SMa Connect is published bi-monthly by the Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation MICA (P) 008/02/2007 Jan/Feb 2007 The Singapore Manufacturers' Federation wishes everyone a Happy Lunar New Year! 13 SMa Staff Receive Long-Serving Award p2 pp3 10 p 14 Asia Star SMa CEO Business SCIC Year-End Award 2006 Breakfast Talk by Cocktail Reception- Olam International cum-Networking Session SMa Council / Editorial Committee SMa Council 2006 - 2008 / Secretariat SMa COUNCIL MEMBERS Dr Tan Kok Kheng Mr Ng Wei Min B.Eng, MBA, CMA MycoBiotech Ltd Director / Managing Consultant President Mr Gautam Banerjee Enterprise Development Centre @ Singapore Mr Edwin T F Khew PricewaterhouseCoopers Mr Rowan Tan Manufacturers’ Federation (EDC@SMa) IUT Global Pte Ltd DORMA Far East Pte Ltd Mr Hans-Dieter Bott Ms Dawn Liu FCCA, CPA Singapore Deputy President Siemens Pte Ltd Mr Tan Tong Hai Director Dr Moh Chong Tau Singapore Computer Systems Limited Finance & Administration Division Makino Asia Pte Ltd Mr Ryan Chioh FarEastFlora.com Pte Ltd Mr Tay Choon Mong Mr Jeffrey Liew BSc Honorary President Tay Choon Mong Agency Director Mr Lew Syn Pau Mr Edwin Khoo Yee Hoe Industry Development Division Food Empire Holdings Ltd DBS Bank Ltd Mr Cyril Teo Halley’s Express Pte Ltd Mr Lim Hok Sen BA (Hons), MBA, FCIM Honorary Secretary Mr Simon Li Director Mr Por Khay Ti Feoso Oil (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Mr Tsang Kwan Lung Business & Corporate Development Division HTL International Holdings Ltd GP Batteries International Ltd Mr Liang Chong Kang Mr Myca Tan BA, MBA Honorary Treasurer E.mation Technologies Pte Ltd Mr Nelson Yeap Tien Sing Director Mr Richard B L Soh Schneider Electric Singapore Pte Ltd Research & Corporate Communications SCA Packaging Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Albert Lim Division Packagers Pte Ltd Mrs Jennifer Yeo Vice President Yeo-Leong & Peh LLC Ms Rosalind Tan BBus Director Dr A. Chockalingam Professor Lim Chin Membership and Trade Services Division Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd NUS Business School SMa SECRETARIAT Mr Lauw Kok Keen BA (Hons) Vice President Mr Lim Hun Joo Acting Director Mr Peter Ho Shau Hui RHB Bank Berhad Dr Roger Low MSc, DBA, FCIM eSupply Chain Management Council Precision Valve Singapore (Pte) Ltd Secretary-General Mr Lim Meng Wee Ms Rosyati Bte Mohd Said Vice President SP Consulting (International) Pte Ltd Mr Tan Jin Soon BA Executive Director General Manager Mr John Martin Miller GS1 Singapore Council Nestlé Singapore (Pte) Ltd Dr Ahmad Magad GS1 Singapore Council II-VI Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Samuel Teo MMgt, MBA Mr Terence Koh Dip (Business & Comm) Vice President General Manager Mr Alex Siow Yuen Khong Mr Poh Choon Ann Executive Director Poh Tiong Choon Logistics Limited Singapore Chemical Industry Council Singapore Manufacturers' Federation StarHub Ltd School of Management (SMa-SOM) Vice President Mr James See Mr Vincent Guok MBA Singco (Private) Limited Senior Director, Membership & Industry Ms Sophia Tan BCom Ms Annabelle Tan General Manager Brite Koncept Pte Ltd Development Division Mr Birch Sio Centre for Corporate Learning Vice President Concord Associates Mr James Wong Grad Dip (Mgt Studies), MBA, FCIM Mr Renny Yeo CEO, SMa School of Management Singapore Cables Manufacturers Pte Ltd Mr Jerry Tan Wanin Industries Pte Ltd Director, Centre for Corporate Learning EDITORIAL ADVISOR PUBLISHER The Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) FOR ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES/ Dr Roger Low Singapore Manufacturers' Federation takes every reasonable care to ensure that the BOOKINGS, PLEASE CONTACT: Mr Lim Meng Wee The Enterprise #02-02 information in this publication is accurate. 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DESIGNED BY Cicada Design Pte Ltd PRINTED BY Entraco Printing Pte Ltd p2 COVER STORY SMa Recognises Its Long-Serving Staff << Dr Roger Low, Secretary-General of SMa extending his appreciation to all staff for their dedication and contribution to the organization for the past year << Ms Rosyati Bte Mohd Said, General Manager of GS1 Singapore Council, receiving her Long Service Award. Ms Yati is the longest serving SMa staff, having devoted 20 years of her career life to the Federation! A total of 13 Long Service Awards, ranging from 5 to 20 years of service at the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa), were presented during the Annual SMa Christmas Celebration on 22 December 2006. Mr Richard Soh, SMa Honorary Treasurer, presented the award recipients with a Certificate of Appreciation signed by Mr Edwin Khew, President of SMa. The award recipients are: 5-year service Mr Richard Soh, Honorary Treasurer Dr Roger Low << of SMa presenting the 10-year Long Service Award and Certificate to Ms Anita Ho Ms Lyn Soon of Membership & Trade Services Division Mr Darren Lim Ms Ivy Teng Mr Dennis Toh 10-year service Ms Christie Chua Ms Surina Chua Ms Pauline Lim Ms Linda Poh Ms Lyn Soon Ms Pauly Tan 15-year service Mr Tan Jin Soon 20-year service Award recipients with Mr Richard Soh (Top row, L-R): Dr Roger Low, Mr Tan Jin Soon, Mr Richard Soh, Mr Darren Ms Rosyati Bte Mohd Said Lim, Ms Ivy Lee (Bottom row, L-R): Ms Surina Chua, Ms Linda Poh, Ms Pauly Tan, Ms Rosyati Bte Mohd Said, Ms Pauline Lim, Ms Anita Ho and Ms Christie Chua (In absentia: Ms Lyn Soon and Mr Dennis Toh) AWARDS & ACCOLADES p3 SMa President, Mr Edwin Khew, elected as a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) in the Singapore Parliament. Mr Edwin Khew, President of SMa, was elected of arts and letters, culture, the sciences, as a Nominated Member of Parliament in the business, industry, the professions, social Singapore Parliament for the current term. community service or the labour movement…” Mr Khew, is one of nine NMPs selected out of a total submission of 48 nominations to the Office of the Clerk of Parliament. The successful nominees were selected by an eight-member special committee chaired According to the Constitution of the Republic by the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Abdullah of Singapore, NMPs “…shall be persons who Tarmugi. The names of the NMPs have been have rendered distinguished public service, or submitted to the President of Singapore for who have brought honour to the Republic, or his approval. Congratulations Mr Khew on who have distinguished themselves in the field your new and honourable appointment! Asia Star Award 2006 By Dennis Toh The Singapore Manufacturers' Federation only Asia-wide packaging award given out based students from the Nanyang (SMa) would like to congratulate and bask to recognize exceptional qualities and Polytechnic and Nanyang Academy of Fine in the glory of winning an international award attributes in packaging. The event attracted Arts were also awarded the Asia Star Award in packaging by 5 of its members. At the more than 100 entries from Singapore, in the Student Category. Asia Star Award held in Mumbai, India on Thailand, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Australia. 12 December 2006, five SMa member Singapore submitted a total of 20 entries: Well done and congratulations to all our companies comprising of A.S. Louken, Goh 7 for the Commercial Sales & Display winners! Joo Hin, Sevenoaks Wines, SCA Packaging Category, 3 for the Commercial Asia Singapore and Starlite Printer were Transportation Category and 10 in the declared winners in the Commercial Sales Student Category. & Display Category. Besides the five winners in the Commercial The Asia Star Award 2006 is the one and Sales & Display Category, 10 Singapore- Winners from Singapore in the Commercial Sales & Display Category Company Winning Entry A.S. Louken Group Pte Ltd Kwong Cheong Thye Yu Sheng Goh Joo Hin Pte Ltd New Moon Abalone Yusheng New Moon Abalone Yusheng by Sevenoaks Wines Artwines Goh Joo Hin Pte Ltd SCA Packaging Asia Singapore Pte Ltd Kitkat Sakura Starlite Printer (FE) Pte Ltd Oktoberfest 2006 Winners from Singapore in the Student Category Kenneth Wu Zuoning Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts “Q-Bone” (Dog Food) Cheng Wen Ning Nanyang Polytechnic Plant Fertilizer Zhang Boyi Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Fruit candy branded “Bite” Erdinger Oktoberfest 2006 by Starlite Artwines by Sevenoaks Wines Printer (FE) Pte Ltd Lim Choon Ann Nanyang Polytechnic Campbell's Siti Khatijah Suleiman Nanyang Polytechnic POPULAR Junior Colour Pencils Ng Lai Fung Nanyang Polytechnic Snow Friend Ice-Cream Jadelyn Hong Jielin Nanyang Polytechnic CRIP CROP Chong Hui Hui Nanyang Polytechnic Gourmet Spaghetti Tan Wei Luo Nanyang Polytechnic Packaging for toilet rolls Jasjit Kaur Kwong Cheong Thye Yu Sheng by Kitkat Sakura by SCA Packaging Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Double Decker Prawn & Chicken Snack A.S. Louken Group Pte Ltd Asia Singapore Pte Ltd p4 AWARDS & ACCOLADES Congratulations to Mr Albert Lim for being elected the President of the Asian Packaging Federation By Dennis Toh Mr Albert Lim, SMa Council Member, Chairman of the of all trade and industries in the Asia-Pacific region Packaging Council of Singapore and SMa Plastics & and beyond, under one co-operative umbrella. The Packaging Industry Group was elected as the President objective of the Federation is to enhance cross-country of the Asian Packaging Federation (APF) on 12 December co-operation among all packaging-related bodies, 2006 during the 55th APF Board Meeting & 31st General covering a gamut of subjects like training and education, Assembly in Mumbai, India.