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Singaporean financier, author, and corporate governance expert
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Tan Chin Hwee is a Singaporean financier and author who has written books on forensic accounting and distressed securities. He is known for his work in detecting financial irregularities in emerging markets and in the alternative investment sector in Asia. Tan served as Asia Pacific CEO of the commodities group Trafigura and was a founding partner of Apollo Global Management's Asian operations.
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Yale University (MBA)
Tan Chin Hwee | |
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| Education | Nanyang Technological University (BAcc) Yale University (MBA) |
| Occupations | Business executive, investor, author |
Education
Tan graduated from Nanyang Technological University in 1995 and obtained an MBA from Yale University in 2003, where he was subsequently named a Donaldson [1]Fellow. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Accountant. He has been a public advocate for dyslexia awareness, sharing his personal experience to promote inclusive professional environments.
Career
Finance and investment
Tan began his career at Keppel Corporation and later held senior roles at DBS Bank. In 2007, he established the Singapore office for Apollo Global Management. He led the firm’s regional expansion into credit and distressed debt, managing over 100 transactions across Asia.
In 2016, he was appointed CEO for Asia Pacific at Trafigura. [2]He transitioned to a non-executive director role in March 2024 to focus on advisory positions.
Commentary and public advocacy
Tan is a frequent contributor to financial discourse in Singapore, focusing on board governance and corporate misconduct. In 2026, he shared analytical features in The Business Times regarding the role of independent investigations in maintaining corporate integrity[3] and the use of regulatory funds to bridge investigation gaps.[4]
He co-authored Asian Financial Statement Analysis: Detecting Financial Irregularities (2014), a text that examines red flags and structural risks in Asian firms. His 2020 book, Values at the Core, was included in the Financial Times "Readers' Best Books" list. [5]
Public service
Tan holds several advisory positions within the Singaporean public sector, including:
- **Chairman**, Energy Supply Resilience Advisory Panel, Energy Market Authority (EMA).
- **Chairman**, Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex)[6].
- **Board Member**, JTC Corporation (appointed April 2024)[7].
Bibliography
- Tan, Chin Hwee; Robinson, Thomas R. (2014). Asian Financial Statement Analysis: Detecting Financial Irregularities. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
- Tan, Chin Hwee; Grandjean, Thomas (2021). Values at the Core: How Human Values Contribute to the Rise of Nations. Singapore: World Scientific.
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