Board-Member, Second Vice President, Executive Committee Member

The ChannelLine Advisory Council was formed to help ensure the vibrancy of the technology channel. The Council acts as the communications conduit, bringing top executives from the technology vendor, distributor and reseller/retailer sectors together – along with associations and service providers – in a forum that is conducive to open and honest communication.

The Council consists of senior marketing and channel sales people from different companies in the vendor and distributor community. The Council offers members an opportunity to participate in shaping the future of the technlogy channel. This executive-level council provides a platform in which members can:

• Voice their opinions and discuss ideas.
• Gain insight on how peers, competitors and channel partners view industry matters.
• Participate in a channel advocacy and business-education programme.

The CMO Network is a premier group for CMO-level marketing executives who function as the head of marketing for their organisations, as well as corporate-marketing professionals who are interested in networking within the marketing industry. The group’s mission is to connect marketing executives with fellow marketers and to develop new CMO contacts.

The Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) is the leading organisation in Singapore for public-relations professionals. Its objectives are to foster member growth through knowledge acquisition, networking, and exchanging of new ideas. With over 500 members (including corporations and individuals) from a variety of backgrounds – public relations, marketing communications, management, marketing, education, and journalism – IPRS strives to set industry standards and increase public recognition of this profession.

Melcrum's Communicators' Network is a global group for senior communicators interested in sharing best practices and discussing day-to-day challenges with other communicators across all geographies. Discussion topics covered by the group include internal communications, employee engagement and management communication, performance measurement, change-management communications, leadership communications, as well as issues related to channels and the media.

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is the world's largest organisation for public-relations professionals. PRSA has more than 32,000 professional and student members, organised into 100 chapters and 19 professional-interest sections. The professional society is designed for individual, not corporate, members – emphasising professional development with hundreds of programmes offered each year. In addition, the association offers unparalleled media resources so members can become better-informed and more-effective practitioners.

SGI Global Technology Network was established to meet the ever-growing demand from global IT professionals to reach out to like-minded peers around the world. The group facilitates more than 2,800 IT professional members worldwide in over 250 industries to collaborate, exchange ideas and IT news, blog, as well as to find and post jobs. Members can access the latest technologies and beta-testing programmes, ask experts about solutions, strategies and emerging technologies, as well as find vendors and global IT resources and solution providers.

Board-Member (1998)

Success Group International's (SGI) Technology Coalition is a worldwide, solutions-based technology member organisation, devoted to assisting global-technology businesses in achieving their company’s marketing, channel-sales and business-development goals. SGI's mission, as a global-technology coalition, is to facilitate member relationships and build synergy between members, by identifying needs and creating solutions to enhance, grow and strengthen revenue-generating opportunities – increasing sales and profits of all members. The group membership includes: Systems-infrastructure Integrators, Software Providers and Developers, Systems-hardware and -device Manufacturers, Professional-service Providers and Alliance Members that provide customers with a complete range of hardware, software, training and professional services. SGI provides a revolutionary new concept for the technology industry and is changing the way channels, alliances and strategic partnerships are being developed and executed successfully.

Technology Marketing Community is a group for marketing professionals working in high-tech industries who wish to build a network and further their careers by connecting with people to share opportunities and ideas.

Trusted Business Advisor is a business-focused association for IT professionals to reach, interact and collaborate with vendors, distributors, VARs and consultants. The group promotes best practices through business education and certification programmes – combining proven, simple, powerful, measurable and cost-efficient marketing methods – along with Web 2.0 and 3.0 sales and marketing tools. Members enjoy the benefits of a channel-advocacy programme focusing on SMBs and vendors, as well as a qualified lead-generation programme.