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In Good Company

In Good Company

Heinecke’s a Thai name now, and Minor a major Thai brand

Mr Heinecke, who moved with his parents to Bangkok in the 1960s, became an entrepreneur at age 17.
Mr Heinecke, who moved with his parents to Bangkok in the 1960s, became an entrepreneur at age 17.

In Good Company

Brompton wants you to ride for yourself, and planet Earth

Chief executive Will Butler-Adams said the true measure of Brompton’s success, is not its EBITDA but whether it has contributed to urban freedom, and helped change how people live in cities.
Chief executive Will Butler-Adams said the true measure of Brompton’s success, is not its EBITDA but whether it has contributed to urban freedom, and helped change how people live in cities.

In Good Company

Howden’s horse-loving boss is building ‘the biggest small business’ in the insurance world

David Howden, CEO and Founder of Howden Insurance Group.
David Howden, CEO and Founder of Howden Insurance Group.

In Good Company

‘My battery is smaller and more powerful than yours’: TDK CEO Saito is chasing the ultimate power brag

Mr Noboru Saito, TDK’s president and chief executive, lays much stress on communication, setting aside 600 minutes a month to spend a half-hour each with his top 20 executives.
Mr Noboru Saito, TDK’s president and chief executive, lays much stress on communication, setting aside 600 minutes a month to spend a half-hour each with his top 20 executives.

In Good Company

At 79, Liew Mun Leong has no time to be sentimental

Mr Liew Mun Leong has three passions: engineering, real estate and talent.
Mr Liew Mun Leong has three passions: engineering, real estate and talent.

In Good Company

At UN’s Wipo, Singaporean Daren Tang strives to create an equal music for haves and have-nots

The US, says Mr Tang, remains the “pre-eminent innovation engine” because it is the best in commercialising ideas.
The US, says Mr Tang, remains the “pre-eminent innovation engine” because it is the best in commercialising ideas.

In Good Company

As Schroders CEO works to turn around business, his advice to clients: Diversify!

Schroders chief executive Richard Oldfield at the  global asset manager's office in Singapore on July 1.
Schroders chief executive Richard Oldfield at the  global asset manager's office in Singapore on July 1.

In Good Company

After David Beckham, Muhammad Ali and Marilyn Monroe, Jamie Salter’s eyeing brand Trump

Attempting to corral the American president for his business is the kind of chutzpah that’s helped Mr Jamie Salter to build privately-held Authentic into a business with an enterprise value of US$25 billion. 
Attempting to corral the American president for his business is the kind of chutzpah that’s helped Mr Jamie Salter to build privately-held Authentic into a business with an enterprise value of US$25 billion. 

In Good Company

‘When you build a bank for the underserved, you build for almost everybody’: New GXS CEO Lai Pei-Si

Ms Lai Pei-Si joins a growing list of women who have been handed opportunities to helm key financial institutions on the island.
Ms Lai Pei-Si joins a growing list of women who have been handed opportunities to helm key financial institutions on the island.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.