Surbana Jurong names Sean Chiao new group CEO
He is to assist Surbana Jurong, a part of Temasek Holdings, boost its modification into an international consulting leader in metropolitan, framework and managed plans.
In its announcement on March 9, Surbana Jurong claims Chiao gives the company greater than 35 years’ expertise in design and architectural consultation for the developed environment together with global business management. His newest function at AECOM was president for buildings as well as places worldwide business line. Chiao had actually also headed AECOM’s Asia Pacific business as its head of state.
“In becoming a leading metropolitan, infrastructure and managed solutions consulting company, Surbana Jurong will have the ability to give the total scope of our global knowledge to customers along with areas everywhere,” he includes.
Sean Chiao, who was a senior executive at AECOM, has already been named new group chief executive officer of Surbana Jurong. Chiao takes control of the role left by Wong Heang Fine, who resigned last September.
” Sean has considerable Asia Pacific along with international experience, broad understandings to the industry furthermore an exceptional track record of business results,” claims Surbana Jurong’s director Chaly Mah.
” We are certain that we have indeed discovered in Sean the best leader for Surbana Jurong as we progress the implementation of SJ 2.0, the group’s roadmap to becoming one of the best city, structure and also handled services advising companies in Asia Pacific.”
Chiao, who was from Taiwan, carries a level in architecture along with a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, plus a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from the Graduate School of Design of Harvard University.
Chiao says that in the last few years, he has actually observed just how Surbana Jurong accelerate its technique around client emphasis, sustainability, including data-driven solutions.
“I’m inspired by the SJ 2.0 technique to place Surbana Jurong for leadership in a period of sustainability along with electronic transformation, and also as a company of option in the constructed setting, and I’m expecting working with the group to fulfil these goals,” states Chiao.
