Christopher Tay

To pursue a rewarding and meaningful career with a prestigious, established and forward-looking organization/Institution which thrives for local and/or global presence, branding and growth.

• 1990 - The Association of Business Executives (UK) - Ordinary Member (MABE)
• The Singapore Institute Of Management - Ordinary Member (MSIM)
• The Marketing Institute Of Singapore - Associate Member (AMIS)
• 1995 - The Chartered Institute Of Marketing (UK) - Ordinary Member (MCIM)
• 2000 - The Chartered Institute Of Marketing (UK) - Chartered Marketer (CM)
• 2020 - Appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• Doctoral Degree in International Business – Horizons University, Paris
• Doctor of Philosophy (Healthcare Management) – Honorary by American Management University
• MBA (Tourism & Hospitality) – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Bachelor of Science (Economics), Management Studies, Second Class Lower Honors – University of London
• Post Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management - Guglielmo Marconi University, Italy
• Harvard Healthcare Leadership course (Boston, USA)

• Career Progression Summary
• 1977 to 1996 – SAF Officer – NS and Regular – Exited from Pensionable service after sponsorship bond
• 1997 to 2001 – Bintan Resort – Assistant Director and General Manager (SAF secondment to Sembcorp under early retirement scheme)
• 2001 to 2005 – Tan Tock Seng Hospital – COO (Head hunted by former DS Health, Mr Willie Tan to TTSH)
• 2005 to 2007 – NTUC Healthcare – CEO (Head hunted by Former Minister Teo Ser Luck)
• 2007 to 2008 – Richland Logistics – Deputy CEO (Owner sold business)
• 2013 to 2016 – Jackson Pharma, ClearSK, DRx Medical Aesthetics group
• 2017 to 2021 – CEO APSN, CEO The Prestige Hospital (Cambodia)
• 2021 to 2025 – ACM Biolabs, AWE Pte Ltd, Orbis Singapore, Joyre Group, Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped

• Christopher Tay graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Economics) Honours with a major in Management Studies from the University of London and an MBA (Hospitality & Tourism management) from Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (both degrees with scholarships) and attained a Graduate Certificate in Business Research from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is also a Chartered Marketer with the CIMUK and holds various graduate Diplomas; Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Marketing Institute of Singapore, Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from Associations of Business Executives (United Kingdom) and a Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Marketing Institute of United Kingdom.
• He also holds a doctoral degree in International Business from Paris, Horizons University. Attended Harvard Programme in Healthcare Leadership in March 2016. He was the Global Head Medical Services & Life Sciences of the Cyrus Global Group before serving in his present role as the CEO of APSN a Social Service Agency. He was also the CEO of The Prestige Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia before returning to Singapore and took up the Chief Commercial officer of a Singapore Vaccine company and AWE/Wholesome Food as its Chief Operating Officer but both appointments were converted into advisory roles due to funding issues. Upon the request of an international NGO, he covered a short stint as its Executive Director, Orbis Singapore to assist them to bridge over the gap left due to the abrupt departure of the predecessor. Dr Tay was also the Group COO of a Singapore TCM and Healthcare Group. Currently, Dr Tay is the Executive Director of Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped.

• He was also invited to be adviser to many other governmental and healthcare related businesses in Singapore and regionally. He held various key positions as follows:
• Government & Town Council
• Councillor of Punggol-Pasir Ris GRC Town Council and Vice-Chairman of Finance Committee, Punggol-Pasir-Ris GRC Town Council
• Past Chairman of Citizens Consultative Committee (Punggol-South CCC)
• Patron, Punggol South Division, Citizens' Management Club Committee
• Healthcare & Medical
• Business Adviser of CTC Healthcare Travel (Medical Tourism)
• Member of Institute of Mental Health Medifund Committee
• Board member of the Johns Hopkin Singapore IMC venture in Tan Tock Seng Hospital
• Advisory Committee member for the Innovating Care Asia Pacific 2017
• Resource Member of the Singapore Group Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for health
• Education & Community
• Board member of the Centre for Seniors (NTUC)
• Member of School Advisory Board of Hougang Primary School and Member of the North Vista Primary School Advisory Council
• Board member of NTUC Eldercare Cooperative Limited
• Adjunct staff teaching in Nanyang Business School for modules in Hospital Management
• Additional advisory roles include: Past Director of YES Holding (Industrial Park venture in Yichun/Jiangxi Province), Director/Board Member Spatech Academy Singapore, Past Singapore Representative - Asia Federation of Intellectual Disability (AFID), Healthcare Consultant - Red Dot Urbanisation Development Pte Ltd (Shanghai), Healthcare Advisor - DynInvest Group, Advisor/Board Member - Preferred Global Health USA, Panel Member - MMAP (MINDS Movement Advisory Panel), Resource advisory to Member of Parliament (Minister level) for HealthierSG, and Lecture in NUS in Crisis Communications for the Masters in Communications.