Dawn Teo is the Chief Operating Officer of Amara Holdings and the Senior Vice President of Amara Hotels and Resorts. Amara Holdings is a Singapore-headquartered integrated lifestyle group with businesses in hotel investment and management, property investment and development, and specialty restaurants.
She is the co-founder and director of Objectifs — Center for Photography and Filmmaking, a visual arts space in Singapore that focuses on film and photography, and their value to society.
Dawn is the second Vice President of the Singapore Hotel Association and a board director of Singapore Institute of Management. She is also a council member of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council, a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower supported by Tripartite Alliance Limited, and the Chairperson of the WSH Council (Hospitality and Entertainment Industries Committee). She also serves on the School Advisory Council for Republic Polytechnic School of Hospitality and the Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence (ACCORD).
Prior to joining Amara, Dawn held senior positions in several multinational banks and spent over a decade with UBS AG and Credit Suisse AG. She is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.