Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic
Hock Meng Kevin Chua

Hock Meng Kevin Chua

Summary

With full immersion in youth education and teaching profession in more than a decade, and bringing up my own young adult daughters, I am ready now to apply my strong subject matter knowledge and empathetic skills in counselling.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Lecturer

Ngee Ann Polytechnic
06.2008 - Current

Continuously develop and update marketing modules with the School of Business and Accountancy to deliver relevant curricula to poly students and adult learners.

Work and collaborate with industry partners to create integrated projects for the students to apply and infuse learning and skills.

Led the marketing section as the section head and senior manager till 30 Sep 2023, only stepped down to senior lecturer to focus on pursuance of counselling profession.

Member of poly para-counsellor team striving towards a culture of care and support for our students in the area of mental wellness.


Lecturer, Part-Time

Singapore Institute Of Retail Studies, Nanyang Polytechnic
03.2006 - 06.2008

Pioneering team to coach and train the retail workforce at diploma and certificate level.

Trained and upgraded the skills and expertise of the frontline, supervisory and managerial staff of various companies.

Regional Business Development Manager

Global Brands Group
06.2006 - 12.2007

Maximised licensing opportunities and royalty income for globally recognised brands of Marvel and Disney.

Responsible for the markets in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, and assisting in China and Taiwan markets due to mandarin fluency.


Business Manager

F&N Coca-Cola (S) Pte Ltd
09.1997 - 02.2006

Rotated to head various business units, from vending to modern trade to general trade and wholesale.

Formulated business plans and strategies to lead the departments to achieve sales, profit, distribution and growth.

Built relationships with trades and key accounts with constant consumer programmes and collaborations.

Responsible for the overall performance of the sales and business teams.

Department Head, Business Unit Manger, Executive

Carrefour Singapore, Popular Book Company, Singapore Technologies Group
04.1992 - 09.1997

Worked with various retailers after graduation to gain valuable experiences in sales, marketing, merchandising and manpower management.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

The University of Calgary
Canada

Diploma in Retail Management -

The University of Stirling

Master of Arts - Counselling

Singapore University of Social Sciences
Singapore
06.2025

Skills

Communication and Listening Skill

Team Management and Leadership Skill

Public Speaking and Counselling Skill

Language Fluency in English and Mandarin

Timeline

Senior Lecturer

Ngee Ann Polytechnic
06.2008 - Current

Regional Business Development Manager

Global Brands Group
06.2006 - 12.2007

Lecturer, Part-Time

Singapore Institute Of Retail Studies, Nanyang Polytechnic
03.2006 - 06.2008

Business Manager

F&N Coca-Cola (S) Pte Ltd
09.1997 - 02.2006

Department Head, Business Unit Manger, Executive

Carrefour Singapore, Popular Book Company, Singapore Technologies Group
04.1992 - 09.1997

Bachelor of Commerce -

The University of Calgary

Diploma in Retail Management -

The University of Stirling

Master of Arts - Counselling

Singapore University of Social Sciences
Hock Meng Kevin Chua