joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as Operations Manager in 2018, and was subsequently promoted to Senior Operations Manager in 2021. He joined as a transfer from the CES property development arm. Prior to that, he was managing a privately held company for over 20 years with its distribution and retail operations in Singapore and Malaysia. He travels frequently to Asia, Europe and the US. His expertise includes handling the sales, marketing, operations and also controlled the profit and loss analysis of the organisation.
Ms Christina Pang
Administrative Manager
Ms Christina Pang
Administrative Manager
Ms Christina Pang joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as a Administrative Manager in September 2018. Prior to this, she has had over 15 years of experience in the education sector.
Ms Christina Pang
Administrative Manager
Ms Christina Pang joined Sing-Ed Global Schoolhouse as a Business Development Manager in September 2018, and was subsequently promoted to Administrative Manager in September 2020. Prior to this, she has had over 15 years of experience in the education sector. Ms Pang worked in the banking sector before joining the educational sector. She was an Administrative Executive in an MOE primary school (2003-2017), before moving on to an enrichment centre as the Administrative Manager (2017-2018). Her expertise includes management, accounting, budgeting and operations.
