An advocate for financial transformation and sustainability, Vincent is currently the Chief Financial Officer at A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), leading its finance function towards more effective and efficient use of resources for impact. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of Eco Sustainability Group, Asia Pacific CFO of Datalogic S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana: DAL.MI), Deputy Group CFO of Hi-P International (erstwhile SGX: H17), and Director of Finance for Asia of Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI). Contribute to the profession by serving on the ACRA Professional Education Council and the ISCA CFO Committee; he was previously ISCA Treasurer and Council Member, ACCA Singapore Network Panel member, and SME Transformation Committee Chairman. Author of "From Ledger to Leader: Critical Thinking Stories for Finance Leaders", he holds a PhD in General Management from SMU, an MBA from the University of Hull, and is a Fellow of both ACCA and CA Singapore.
EDUCATION
PhD (GM), Singapore Management University
Master of Business Administration, University of Hull
Chartered Accountant Singapore (Fellow), ISCA
Chartered Certified Accountant (Fellow), ACCA
RESEARCH INTEREST
Sustainable Value Creation and ESG Integration, Strategic Finance Transformation, Applied Critical Thinking in Financial Leadership
TEACHING INTEREST
Sustainable Value Creation and ESG Integration
SELECTED AWARDS
2025 ACCA Singapore Public Sector Advocate of the Year
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
From Ledger to Leader: Critical Thinking Stories for Finance Leaders (2024)
Common Sense Service Measurement – From Café to Corporations (2011)
SELECTED APPOINTMENTS/SERVICES
CFO Committee Member, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
Professional Education Council Member, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).
Advisor, Eco Sustainability Group
Former Treasurer and Council Member, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
Former Chairman, SME Transformation Committee, ACCA Singapore Network Panel