[In-Person] Breakfast with the Board: Audrey Cheong

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Join us on Friday mornings for a breakfast dialogue with our Board of Governors. This Series, Breakfast with the Board, will feature one AmCham Governor in each session, giving members the opportunity to hear about their professional journeys and their companies and engage with our Governors first-hand on how they became part of the AmCham community. The sessions will be moderated by AmCham CEO, Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei.

We will be hosting Audrey Cheong, Vice President of Operations for FedEx Express Southeast Asia, for our next in-person session. Audrey will share insights on her FedEx career that has spanned over two decades in China, Singapore and Southeast Asia, as well as the company's business priorities which include support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the rise of e-commerce, intra-regional trade, and continuing innovation in healthcare logistics.

Additionally, she will discuss FedEx's footprint in Singapore with its position as a global logistics hub, the company's contribution to the country via investments and job creation, and broad community support via key CSR outreach programs.

Sign-up now and join us in-person at the AmCham office as we hear from Audrey on this session of Breakfast with the Board. Breakfast pastries will be served.

* For any enquires please contact the AmCham Programming and Events Team at pe@amcham.com.sg.

Speakers

Audrey Cheong

Vice President of Operations at FedEx Express Southeast Asia

Glenn Van Zutphen

Founder & CEO of VanMedia Group Pte Ltd

Audrey is the Vice President of Operations for FedEx Express, Southeast Asia (SEA).

Based in Singapore, Audrey is responsible for leading and driving operations in SEA which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Audrey’s career with FedEx started in Singapore in 1998. Prior to her current position, she was based in Shanghai as the Managing Director for Operations, International Services, FedEx Express China.

Audrey has served as Chair of the Supply Chain Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. She was also Vice Chair of Shanghai Pudong Logistic Association. She was previously named logistics committee chair with the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.

Before joining FedEx, she held roles in the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Television Corporation of Singapore.

Audrey received her Bachelor of Arts from Murdoch University, Australia. She earned her Masters of Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management in Australia, and her Master of Business Administration from the University of California in Los Angeles and the National University of Singapore.

Glenn van Zutphen (He/Him) is a career international journalist and Founder of VanMedia Group Pte Ltd, a worldwide media consultancy. He has coached thousands of high-performing business leaders, journalists, government officials around the world to be confident, credible, and clear in their spoken, written, and virtual communication. Glenn is a recognized communications expert, keynote speaker, and meeting facilitator. He also hosts the “Saturday Mornings” radio show every week on MoneyFM 89.3, Singapore’s most trusted business news station.

For more than 25 years as a professional journalist, Glenn has worked in print, radio, television and online news based in the US Japan, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore. His work has appeared in many media outlets. As both the Regional News Editor for CNBC Asia/Pacific in Singapore, and Anchor and Producer at CNN International, he covered stories ranging from the Balkan War and Millennium celebrations, to the War Against Terror, and Asian Tsunami. An active writer, he co-authored the business marketing book "Happy Customers Everywhere," and contributed to "The American Journey in Singapore", and five editions of the "Living in Singapore Reference Guide."

Glenn sits on the Boards of the East-West Center (Honolulu, HI) and the Asian American Journalist Association (Asia). He holds a Master’s Degree in Digital Media Management from Teesside University (UK)/Hyper Island Singapore and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California. Glenn and wife Kat Hawthorne van Zutphen have been Singapore Permanent Residents since 2005 and have two children.

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