Mr Tan Suee Chieh, Chief Executive, NTUC Income, was named Outstanding CEO of the Year 2012 at the Singapore Business Awards 2013. This is his acceptance speech.

The Singapore Business Awards (SBA) are jointly organised by The Business Times, a business daily published by Singapore Press Holdings, and DHL, the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry. The SBA was launched in 1985, and comprise of four award categories – The Businessman of the Year Award, the Enterprise Award, the Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year Award and the Outstanding CEO/Senior Executive (Overseas) Award.

The four awards, known collectively as the Singapore Business Awards, are decided by a panel of judges drawn from the business sector, official agencies and academia.
The Singapore Business Awards have grown in stature to become Singapore’s most prestigious accolades in the business and corporate sectors.