On the global stage, where are all the Singaporean CEOs?

Singapore should be poised to produce a generation of corporate leaders, but it still has some way to go.

Given the country's population size, Singapore can rightly be proud of having top global executives like TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi (left) and Ping An Group executive director Jessica Tan. PHOTOS: REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
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Do aspiring chief executives need peer support? The answer may be a “yes”, particularly in Singapore.

That is because, despite the Republic having an education system to envy and scores of multinational corporations, there are far too few Singaporeans heading global companies. It is time to see what is holding them back and whether CEOs can be “made”, if they are not born for the role.

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