MEDIA RELEASE PR40964
Former Singapore EDB Officer, Chew Hwee Yong, joins Menicon as Chief of Special Projects As
Menicon Accelerates its Globalization
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 1 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --
Menicon Co., Ltd. (Menicon) announced the appointment of Chew Hwee Yong as Chief of Special Projects at
the company's head office in Nagoya, Japan. Chew, to be based in Nagoya, will be responsible for updating
and expanding Menicon's internal processes as well as external relations to support the company's
globalization.
Chew started his career with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). During his nine-year tenure
with the EDB, Chew was responsible for overseeing significant projects in different high-tech industries
(precision engineering, electronics and information/communications & media clusters). Chew also spent three
years in Osaka, Japan, as the EDB's Centre Director covering western Japan and attracted investments from
diverse fields including electronics, biomedical sciences, precision engineering, chemicals, food and water
treatment.
While stationed in Japan from 2006 to 2009, Chew also served as a Consul at the Consulate-General Office of
the Republic of Singapore, Osaka. During his term, he was the representative for Singaporeans in western
Japan and fostered strong relationships with the western Japan industrial community.
Chew has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Precision Engineering from the University of Tokyo and a
Master of Engineering degree in Optics & Optoelectronics, Electrical Engineering, from Princeton University.
He is proficient in English, Chinese and Japanese.
"I am very excited about joining the Menicon team," said Chew. "Menicon has made several key acquisitions
in recent years and is developing new products leveraging on our strength as a technology company. Coming
in at a very exciting and crucial point in Menicon's corporate history, I want to do my best to contribute to
building Menicon into a global enterprise."
"We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Chew to Menicon as he will be able to bring considerable skill and
knowledge necessary to building Menicon's global operations infrastructure," said Toshio Matsushima, Head
of Global Strategy at Menicon.
About Menicon:
Menicon Co. (www.menicon.com), founded by Kyoichi Tanaka in 1951, is Japan's first and largest contact lens
manufacturer, and now is represented in over 30 countries. Menicon is a manufacturer dedicated to all areas
of soft and GP contact lens-related businesses including material development, lens designing, and
manufacturing of contact lenses and care solutions. Menicon is a world leader in the development of hyper-Dk
GP (Menicon Z) and soft contact lenses (Menicon PremiO).
Source: Menicon Co., Ltd.
Contact:
Toshio Matsushima
Global Strategies & Operations
Menicon Co., Ltd.
Phone: +81-52-937-5021
Fax: +81-52-935-1121
E-mail: matsushima@menicon-net.co.jp
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