Michelle Cheo Hui Ning

Deputy Chairperson, CEO and Executive Director, Mewah International Inc

Michelle Cheo is the Deputy Chairperson, CEO and Executive Director of Mewah International Inc. She joined the group in 2003 and is responsible for the formulation and execution of overall strategy, business development, project execution, corporate risk and factory operations. Since joining the group, Ms. Cheo has been instrumental in expanding the supply chain of the group. This has included building an additional refinery, biodiesel plant, specialty fats facilities and dairy factory. Prior to this, she was at Exxon Mobil from 1997 to 2003 in the US and Singapore.

Ms. Cheo currently serves on the 61st council of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industries and is a board member and chair of the audit committee of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra. She also served on the Future Corporate Capabilities and Innovation Sub-Committee under the Committee on the Future Economy. Ms. Cheo was the 2019 Her Times Women Empowerment Award Winner for Entrepreneurship and has recently been awarded Outstanding Chief Executive Of The Year in the 36th Singapore Business Awards 2020/2021.

Ms. Cheo graduated with a first-class Honors in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London. She obtained a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in 2004.