Leadership

Chay Yiowmin 蔡耀铭
Founder and CEO
Chay Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd

Mr. Chay Yiowmin is currently the chief executive officer of Chay Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd., a boutique corporate advisory firm. Yiowmin is also the lead independent and non-executive director of Ntegrator Holdings Limited and Mary Chia Holdings Limited, and a non-executive director of 8I Holdings Limited. Between 2013 and 2024, Yiowmin was the lead independent and non-executive director of UMS Holdings Ltd. Between 2013 and 2015, Yiowmin was the lead independent and non-executive director of Advance SCT Limited, between 2018 and 2023, Yiowmin was the chairman and lead independent and non-executive director of Metech International Limited, between 2021 and 2023, Yiowmin was the lead independent and non-executive director of Raffles Infrastructure Holdings Limited and between 2019 and 2020, Yiowmin was a non-executive director of Libra Group Limited.

Yiowmin holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons) and a Master of Business from Nanyang Technological University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Birmingham. Yiowmin is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA Singapore) of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and a Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA) of the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers of Singapore (IVAS). Yiowmincurrently sits on the Singapore steering committee of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA), and the Standards and Technical Committee of IVAS, the latter of which Yiowmin is also a programme instructor. Yiowmin is also an associate lecturer with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) teaching financial statements analysis and valuation.

Yiowmin is also an active Grassroots Leader, serving as chairman of the Fernvale Community Development and Welfare Fund, treasurer with the Fernvale Citizens Consultative Committeeand assistant treasurer with the Kebun Baru Citizens Consultative Committee. Yiowmin is also a member of the Kebun Baru Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circles. Yiowmin was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) (PBM) by the President of the Republic of Singapore on 9 August 2016.

Wang Zixu Caroline 王子旭
Senior Consultant
Chay Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd

Ms. Wang Zixu Caroline hails from Beijing, China and is currently a senior consultant with Chay Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd., a boutique corporate advisory firm. Prior to joining Chay Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd., Caroline was a senior manager with BDO LLP from 2013 to 2019, specialising in corporate finance, merger and acquisition, financial due diligence, business restructuring, risk management and private client services.

Just to highlight a few notable achievements, Caroline has managed three successful fund raising cum merger and acquisition projects in the food and beverage (“F&B”) and logistics industries in Singapore.

Since graduating in 2006 and prior to joining BDO LLP, Caroline has gained extensive corporate experience with two Singapore conglomerates in the energy, environment and construction sectors, namely United Engineer Limited and Metech International Limited, both listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange, where she was involved in managing and structuring several built-operate-transfer (“BOT”) projects in China.

Caroline holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Beijing Foreign Studies University and a Master of Science from Nanyang Technological University.

Stephenie Chia 谢雯雯
Director
Chay Corporate Advisory Sdn Bhd

Stephenie Chia joined Chay Corporate Advisory Sdn. Bhd., a boutique corporate advisory firm as a director in 2021.

Stephenie has accumulated many years of audit and assurance experience in Malaysia, having joined BDO PLT upon graduating in 2012. Since leaving BDO PLT as an assistant manager in 2016, Stephenie became a partner of SC Business Consultancy PLT, providing company secretarial, accounting and taxation services for the retail, wholesale, trading, construction and services sectors.

During the course of her illustrious career, Stephenie has also managed a number of successful initial public offerings (IPO), both as a reporting accountant and an IPO advisor.

Stephenie holds a Master of Business Administration from Loughborough University. Stephenie is also an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).