Leadership: Key Executives
Tan Peng Kuan
President
Strides Engineering
Tan Peng Kuan
President, Strides Engineering
Tan Peng Kuan is the President of Strides Engineering. He is responsible for promoting innovation, environmental sustainability and driving digital transformation. He also oversees the growth and development of operations and maintenance engineering capabilities.
Prior to his appointment as President of Strides Engineering, Peng Kuan was President of Strides Mobility Solutions where he was instrumental in setting up the strategy and direction for urban mobility solutions, particularly in the areas of Electric Vehicles (EV) and Autonomous Vehicles. Peng Kuan was formally with ST Engineering, holding several key leadership appointments in local and international commercial businesses. During his tenure in ST Engineering, he managed several businesses across the areas of land platforms, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services, testing, inspection and calibration, and logistics and facilities management. Peng Kuan also formulated business strategies that successfully improved the profitability of business units under his charge, while growing two new business areas in EV and Rail MRO.
With his extensive experience and expertise in supply chain management, maintenance, engineering, and transportation, Peng Kuan is well placed to steer the strategy and direction in the areas of advanced innovative technologies, as well as digital solutions and services.
Peng Kuan holds a Master of Engineering in Logistics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) from Imperial College of Science and Technology.
Siu Yow Wee
Managing Director
Strides Engineering
Siu Yow Wee
Managing Director, Strides Engineering
Siu Yow Wee drives growth and leads business development for station-based engineering solutions and services to raise the standard and competitiveness of transport related operations and maintenance.
Anchoring on 20 years of operational and maintenance experience in transportation and facilities management, Yow Wee held key appointments at SMRT Corporation driving and managing service excellence, bus operations, stations operations as well as building & facilities. During his tenure, he delivered regulatory KPIs for Buses and Trains, won national level awards for SMRT customer service, and fostered a culture of innovation in sustainable facilities management. Prior to SMRT, Yow Wee led the DHL (Singapore) Quality Control Centre to ensure high shipment delivery compliance standards for key accounts, set-up and managed the largest EXPO Delivery Centre in Singapore.
Yow Wee is well placed to deliver transport-related operations and maintenance solutions and services to clients anchoring on his vast experience and strong business acumen.
Yow Wee holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University and an Executive Diploma in Directorship from Singapore Management University & Singapore Institute of Directors. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Engineers Singapore and a Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. In 2013 and 2017 he received commendation and service medals from the Ministry of Defence. In 2015, he received a Certificate of Merit from Singapore Service Excellence Medallion, and was recognised with the National Kindness Award – Transport Gold in 2013 and 2014.
Ang Thiam Huat
Deputy Managing Director
Fare System
Strides Engineering
Ang Thiam Huat
Deputy Managing Director, Fare System, Strides Engineering
Ang Thiam Huat is a veteran in public transport Automatic Fare Collection (AFC). As a professional with over 30 years of experience, Thiam Huat oversees the management of the AFC team to drive operation and maintenance of fare systems and Access Control Systems. He also develops capability and partnerships in digital payments and new generation AFC systems. In business growth, Thiam Huat participates in local and overseas tenders and have secured AFC related projects beyond the public transport space.
Thiam Huat joined SMRT in 1993 where he helmed the Fare System portfolio. Under his leadership, the Fare System team grew its technical service and support capabilities in Singapore and overseas, winning many revenue projects and widening the revenue footprint.
With his decades of deep knowledge in AFC and digital payment systems, Thiam Huat offers clients expertise in designing solutions and services that are suited for diverse environments, meeting unique operations and maintenance requirements.
Thiam Huat holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) from the National University of Singapore.
Sam Tan
General Manager
Infocomm Business
Strides Engineering
Sam Tan
General Manager, Infocomm Business, Strides Engineering
Sam Tan is a seasoned professional in the Information Technology industry with over 20 years of experience. At Strides Engineering, he is responsible for business development, service delivery, operations and maintenance, commercial client management, broadening the breadth and depth of the services, with the aim of expanding and delivering business growth.
At StarHub, one of Singapore’s leading telecommunications company, Sam led customer service and delivery in Information Technology and field operations. As a specialist in system engineering, data networking and fibre optics infrastructure, Sam has deep experience ranging from system and network engineering to project management and business development.
Anchoring on his strong technical and business background in system engineering in Infocomm, Sam provides innovative, practical solutions and services for businesses to grow.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Science in Computing from University of Portsmouth. He also holds accredited training and certifications, such as Certified Professional in Microsoft System, Cisco System technologies and Network Security.
Koh Lian Soon
General Manager
Business Development
Strides Engineering
Koh Lian Soon
General Manager, Business Development, Strides Engineering
Koh Lian Soon leads Strides Engineering’s project consultancy service, project contract management and business development in rail transit systems.
He started his career in M&E consultancy, before joining SMRT and now Strides Engineering. With some 20 years of experience, Lian Soon has led and secured millions worth of rail transit system projects, such as the Sentosa Monorail System maintenance contract, fare gates system projects, supervisory control system projects and Train Travel Information system projects for Singapore’s North South and East West lines.
Leveraging his expansive working experience in rail transit system, Lian Soon delivers solutions and services in new areas of business, such as station-based system projects, IoT solutions in rail engineering and system implementation in large-scale brown field projects.
Lian Soon holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) from USA, Ohio Northern University.