Russia’s new Arctic governor is 30 years old and has a MBA from Singapore
SMU alumnus Dmitry Artyukhov – who graduated with a Masters of Business Administration from SMU – is Russia’s new Artic governor. He has officially taken over the reins of the Russian Arctic region after his recent meeting with Vladimir Putin.
CDL announces senior appointments for property development and asset management
SMU postgraduate alumna Yvonne Ong – who graduated with a Master of Science in Applied Finance – has been appointed as City Developments Limited’s CEO, commercial, from June 6.
Three SMU grads gave up careers in finance to sell 'ugly' groceries for up to 50% off retail price
Three SMU alumni – Lau Jiacai, Nicholas Lim and Tylor Jong – left their cushy finance jobs to start up Treedots, with the aim of reducing food waste in Singapore by selling ‘ugly’ groceries that do not meet the high quality requirement of supermarkets or overstocked items that a
Old trades, new trends
SMU School of Information Systems’ alumnus Jeffrey Tan gave up a cushy job in business IT a few years ago and founded Dish the Fish – a new age fishmongering business.
Ninja Van CEO "worked like a dog" to overcome his lack of experience – now dominates SEA
SMU alumnus and CEO of Ninja Van Lai Chang Wen was a finance undergraduate of SMU when he started his first ‘real business’ – Marcella – which specialises in made-to measure menswear.
Automobile transactional marketplace Carro secures US$60 million Series B funding
Automobile transactional marketplace Carro has closed a US$60 million Series B funding. SMU School of Information Systems’ alumnus Aaron Tan, co-founder and CEO of Carro, said, “We will double down on our online marketplaces and financing in emerging markets this year.
Entrepreneur seeks to broaden his horizons and knowledge with internship at Alibaba
SMU School of Information Systems’ graduate Jackson Kwa chose to forego a career in the information technology sector to become an entrepreneur. He founded TechSociety in 2013 to impart coding and programming skills to children and young people in Singapore and the region.
This millennial left her well-paying job to make patisserie and gourmet tea
SMU alumna Madelene Poon is the founder of Kindred Teas which sells patisserie and gourmet teas. Right after graduating with a business degree from SMU, she worked at her mother's human resource and procurement business.
Helping father to carve the national insignia
SMU alumna He Min Yi, who joined her family-owned business Royal Insignia after graduating from the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, helps to oversee business development.
Certifications are no longer calling cards, millennials have new stunts for job seeking
SMU alumnus and founder of The Kettle Gourmet Zac Chua, who studied business at SMU, first tried his hand at starting a business during his school days. He had the advantage of getting guidance from his father, who used to run a paint company.