PRES I D ENT ’S M E S S AG E Dear Members, The theme of this summer edition of your Orient is Social Media and Business, an area that is gaining increasing attention from businesses large and small as they seek capture a piece of the hearts and minds of the millions for whom social media is an everyday part of life. BritCham makes a conscious effort to avoid information overload, but in doing so finds it a challenge to keep Members regularly attuned to events and opportunities and will be looking to social media to help bridge this challenge. We are continually looking for ways to improve our marketing and communications and welcome feedback. The new website has proved a success and we will be looking to add further features in the coming months to enable greater peer-to-peer interaction, as part of a broader initiative to enhance communications with Members. Our rugby dinner in June, ‘Dining with Legends’ was a huge success – a special evening of good food and fine wine, contributing to a good cause. Owen Finegan from Australia, Scott Quinell from Wales and Will Greenwood from England shared their personal experiences of the game and we raised a substantial amount for the ongoing disaster relief efforts in both Fukushima Japan and in Christchurch New Zealand, through auctions and table donations. Continuing on the sporting theme, who can forget that it was six years ago here in Singapore that London won the race to host the 2012 Olympics. With just a year to go to, I have just returned from London which is now abuzz with construction. Here in Singapore preparations are also underway and I recently visited the Sports School to present the “Lord Sebastian Coe/BritCham Dream 2012 Award” to Olympic hopefuls – swimmer Tao Li and paddlers Pang Xue Jie and Isabelle Li. The award was established shortly after London’s
BRITCHAM BOARD: PRESIDENT: Steve Puckett – Tri-Zen International VICE-PRESIDENTS: John Horsburgh – Rolls Royce Singapore Hugo Walkinshaw – Deloitte Consulting SE Asia TREASURER: David Macdonald – Skandia International HONORARY SECRETARY: Damian Adams – Watson, Farley & Williams LLP EX-OFFICIO: Amanda Brooks – British High Commission Mark Howard – British Council BOARD MEMBERS: Peter Allen – Pacific Century Regional Developments Emma Boyd – ANATTA Richard Burn – Diageo Singapore Ingrid Child – HSBC Bank Stephen Crisp – Nokia Siemens Networks Singapore James Deely – The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Stephen Mangham – Ogilvy & Mather Singapore Nick McGlynn – British Airways Pek Hak Bin – BP Singapore Roman Scott – Calamander Capital Philippe Touati – Standard Chartered Bank Andrew Vine – The Insight Bureau
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successful bid and helps promising athletes from the Singapore Sports School reach for the ultimate recognition in sports, the Olympics. The award is the Chamber’s way of showing its support for students of the Sports School who have the determination to make the sacrifices needed to realise their dreams of becoming future top athletes and reflect the bond formed between Singapore and the UK for the 2012 games. Nominations are open for our 12th Annual Business Awards, coming up in October and sponsored by RBS. This year The Business Awards offers a number of “firsts” - we have an exclusive media partner in BBC World News that is running a series of video clips designed by Ogilvy & Mather; we have support from EDB, SPRING, SBF, UKTI and EuroCham; we have added a new category “Best Small Business Rising Star”; we have revamped the branding of the Awards and have developed a dedicated website bccbusinessawards.com. Your nominations are encouraged for this strong platform to showcase excellence in business at this prestigious event. The new Membership Directory is now available and I hope you find your personal copy useful. We are aware that many members find the hard copy a convenient reference and supplement to the online searchable Directory available in the Members section of our website. Members are encouraged to keep their online details updated, as the website is used increasingly as a source of current information. As usual the summer months have been quieter here in Singapore, with many Members travelling on vacation. I hope that those of you returning are refreshed and that all our Members are looking forward to our programme for the rest of the year.
Steve Puckett, President, British Chamber of Commerce
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS: Corporate Social Responsibility: Richard Burn Events & Sponsorship: Philippe Touati External Affairs: Steve Puckett Marketing & Communications: Stephen Mangham Membership: Andrew Vine BUSINESS GROUP CHAIRPERSONS: Energy & Utilities – Damian Adams Entrepreneur & Small Business – Sonia Fuller Financial Services – Patrick Donaldson IT and Communications Technology – Henry Farahar Leadership – TBA Media & Marketing – TBA Professional Services – TBA Property & Construction – Alan Dalgleish Shipping Transport & Logistics – Neil Johnson Young Professionals – Miles Gooseman MANAGEMENT TEAM: Executive Director: Brigitte Holtschneider Accountant: Sabitha Munnangi Business Enhancement & Events Development Manager: Erica Seo Business Events & Business Group Relations Manager: Tiffeny Kua Marketing & Communications Manager: Akansha Gupta Wahi Marketing & Communications Assistant: Loong Yong En Membership Manager: Katie Hudson Office Administration & Membership Support: Emi Hosono
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