Media Release | Annex a MEMBERS of the DESIGN MASTERPLAN COMMITTEE
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Media Release | Annex A MEMBERS OF THE DESIGN MASTERPLAN COMMITTEE NAME DESIGNATION / ORGANISATION / REPRESENTATION Chairman 1 Dr Beh Swan Gin Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board Design Industry 2 Mr Tai Lee Siang Group Managing Director, ONG&ONG Singapore 3 Mr Simon Ong Group Managing Director / Co-Founder, Kingsmen Creatives 4 Mr Chris Lee Founder and Creative Director, Asylum 5 Mr Peter Overy Managing Director, IDEO Singapore 6 Mr Tim Kobe Chief Executive Officer, Eight Inc 7 Ms Priscilla Shunmugam Founder and Designer, Ong Shunmugam Design-Driven Business 8 Mr James Kaw Director, Singapore Innovation Centre, Procter & Gamble 9 Mr Low Cheaw Hwei Head of Design, Philips ASEAN Pacific & Philips Design Consulting Asia 10 Mr Loh Lik Peng Founder and Director, Unlisted Collection 11 Mr Wee Teng Wen Co-founder and Managing Partner, The Lo and Behold Group 12 Ms Goh Shu Fen Owner & Co-Founder, R3 Design Education 13 Prof Jeffrey Huang Head of Pillar and Professor, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design Public Sector and Ex-officio Appointments 14 Ms Tan Li San Deputy Secretary (Industry & Information), Ministry of Communications and Information 15 Mr Robert M Tomlin Chairman, DesignSingapore Council Board Vice Chairman, Lepercq deNeuflize Asia Pte Ltd 16 Mr Jeffrey Ho Executive Director, DesignSingapore Council 1 Chairman, Design Masterplan Committee: Dr Beh Swan Gin Chairman, Economic Development Board Dr Beh was appointed Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) on 1 December 2014. He also chairs the Boards of Directors of EDB Investments and EDBI. Dr Beh was Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Law from 1 July 2012 to 30 November 2014. Prior to the Ministry of Law, he had been Managing Director of EDB from 1 August 2008 to 30 June 2012. He held various portfolios over the years including leadership roles in the development of Singapore’s Biomedical Sciences industry cluster, as well as overseas assignments in EDB’s North American operations. Members: Mr Tai Lee Siang Group Managing Director, ONG&ONG Singapore President, Design Business Chamber Singapore Mr Tai Lee Siang is currently the Group Managing Director of ONG&ONG Singapore, a multi-disciplinary consultancy firm providing total solutions encompassing Urban Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design. Mr Tai has practised as an architect and urban planner since 1990. Mr Tai is also currently President of Design Business Chamber Singapore and also sits on the board for the DesignSingapore Council. On the Design front, Mr Tai held the position as President of Singapore Institute of Architects from 2007 to 2009. In 2010, Mr Tai chaired the formation of DesignS – an alliance comprising 8 Design-centric Associations to promote Singapore Design Brands. Mr Simon Ong Group Managing Director / Co-Founder, Kingsmen Creatives Mr Simon Ong is the Group Managing Director and co-founder of Kingsmen, a leading communication design & production group. Besides providing strategic directions for the growth of the group, he is also responsible for the creative directions and the planning and implementation of group’s operations. 2 Mr Ong is also actively involved in the creative industry. He is Chairman of the Design Development Committee of the Singapore Furniture Industry Council as well as Chairman of the Creative Sector, Design Industry (Design Manpower, Skills, & Training Council) of the Workforce Development Agency of Singapore. Mr Chris Lee Founder and Creative Director, Asylum Mr Chris Lee is the Founder and Creative Director of Asylum, a highly respected creative company that uniquely comprises a design studio, a retail store and a workshop. Asylum focuses on cross disciplinary projects that include interactive design, product development, environmental & interior design and graphic design. Asylum has been recognised with more than 100 international awards. Mr Lee is also very active in creative education in Asia, where he lectures and gives talks at universities and conferences. He became the Founding President of The Design Society in 2009, a non-profit organisation that aims to promote visual culture through exhibitions, workshops and education. He is also the recipient for ‘Designer of the Year’ and ‘Design of the Year’ categories in Singapore’s President Design Award 2009 and 2010 respectively, and is currently a Board member of DesignSingapore Council. Mr Peter Overy Managing Director, IDEO Singapore Peter Overy is Managing Director at IDEO, Singapore. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the business in Singapore and South East Asia, pushing creative excellence across its portfolio of work and nurturing design talent across disciplines. Peter has been at the helm of major innovation projects across multiple ministries in the Singapore government; the Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Community, Youth and Sport, and Ministry of Health. His work includes the redesign of the award-winning Ministry of Manpower’s Employment Pass Service Centre, which catalysed a new approach in citizen-centered service design within the public sector. Mr Tim Kobe Chief Executive Officer, Eight Inc. Mr Tim Kobe founded the globally recognised strategic design firm Eight Inc. in 1989. Today, Eight Inc. has offices in cities in the United States of America, Europe and Asia including Singapore. Eight Inc is a leader in innovation and branded experience working 3 with companies such as Apple. Eight Inc. also received the top award for the Architectural competition ‘High Density on the High Ground’ and was selected to represent the United States at the Architecture Biennale in Venice Italy. Eight Inc. works across many traditional disciplines: strategy, architecture, exhibition, interior design, product, communications and branding. Many projects have received international design awards and have been published in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Ms Priscilla Shunmugam Founder and Designer, Ong Shunmugam Ms Priscilla Shunmugam is the Founder and Designer of Ong Shunmugam, a contemporary womenswear label, which she started in pursuit of wanting to define Asian culture and its centuries of craftsmanship and creativity. Since its inception in 2010, Ong Shunmugam has focused on the quest of crafting beautiful clothing that put a contemporary spin on traditional clothing such as Cheongsam, Samfu, Sari and the Kebaya. Ms Shunmugam has been featured in the “In the Mood for Cheongsam” exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore, the 2012 Grey Goose Guild, as well as the prestigious Paris Fashion Week with Future Fashion Now. In 2012, her fashion label won the Breakout Local Label title at the Singapore’s Cleo Fashion Awards and won the Designer of the Year award at the annual ELLE Singapore Awards. Mr James Kaw Director, Singapore Innovation Centre, Procter & Gamble Mr James Kaw is the Director of P&G's Singapore Innovation Centre and is responsible for the overall development of Centre, including its management and operations. He focuses on two major efforts - building an organisation composed of experienced and new research and development professionals and building a new state-of-the-art facility in Biopolis. Mr Kaw works closely with the heads of Global Business Units and multiple corporate function leaders to manage P&G's business and operations. He is also working with the Global Business Development organisation to strengthen partnerships with external stakeholders, such as academic institutions and suppliers, to achieve competitive advantages through win-win approaches. Mr Kaw has extensive experiencing bringing innovation to Asia over the past 35 years in the company. 4 Mr Low Cheaw Hwei Head of Design, Philips ASEAN Pacific & Philips Design Consulting Asia Mr Low Cheaw Hwei is Head of Design, Philips ASEAN Pacific & Philips Design Consulting Asia. He has held several senior executive positions including Global Head of Product and Service Design for Philips, Creative Director for Consumer Lifestyle portfolio, responsible for overall creative direction and design strategy, as well as Head of Design for Asia, in addition to his global role. Mr Low joined Philips Design in 1991. Through the years, he has led Philips Design in thought leadership, design management, won multiple design and innovation awards and achieved numerous commercial successes. Mr Low has addressed various international forums and seminars, particularly on topics of innovation and branding. He also chaired numerous design platforms including the Singapore International Design forum 2005 and the organising committee for ICSID World Design Congress Singapore 2009, and currently sits on advisory boards to a few design institutions in Singapore. Mr Loh Lik Peng Founder and Director, Unlisted Collection Mr Loh Lik Peng is a hotelier and restaurateur who founded Unlisted Collection - an umbrella brand that binds all of his design-driven boutique hotels and restaurants in Singapore, London, and Shanghai together. Presently, Mr Loh is a member of Singapore Tourism Board's Tourism Consultative Council as well as the Honorary Secretary of Singapore Hotel Association and Vice Chairman of Shatec Institutes. In 2005, the Singapore Tourism Board awarded Mr Loh with the "New Tourism Entrepreneur Award" for his work in transforming a simple shop house into Hotel 1929. Mr Wee Teng Wen Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Lo and Behold Group Mr Wee Teng Wen is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lo & Behold