Lester Leong
Lester is the co-founder of gush (LivinWall Pte. Ltd.) and oversees anything to do with finance, legal, marketing, HR and continually explores opportunities for corporate business development, both locally and regionally.
Under his leadership, gush has won many startup competitions across local IHLs like NUS, NTU and SMU and managed to secure funding from City Developments Limited (CDL), one of the forerunners in sustainable developments as well as a property and hotel conglomerate. Beyond his work in gush, Lester participates actively as a committee member of the Youth Business Affairs Committee (YBAC), Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI).
He also has had substantial experience in investment and Islamic banking as well as in other start-ups.
Commentary
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