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Positions Held • Deputy Director, Legal & Compliance Department (Jan 2026 – Present); • Associate Director, Legal & Compliance Department (Nov 2025 – Dec 2025).

Position Held • Senior Manager, Legal & External Affairs (Jun 2025 – Oct 2025). Company Overview • YSQ is a Singapore-headquartered multi-national corporation, with core businesses in tobacco products and alcoholic beverages in Asia and Europe and expanding operations in agribusiness in Africa. Key Contributions • Oversees end-to-end legal, compliance, and external affairs across YSQ’s multinational footprint (Singapore, Indonesia, Poland and Senegal). • Trusted adviser to senior leadership on corporate strategy, cross-border transactions, regulatory change, and enterprise risk management. • Leads and mentors a high-performing multi-national legal team of eight, driving alignment, capability development, and performance across jurisdictions. • Leads engagement with government authorities, regulators, and external stakeholders to protect and advance YSQ’s interests. • Delivered legal and strategic advisory support on a palm oil plantation project in Senegal.

Positions Held • Senior Legal Counsel (Jan 2025 – Present). • Legal Counsel (Dec 2023 – Dec 2024). Company Overview • Winning is a Singapore-headquartered conglomerate in shipping, transshipment, mining and infrastructure, with subsidiaries and affiliates in China, Indonesia and Guinea. Awards • Employee of the Year (2024). Key Contributions • Deployed to Guinea on three assignments between 2024 – 2025, delivering 14 weeks of in-country legal support. • Served as lead counsel on multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in Guinea, covering mining, railway, and port concessions. • Negotiated and drafted high-value agreements (EPC, loan facilities, mining leases, and commercial contracts) underpinning power, mining, and transshipment operations. • Prepared governance documentation (Board and shareholder resolutions, minutes) for Group entities in Singapore and Guinea. • Authored key internal policies, including Data Security and Data Protection frameworks. • Designed an indexed legal data room and visual project / shareholding maps for nine major projects, enhancing execution and knowledge management. • Created practical legal toolkits (Guinean law guides, onboarding manuals, and a multi-jurisdictional business days calculator) to enhance team efficiency and consistency.

Position Held • Legal Counsel (Apr 2023 – Dec 2023). Company Overview • Akribis is a Singapore-headquartered designer and manufacturer of motors, stages, and precision components for high-technology industries. Key Contributions • Established the Group’s first in-house Legal function in Singapore, reporting directly to the CEO and covering the Group’s global operations across Asia, Europe and the USA. • Negotiated and drafted key agreements, including technology licensing, distribution, and OEM contracts. • Established legal and compliance infrastructure, including Anti-Bribery, Data Protection, and Whistleblowing policies.

Positions Held • Regional Legal Counsel, APAC (Aug 2018 – Mar 2023). • Concurrent appointment as Ethics & Compliance Officer, APAC (Jan 2021 – Mar 2023). • Concurrent appointment as APAC Management Team Member (Jul 2021 – Mar 2023). • Concurrent appointment as M&A Lead, APAC (Jan 2023 – Mar 2023). Company Overview • The ERIKS Group is a Netherlands-headquartered manufacturer and distributor of high-quality mechanical engineering components and associated technical and logistics services, with offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific (APAC) regions. Awards • Employee of the Year (2020) and Employee of the Quarter (Q3 2019). Key Contributions • Established ERIKS’s first in-house Legal function in APAC, covering Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Southeast Asia. • Negotiated and drafted key agreements, including sales contracts, leases, distribution agreements, vendor-managed inventory arrangements and technology-related contracts. • Directed litigation strategy and dispute resolution in collaboration with external counsel. • Implemented compliance programmes including Anti-Bribery, Competition and Data Protection across APAC. • Conducted internal audits, policy training, and third-party due diligence. • Chaired APAC COVID-19 business continuity planning.

Position Held • SVP, Legal & Compliance (Jul 2016 – Jul 2018). Company Overview • MoolahSense (now known as In Fund) is an online marketplace lending platform regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Key Contributions • Established MoolahSense’s first in-house Legal & Compliance function, reporting directly to the CEO. • Successfully led the application to the MAS for a Capital Markets Services Licence. • Structured new financial products and capital raising activities. • Negotiated and drafted key agreements, including loan agreements, structured equity investment agreements, and employment agreements.

Position Held • Legal Counsel (Mar 2014 – Jul 2016). Company Overview • Sembcorp Marine (now known as Seatrium) is an integrated marine and offshore engineering company listed on the SGX-ST, offering shipbuilding, ship repair, ship conversion and rig building services, with operations in Singapore, USA, Brazil and Indonesia. Key Contributions • Drafted and negotiated key agreements, including construction, banking, software development, and employment contracts. • Developed compliance policies (Anti-Bribery) and delivered staff training.

Position Held • Legal Counsel (Jan 2012 – Mar 2014). Company Overview • Hi-P is an integrated contract manufacturer, listed on the SGX-ST until its voluntary delisting in 2021, with operations in Singapore, China, USA and Poland. Key Contributions • Supported global operations with cross-border contracts and compliance frameworks. • Advised on SGX Listing Manual requirements and prepared investor communications.

Position Held • Legal Counsel (Aug 2011 – Jan 2012). Company Overview • Coaltrade is the marketing subsidiary of Adaro, a coal mining conglomerate listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange. Key Contributions • Drafted and advised on a diverse range of agreements, including coal sale and transportation contracts, charterparties, and R&D agreements. • Provided legal support for Adaro Group’s coal marketing and logistics operations.

Position Held • Associate (Oct 2009 – Jul 2011). Company Overview • One Legal is a boutique legal practice specialising in commercial and corporate law. Key Contributions • Drafted and negotiated a diverse range of agreements, including banking facilities, film licensing and financing, M&A, shareholders’ agreements, and employment contracts.