EXPERIENCED, LONG-STANDING LOCAL TEAM WITH AN ESTABLISHED FOOTPRINT ACROSS THE REGION

Over 50 professionals across 6 regional locations

Senior team across disciplines average 20+ years of experience in leading financial institutions in Southeast Asia.

• Michael Sng,

  CEO

  Michael co-founded TAEL Partners in 2007 and brings over 30 years of experience in building businesses, undertaking financial transactions and forging relationships across Southeast Asia. Prior to TAEL, Michael established UOB Asia, the investment banking subsidiary of UOB where he successfully built its entire investment banking business. Prior to UOB Asia, he had a successful career spanning 16 years in Schroders Singapore covering the ASEAN region.

• Ati Sugiharti,

  Managing Director

  Ati is a co-founder of TAEL Partners, and is instrumental in leading TAEL's investments in Indonesia, leveraging on her transactional experience and business relationships built over close to 30 years. Prior to TAEL, Ati was the head of the investment banking team in UOB Asia, wherein she led the sourcing and execution of Indonesian transactions.

• Loong Mei Yin,

  Deputy CEO

  Mei Yin is a co-founder of TAEL Partners. With her over 25 years’ experience working with a diverse range of business groups in Malaysia and Thailand, Mei Yin currently spearheads TAEL's investments in these two countries. She was previously the head of the Thai investment banking team of UOB Asia.

• Janet Phang,

  COO (GP Finance)

  Janet is one of the founding members of TAEL Partners and oversees finance, human resources and group corporate secretarial matters for TAEL Partners and its regional offices. She also oversees the middle office function for the funds managed by TAEL Partners. Janet has 30 years’ experience, and was previously with UOB Asia, managing Regional Finance and Administration, as well as supervising compliance.

• Jonathan Lim,

  Executive Director (Investor Relations)

  Jonathan is one of the founding members of TAEL Partners. With over 20 years’ experience in Southeast Asia, he currently heads the investor relations team for the group. Prior to TAEL, he was with the investment banking team in UOB Asia for 7+ years, having been stationed in Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

• Arnold Castillon,

  Executive Director (Investment Management)

  Arnold is one of the founding members of TAEL Partners. With over 25 years’ experience under his belt, Arnold co-heads the Indonesia investment coverage of TAEL Partners. He was previously with the investment banking team in UOB Asia, where he covered Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia.

• May Chew,

  Executive Director (Investment Management)

  May has been with TAEL Partners since 2009. With over 20 years’ experience, May is the country head of Vietnam, where she is responsible for overseeing TAEL’s investments in the country. Prior to TAEL, she was an Associate Director with AmInvestment Bank Bhd.

• Pauline Puah,

  Executive Director (Legal & Compliance)

  Pauline heads the Legal and Compliance team of TAEL Partners. She has over 15 years of post-qualified legal experience, primarily in areas of take-overs, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. Prior to TAEL, she was with the Usaha Tegas Group and PETRONAS.

• Aun Siew Kuan,

  Executive Director (Investment Management)

  Siew Kuan is highly experienced in structuring the full spectrum of capital market solutions, and was previously the Chief Executive Officer of ZICO Capital Sdn Bhd. Having been in the industry for over 25 years, she currently spearheads TAEL’s private credit initiative.