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Alcatel Lucent as Head of Procurement to transform their procurement organisation in the Asia Pacific region . In 2014 , I accepted a new challenge to transform public procurement at Health Promotion Board ( HPB ), a statutory board under the Ministry of Health . I believe that procurement is a new platform for change and innovation , and it enables you to lead with intense passion . My belief that “ procurement is really awesome !” has helped drive the 180-degree change that I ’ m striving towards .
From 2017 to 2019 , I was awarded the titles of APAC Procurement Leader , CIPS Asia Professional of the Year and Supply Chain Professional of the Year by Supply Chain Asia . In 2019 , I led my team to win three Asia Awards under the ‘ Most Improved Procurement Operation ’, ‘ Transformation ’ and ‘ Best Public Procurement Project ’ categories . I am the Chairman for the Procurement Council in Supply Chain Asia and an advisory member to the Association for International
63 “Procurement leaders need to be bold and act as enablers , on top of being drivers . We must lead with the head , hands , heart and guts ”
— Sebastian Chua , Head of Procurement , Health Promotion Board www . supplychaindigital . com