Profile

Kwan Yew Huat, graduated from the National University of Singapore, with a B.Sc. (Pharmacy) degree in 1982. After a brief stint in Guardian Pharmacy, he joined Astra Pharmaceuticals as a pharmacist. He then joined Waleta Singapore Pte Ltd as a manager rising to the position of Managing Director in 1988.

Waleta was subsequently acquired by Inchcape Berhad and he remained as the Managing Director of the company. During his employment in Inchcape, he is also the General Manager for Inchcape Dental Division and General Manager for Asiadent (M) Sdn Bhd. He left Inchcape Berhad in 1995 to setup Pharmaforte Singapore Pte Ltd.

Dr. Lee Ai Ling, graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1983. She has 15 years of clinical experience running her own practice. She co-founded Pharmaforte Singapore Pte Ltd in 1995.

Lee Chee Boon is a certified public accountant with the Institute Public Accountants of Singapore. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Accountancy degree in 1990. This was followed by a Masters in Business Administration from Adelaide University of Australia in early 2000. Her working experience started with the then Post Office Savings Bank, initially as a officer and subsequently as an Asst Manager for the Finance Department. Later she left and joined Barclays Bank PLC where she was holding a managerial position in the Finance Department.


Chan Kim Seng, James, has an extensive twenty-two years of experience in the pharmaceutical and media industry. He started in pharmaceutical sales in 1982 with Warner Lambert (S) Pte Ltd and moved on to Smith Kline & French Overseas in 1984. He has won several top sales achievement awards in both these Companies. From 1986 to 1993, he was the Business Manager in The Upjohn Company. He was in charge of the Singapore operation for the ethical, OTC and bulk chemical businesses. From 1994 to 2004, he joined the media industry as Group Sales Manager in SingTel Yellow Pages and Asst. Sales Director in Promedia Periodicals Pte Ltd. James brings with him a wealth of experience in sales, marketing and business developments.

Chua Kim Hwee, Evan, joined the pharmaceutical industry since 1995, after a six years servive with the Ministry of Defence. He joined Merck Singapore in 1995, covering Singapore and Brunei. There he services doctors and specialists on hypertension, diabetes, orthopaedic and female health products. He then joined Novem Healthcare in 2007 doing Medical devices, covering products for urology, wound care, stoma care, continence care and surgical implant.

Koh Jyh Chang, Thomas, obtained his Diploma in Electronics & Communications Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic in 1992, Diploma in Sales & Marketing from Marketing Institute of Singapore in 1997 and Bachelor of Business Administration in 1998. He started his career as Technical Officer with the Port of Singapore Authority in 1992. He then began his sales career with Astra Pharmaceuticals in 1994 and was promoted to sales management in 1997 in Astra and later in AstraZeneca in 1999. He subsequently worked for Humedical and Mathys/SYNTHES in 2004 and for Abbott in 2005 before joining Pharmaforte Singapore in 2009. He has worked in therapeutic areas like cardiocascular, gastrointestinal, oncology, gynaecology, dyslipidaemia, orthopaedics (spine disc replacement & instrumentation) and anti-obesity.

Wong Jing Ning, Jean, graduated with a Bachelor in Science (Economics) in 1993 and obtained her Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from the Singapore Institute of Management in 1997. Prior to joining the Pharmaceutical Industry, Jean worked in Singapore General Hospital, Orthopaedic Department in 1994 and also with the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore in 1997 as Projects Manager. She then began her sales career in Panmedic Sdn Bhd in 2000 covering Klang Valley and Ipoh. She came back to Singapore and worked with Novartis Singapore, Pharmaceutical Division in 2003. In Novartis, she won several outstanding performer awards and new comer award. She subsequently joined SciGen Ltd in 2004, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on endocrinology and immunology. After a brief stint in DKSH Singapore, she joined Pharmaforte Singapore in 2009. She has over 8 years of sales experience.  


Tan Hock Sun graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a Diploma in Information Technology (Networking) in 1999. He started to work as an IT Consultant for an IT company. His job scope is to implement ACCPAC and Peachtree Accounting Software for clients. He has also experience in maintaining Networks and troubleshooting of both hardware and software in a corporate setting.

Wong Soon Tat, graduated from the National University of Singapore with a B.Sc.(Pharm)(Hons) degree in 2003. He completed his pre-registration training with Unity NTUC Healthcare in 2004 and subsequently took up the position of store manager/community pharmacist. After 3 years with Unity, he joined Mindef as a Pharmacist/Contract Management Officer and was responsible for procurement of drugs and medical supplies for the SAF.

Teo Jing Ting, graduated from the National University of Singapore with a B.Sc (Pharm)(Hons) degree in 2008. She completed her pre-registration training with Alexandra Hospital in 2009 and took up the position of hospital pharmacist at the Outpatient Pharmacy. Besides optimising patient¡¯s drug regimen, she was also involved in workflow improvement in the pharmacy. She also had prior drug regulatory experience during her internship years