Lai Chang Wen
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.
Death of young man with heart defect inspired his former girlfriend to write memoir
Daniel Selvakumar had been suffering from a heart defect since childhood. Although he survived into adulthood, doctors were not optimistic about his situation.
University student becomes cobbler
Liang Wen Jun holds a business management degree from SMU. He worked as a professional tennis coach for 8 years upon graduating and discovered that he had a passion for shoemaking.
Singaporean sisters provide answers to end period problems once and for all
Vanessa Paranjothy, a social sciences graduate from SMU and co-founder of Freedom Cups, was working as a human resources executive when she heard about menstrual cups from a friend who had returned from an internship with a non-profit organization in Guatemala in 2012.
Singaporean player signs for English pro e-sports team
SMU alumnus and Singapore’s e-sport athlete Chiang “Hibidi” Wen Jun has become the first local Fifa player to be signed on by a major European pro e-sports team – No Fuchs Given. The team is owned by English Premier
This SMU grad's app is the 'Amazon Prime for mama shops' - just raised $450,000 funding
SMU alumnus Enam Chowdry, who majored in Information System and Finance, created an app powered by blockchain and artificial intelligence to help small, family-owned businesses transform in this competitive technology-driven world.
Grace Lim: Leadership skills enhanced
Ms Grace Lim, Deputy Group CFO of SingHealth and a SMU Executive MBA Programme (EMBA) alumna, was among the leaders featured in this story, which focused on the challenges faced by female EMBA graduates in Singapore in regards to balancing career, higher education and family.
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
