Vincent Gabriel

Mr Gabriel was a trainer and consultant in Human Resource and Marketing Development. He holds MBA, B.Sc (Hons), Dip, M, Cert. Ed. Now at 60, he is a retired teacher-turned-freelance food and business consultant.

To date, he has published 19 books, including the Management textbook for Junior Colleges and Success in the Food Business, that highlights the must-knows for new and old entrepreneurs alike.

Mr Gabriel has more than 30 years' of training experience. He was also a former lecturer of business studies at the National University of Singapore Department of Extra-Mural Studies.

Chan Pak Chuen

Mr Chan is a local entrepreneur and seminar leader in the area of small business. He was also featured in the local newspapers about the book, Success with Small Business and his business philosophy.

In the 1990s, Mr Chan gave up his well-paying sales career to become an entrepreneur. His business ventures took him to as far as the old Soviet Union market where he was one of the founders of the 1st Singapore Latvia (Ex USSR Republic) Joint Venture Company.

 In 1995, Mr Chan decided to concentrate on his family business, which deals with dried food. Taking to heart also that many new businesses fail, he also decided to give entrepreneurial seminars to aspiring business minds.

Christian T T Chua

Christian is an amazing trainer who relates to students with great charisma. He delivers training sessions to schools in the most witty and humorous manner. Teachers and students both love him for his fun-filled workshops and seminars.

Goh Tianwah

Mr Goh has more than 26 years' experience in international trade and financing having worked in an international bank between 1956 and 1982. He published his first best-seller, Guide To Letters of Credit in 1972, now in its 12th edition.

He retired in the early 80s and went on to establish Rank Books. To date, he has compiled and written more than 20 books on business and banking. His Handbook for Businessmen: Doing Business In Singapore has become an essential guide for both local and foreign businessmen doing business in Singapore. Mr Goh took up photography in 1995 and became a serious photographer. Today's Singapore showcases some of his best photography on Singapore and its heritage.

Goh Kheng Chuan

Graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts, Mr Goh went into the publishing trade and has remained there for more than 10 years. He is now the Publishing Manager of Rank Books.

Handbook For Expatriates: Working and Living in Singapore and Handbook For Stock Investors by Mr Goh have been well received by their intended audience. Both books are revised annually. His most recent bestseller is "Towkay Hor Seh Boh : how to become a successful towkay which appeared in the Straits Times Bestseller list.

Suchittra Vasu

Ms Vasu was trained as a lawyer at Lincoln's Inn at the Bar of England and Wales. She also holds a masters degree from Monash University, Melbourne, in Advanced Maritime Law. She was admitted to practice law in several jurisdiction namely England, Australia and Singapore. She was also a Law and English lecturer at Raffles Laselle International Design School.

Her book, Contract Law For Business People: A Practical Guide To Negotiating and Drafting Better Contracts, has won the recognition and praise from the late Senior Counsel and President of The Law Society of Singapore, Mr Palakrishnan.

Nicholas Tan

Nicholas Tan has more than 18 years of experience in the area of Forex trading, having worked for 13 years as a Forex trader with Bank Brussels, Lambert and Chase Manhattan Bank. Armed with a degree from NUS in 1989, he worked his way up to vice president, making millions in those years. Since 2003, Nicholas has been trading for his own account and has coached numerous individuals on Forex. He is also the bestselling author of "Handbook On Forex Trading": an easy guide to profitable currency trading, published by Rank Books.

Nicholas Tan has been featured in the Channel NewsAsia program, "Cents & Sensibilities - EPISODE 6 - Money, Money, Money: Forex Trading " More details at: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cents/episode6.htm

Teh Hooi Ling

 

Teh Hooi Ling has been a financial journalist with The Business Times for 13 years. During those times, she’s covered various beats including manufacturing, telecommunications and China. She holds a BBA and an MSc (Applied Finance) from the National University of Singapore. She has completed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst programme and is a CFA Charterholder.

George Quek

George Quek has over 15 years of experience in the service industry, both as a senior corporate executive and a consultant. His career with Fortune 500 and regional organisations like ServiceMaster and Andersen Consulting spanned several Asian countries: Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

George was formerly the Director of Service Quality Centre, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines that provides training and consulting solutions in the area of service excellence. In the last 5 years, he has trained, coached and consulted for over 3,000 executives from more than 80 organisations like Siemens, Deutsche Bank, Kasikornbank, Thailand AIS, SASIN Graduate School, Singapore Changi Airport, Inland Revenue of Singapore, Macau International Airport, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre and Dragonair.

George holds a MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. He is also a certified corporate coach and administrator of personality profiles like MBTI and DISC.

He is currently the founding director of DistincTions Asia Pte Ltd, a regional human capital and organisation development consulting company with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand.

When not working, George enjoys his weekend golf outings and supporting his favourite soccer team, West Ham United.

He can be reached at george@distinctions-asia.com.

Rita Goh

Rita Goh is the founder of Aspiron Services, a provider of a suite of counseling services. She holds a PhD in Business Administration. She is the author of two books, Hack Attack and Back From The Brink Of Insanity.

Anne Jeffery

Ms Jeffery is the principal of Potential Plus Consultants. She conducts courses on personal development and has encouraged clients to achieve maximum potential through increased motivation and self-directed growth.

She has contributions to The Straits Times, Economic Bulletin and Productivity Digest.

N W Teong

Mr. N. W. Teong is currently the Director cum Fund Manager of the MasterRider, a boutique fund manager that provides fund management, investment advisory, consultancy and training services. Prior to this Mr. Teong was a senior Fund Manager  with Keppel Investment Management and NLI International respectively.

Mr Teong has also been an active investment seminar trainer with the Singapore Stock Exchange since 2001 and Securities Investors Association (Singapore) since 2004.

Mr. Teong has more than ten years of business experience in different industries that spanned from property, shipping, consultancy and market research, and commodities trading to general management, including a three-year stint in China in the early 90s.

Mr. Teong holds an MBA and a B.Eng(Hon.) degree from the National University of Singapore.

Goh Kheng Yew

Goh Kheng Yew specialises in Chinese art and calligraphy, often, but not always, with a Buddhist theme. Besides painting, Mr Goh also shows a deep interest in Chinese literature and culture. His knowledge of the language is largely self-taught. The Book of Chinese Names: A Guide To Auspicious And Elegant Names is conceptualised and written by him to deepen the understanding and to show the prominence of Chinese names in Chinese culture.
 

Patrick Low Kim Cheng

Mr Low was a human resource professional for more than 20 years. He has handled HRD projects in various countries such as Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. He ran a consultancy undertaking work from companies like Asia Matsushita, NatSteel and NTUC.

He has conducted training in effective selling, negotiation/marketing and personal effectiveness/leadership in industries from electronics to petroleum.

Grace CHIA

Ms Chia is a poet with a double major in English Literature and Theatre Studies from the National University of Singapore. She took her Masters in English at Goldsmith College, London.

She has contributed to the BigO, The Ridge (NUS campus paper) and The Peak. Womango is her first collection of poetry. She now co-ordinates the Singapore section in HOW2, a US based e-journal of creative writing, poetry and digital art.

Raymond Anthony Fernando

He is also a freelance writer. Through his poems and short stories, Raymond hopes to touch the hearts and lives of his readers. He invests his time in helping the less fortunate members of society. He attributes his greatest source of inspiration, motivation and success to his wife, Doris.

Doris Lau Siew Lang Doris Lau Siew Lang is currently a homemaker. A former stenographer and secretary, she has been involved in varied social work for more than one year. During the 70s', she visited and counseled less fortunate members of society, the handicapped and senior citizens. Doris is married to author and public speaker Raymond Anthony Fernando who has inspired her to write about what she loves. Her hobbies include cooking, listening to music and reading.

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Virginia Goh

Virginia Goh B. Comm (Accounting), MBA (Finance), is an Accountancy and Finance Lecturer. She is also a healthcare financing and healthcare services consultant. One of her professional interest is in the management and economic evaluation of healthcare services in Singapore.

She can be reached at righthospital@yahoo.com