Leadership

Chay Yiowmin 蔡耀铭
Founder and CEO
Chay Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd

Mr. Chay Yiowmin is currently the chief executive officer of Chay Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd., a boutique corporate advisory firm. Yiowmin is also the lead independent and non-executive director of UMS Holdings Ltd., Metech International Limited and Ntegrator International Ltd., and a non-executive director of 8I Holdings Limited. Between 2013 and 2015, Yiowmin was the lead independent and non-executive director of Advance SCT Limited, and between 2019 and 2020, Yiowmin was a non-executive director of Libra Group Limited. Since graduating in 1998, Yiowmin has accumulated many years of public accounting experience in Singapore and the United Kingdom with a number of reputable international accounting firms, including PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Deloitte and Touche LLP, Moore Stephens LLP and BDO LLP, the latter of which he was the advisory partner heading the Corporate Finance Practice from 2012 to 2019. Prior to joining BDO LLP, Yiowmin was an assurance partner from 2010 to 2012, specialising in financial services and shipping.

Yiowmin holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons) and a Master of Business from Nanyang Technological University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Birmingham. Yiowmin is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA Singapore) of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and a Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA) of the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers of Singapore (IVAS). Yiowmincurrently sits on the Singapore steering committee of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA), and the Standards and Technical Committee of IVAS, the latter of which Yiowmin is also a programme instructor. Yiowmin is also an associate lecturer with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) teaching financial statements analysis and valuation.

Yiowmin is also an active Grassroots Leader, serving as chairman of the Fernvale Community Development and Welfare Fund, treasurer with the Fernvale Citizens Consultative Committeeand assistant treasurer with the Kebun Baru Citizens Consultative Committee. Yiowmin is also a member of the Kebun Baru Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circles. Yiowmin was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) (PBM) by the President of the Republic of Singapore on 9 August 2016.

Stephenie Chia 谢雯雯
Director
Chay Corporate Advisory Sdn Bhd

Stephenie Chia joined Chay Corporate Advisory Sdn. Bhd., a boutique corporate advisory firm as a director in 2021.

Stephenie has accumulated many years of audit and assurance experience in Malaysia, having joined BDO PLT upon graduating in 2012. Since leaving BDO PLT as an assistant manager in 2016, Stephenie became a partner of SC Business Consultancy PLT, providing company secretarial, accounting and taxation services for the retail, wholesale, trading, construction and services sectors.

During the course of her illustrious career, Stephenie has also managed a number of successful initial public offerings (IPO), both as a reporting accountant and an IPO advisor.

Stephenie holds a Master of Business Administration from Loughborough University. Stephenie is also an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).