A new wave of pervasive digitalisation is redefining the role of digital transformation in business. Digitalisation is now moving beyond integrating tasks and people to connect with intelligent objects as well through innovations such as AI and the Internet of Things.
Twenty years after setting up what has become one of Malaysia’s leading wastewater treatment companies, Chris Lim knew he needed to get out of his comfort zone if he wanted to take his business to the next level.
Mr Tetsu Horie dreamed of pursuing an MBA at one of the world’s leading universities since he was a college student. As a young, promising executive at Japan’s Sumitomo Group, he narrowly missed out on being sent by the company to attend an MBA programme at an Ivy League university.
Over the next few decades, Horie forged a successful career as a consultant, providing multinational corporations across Asia, the U.S. and Europe with executive coaching and consulting services.
“I’ve worked in different roles in my career, but M&A is the most varied and dynamic,” says Eugene Tse, a director in the M&A team at EY in Singapore. “That’s partly due to the unique complexity of each transaction, and the range of clients from different industries that I work with,” adds Eugene, who has successfully completed several mid-cap M&A deals in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, food services, and aviation.
Considering whether to do an Executive MBA (EMBA) Programme? You probably have many questions, especially now, in the midst of the pandemic. Having themselves been in this position not so long ago, six Nanyang EMBA participants from our 2021 cohort share their motivations for embarking on the programme offered by Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the considerations that helped them decide.
The twin forces of technological innovation and sustainable financing are revolutionising financial services in Singapore, says Professor Xin (Simba), Chang, Professor of Finance at Nanyang Business School (NBS). But the industry could suffer from talent shortages if the skills sets of finance professionals do not keep up with these changes, says Professor Chang, who teaches on the NBS Executive MBA (EMBA), a programme designed to equip senior managers with cutting-edge business, technology, and leadership skills.
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