Lembaga Penasihat

MSc (I/O Psychology), MBA (expected 2019), PGDip (Edu), PGDip (HRM), SDip (Career Counselling), BEng (Civil), IHRP-SP, SHRM-SCP, Chartered MCIPD, CPHR (Australia and Canada), CPLP (ATD), IAF CPF, RMC, PMP & PMI-ACP, GCDF & GCDFi, ACC (ICF), GRP, AWI-CH

A regional HR leader based in Singapore with more than 10 years of combined experience in HR Business Partnering, Learning, Talent and Organisation Development locally and regionally in Asia. He has worked in various HR roles in the Singapore Civil Service, multinational corporations (IT, Medical, Insurance Brokerage & Professional Services), Banking & Finance Institutions and high-growth technology-driven start-ups.

He is active with HR professional bodies in the US (SHRM), UK (CIPD), Singapore (IHRP and SHRI), and Australia (AHRI), contributing to the HR profession in both voluntary and paid roles as a content developer and reviewer, committee member (ethics and continuous professional development), mentor, and trainer. As a certified management consultant (SCMC and RMC), he also provides ad-hoc HR consultancy and advisory services to companies based in Singapore.

He is currently the Group Head, People & Culture of Paktor Group, a fast-growing start-up company leveraging on technology to bring singles together. He is the Representative and Master Facilitator for SHRM in Singapore and the South-East Asia region. He also serves as an HR advisor for two non-profit organisations on a pro bono basis.

Johnathan mempunyai pelbagai pengalaman terhadap pengembangan perniagaan selama 20 tahun dalam pelbagai industri, bermula dengan kewangan, penjagaan kesihatan dan pendidikan. Beliau memiliki Ijazah Sarjana Keusahawanan dan Sarjana Muda Perdagangan dari Otago School of Business.

In the last ten years alone, he has helmed several senior management roles – from helping a top government agency put Malaysia on the startup map globally, to creating a healthcare startup, to leading business development for one of Malaysia largest public listed tech companies, to building and fundraising for an early-stage VC firm.

Now, Johnathan spends his time advising companies in the areas of innovation, growth, and investment. He firmly believes that a combination of factors including a strong team, a good business model, proper execution, along with financial support are vital in growing a successful business.

Selain daripada keaktifan komersilnya, Johnathan adalah penyokong kuat inovasi sosial dengan misi untuk menyelesaikan masalah persekitaran dan sosial-ekonomi dunia yang semakin meningkat. Lebih suka bekerja di belakang layar, dia telah menjadi sukarelawan dan menasihati yayasan, organisasi kemanusiaan, organisasi bukan kerajaan, dan perusahaan sosial.

Gwan Choon is a highly regarded finance professional having a successful track record and broad business management experience in banking, stockbroking and investment.

Starting his career at Citibank, Gwan Choon moved into stockbroking at Lim & Tan, becoming CEO of AMS Securities in 1996. By 2003, Gwan Choon was managing high-valued funds for Prima, then a listed company. He also founded Technopreneur AngelVentures and secured numerous fundraising deals for start-ups & SMEs.

Baru-baru ini, kekayaan pengalaman Gwan Choon telah membuktikan kepakarannya apabila beliau telah dilantik sebagai penasihat dan CFO di pelbagai industri, seperti Life Exchange & Vitamin Research Asia dan kumpulan Thai Express.

Pada tahun 2009, dia memegang peranan yang penting dalam menjayakan penjualan kumpulan Thai Express.

Bernard Lim is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), a Certified Specialist in Financial Education (CSFE®) and an Accredited Financial Counsellor (AFCouns®).

Beliau adalah tokoh yang disegani dalam bidang khusus perancangan hartanah & perwarisan. Dengan pengalaman industri selama lebih kurang 30 tahun, beliau telah berkhidmat dengan ratusan pelanggan. Beliau juga telah diikhtrafkan penghargaan kerana merintis dan memberikan latihan perancangan hartanah & perwarisan tahap-profesional kepada lebih daripada 10,000 pengamal perkhidmatan kewangan di seluruh dunia.

Dia juga mempelopori perakuan Associate Specialist dalam Perancangan Hartanah dan Perwarisan (ASEP®) dengan kerjasama Professional Center Singapura.

Dr Melissa Foo adalah pelabur global dan pengurus portfolio yang memfokuskan pada pelaburan impak, pembangunan ekosistem dan inovasi.

Melissa berpusat di New York dari 2013 - 2016 dan mengusahakan pelbagai tawaran peringkat awal di FinTech, Penjagaan Kesihatan, Pendidikan, B2B, AgriTech, Teknologi Harta Tanah dan Perusahaan Sosial.

Beliau kini bertugas sebagai Wakil Presiden Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN), menjadi pemangkin kepada pengembangan pelaburan swasta di Malaysia. Inisiatifn beliau adalah untuk menggalakkan pendidikan, kepelbagaian, penyertaan, dan penglibatan lebih banyak wanita dan memberi kesan dalam pelaburan swasta. Melissa telah menyelesaikan beberapa projek dengan kerajaan Malaysia berkenaan Keusahawanan Korporat (Kementerian Kewangan), Technopreneurship (Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi) dan Inovasi Sosial (Jabatan Perdana Menteri). Dia mendapat MBA dari Columbia Business School dengan dual-major dalam Family Enterprise Management & Impact Investing.