Benny Huang
Retail Store Planning & Design Specialist
Summary
Accomplished global retail store planning and design specialist with over 2 decades of international project experiences, specializing in Luxury Boutique and Niche Fragrance retail design and fit-out projects.
Experienced in leading from small counters, pop-up exhibitions to large stand alone flagship stores for global brands across SEA, Oceania, Japan, South Korea and Europe.
Adept at project design leadership, team building, technical design standards, brand facade development, retail fixtures engineering and material cost savings for brand standards.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Design & VM Senior Manager
Puig Asia Ltd
12.2023 - Current
- Lead retail design and VM projects for Penhaligon's, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Dries Van Noten Beauty, Byredo, and Christian Louboutin Beauty
- Manage design and project communication & implementation between brands and local market teams
- 19% YOY window fitout cost saving
- reduce time to market with local merchant approved sketched layout
Independent Consultant / Career Break
Self Employed
03.2022 - 12.2023
- -worked on 3D -printing architecture projects with Mamou-Mani Architectural firm ( 3D printed pavilion in Singapore Design Fair )
- retail fixtures and POS design and production projects
- relocated back to Singapore to be with family ( for son's NS service ).
Global Head of Project Management &Construction
Penhaligon's & L'artisan Parfumeurs
03.2020 - 05.2022
- Manage the design and construction of global retail store, concessions, and travel retail projects
- Successfully led construction, departmental standards re structuring, facilities management, and ESG initiatives
- Led training programs for current & new hires on project management methodologies to expedite their acclimatization into the company''s working environment.
Global Director of Architectural Standards
Burberry Limited
04.2012 - 07.2019
- Led store design technical standards for 15 WW store refresh store concepts
- Refinement and technical development of Burberry approved Store Design Standards
- Oversaw global fixtures standard development and supplier's relationships, enabling rapid expansion into new markets.
- Drove improvements to retail fit-out gateway process in order to reduce time to market.
- Responsible for the validation of all technical development of retail store facade and new interior features
- Established strategic partnerships with key industry players, fostering collaboration and mutual benefits.
Regional Director of Store Design and Development
Burberry APAC
04.2005 - 04.2012
- Build a team of Internal Project Managers & external consultants and vendors to roll-out Burberry Stores across APAC
- Responsible for all design and built of all Burberry retail stores across Asia Pacific
- Successful completion of 48,000sqm of retail space outcome
- Notable Achievements: design and built first ever Burberry standalone Flagship store in Beijing which concept was subsequent built in Chicago.
- Rolled out 3 cycles of Burberry Store Concept within Asia Pacific in 6 years
- Completed 52 projects within first year of employment at Burberry Asia Pacific Hong Kong
Design Director
Kingsmen Design Pte Ltd
07.1998 - 03.2005
- selected by international brands & their in-house design team to implement it's global design store concept in SEA while ensuring all projects comply to brand standard/ project timing, quality and budget
- lead a team of 8 CAD designers to conduct site survey, produce all technical and submission drawings.
- conceptualization + Implementation of retail specialty stores and corporate offices
- 2 years stint in Jakarta, leading local design and project implementation team
- scope inclusive of site-survey, local authority meetings, internal & external team collaboration, project management, shop drawings & production inspection. Identifying and reporting all constraints and opportunities before commencement of projects.
Education
Master of Arts - Design And Design Management
University of New South Wales
Australia 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
LaSalle College of The Arts
Singapore 04.2001 -
Skills
Store Planning & Design
Site Audit
Budgeting
Project Management & Gateway Process
Team building
Facade, Fixtures and Lighting prototyping
Technical solutions
Value Engineering
Various CAD and Microsoft suites
Architecture and technical Sketching
Timeline
Retail Design & VM Senior Manager
Puig Asia Ltd
12.2023 - Current
Independent Consultant / Career Break
Self Employed
03.2022 - 12.2023
Global Head of Project Management &Construction
Penhaligon's & L'artisan Parfumeurs
03.2020 - 05.2022
Global Director of Architectural Standards
Burberry Limited
04.2012 - 07.2019
Regional Director of Store Design and Development
Burberry APAC
04.2005 - 04.2012
Master of Arts - Design And Design Management
University of New South Wales
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
LaSalle College of The Arts
04.2001 -
Design Director
Kingsmen Design Pte Ltd
07.1998 - 03.2005