Christopher Yap

Experience

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  Singapore Economic Development Board

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2014

  Summer Intern, Human Capital Division

  - Developed an econometric model to benchmark Singapore's global competitiveness with other leading manufacturing countries vis-a-vis the Work Pass regime regulating access to foreign talent in Singapore

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  Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2025

  Responsible for consultative sales to attract investments from UK companies in Semiconductor, Industrial, Engineering Services, and DeepTech (e.g. Blockchain, FinTech, Cybersecurity) sectors.Responsible for pitching and structuring deals (multi-year, multi-million dollar projects) and facilitating high-value innovation and headquarter activities in Singapore.Managing relationship and partnership reviews with senior management and working teams of FTSE100 and other leading companies. Show less The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) is the lead government agency for planning and executing strategies to enhance Singapore's position as a global business centre. The industries which EDB collectively manages make up ~40% of Singapore's annual GDP.• Structured deals with key industry stakeholders and educational providers to launch bespoke industry-wide talent programmes and initiatives in the Aerospace and Autonomous Vehicle industries.• Led efforts to strengthen Singapore's value proposition as a human capital leader in various engineering fields. • Spearheaded EDB's Future Skills initiative to build future-ready talent to augment the Advanced Manufacturing drive. Collaborated across multiple stakeholders in Government and various Industries (Electronics, Precision Engineering, Aerospace, Energy & Chemicals) to develop a talent strategy and programmes for Singapore's manufacturing workforce• Contributed key insights and joint-research with Accenture Consulting for the White Paper: Manning the Mission for Advanced Manufacturing• Enhanced EDB's products/tools that help companies develop pipeline of deep technical talent. These included: new industry-oriented training programme; funding scheme for companies to collaborate with universities; and, improved policy & planning processes (e.g. demand projections) with key Government stakeholders. Show less

  • Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability

    Oct 2023 - Feb 2025

  • Regional Director (Europe)

    Aug 2020 - Oct 2023

  • Manager (Accounts)

    Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Senior Lead (Accounts)

    Oct 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Senior Officer, Cities, Infrastructure and Industrial Solutions (Smart Sustainable Cities)

    Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Senior Officer, Human Capital Division

    Sept 2015 - Aug 2018