Mr. Lennon Tan, President of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) – which is the newest Primary Member of the Confederation  of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) – has been appointed Vice President of the Confederation  of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), representing the Southeast Asia region.

Mr. Tan was named to the position by the CACCI Council during the 97^th CACCI Council Meeting held on November 6, 2023 in conjunction with the 37^th CACCI Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Mr. Tan is Chairman of ADERA Global Group, which is considered Singapore’s globally trusted leader in data security and automation, working in partnership with international banks, businesses and governments to advance the future of a secure world. In 2017, Lennon was named by Ernst & Young as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Financial Technology Enablement.

The SMF is the largest national organisation representing the interests of manufacturing and manufacturing-related industries in Singapore since 1932, with about 5,000 corporate members, comprising SMEs, MNCs and Affiliate Members.

Mr. Tan joins eight other key leaders of  CACCI Primary Members from other Asia-Pacific regions who currently serve as CACCI Vice Presidents, namely: (a) Sheikh Fazle Fahim, Immediate Past President, FBCCI; (b) Dr. Alireza Yavari, Deputy President for International Affairs, ICCIMA; (c) Mr. Khurram Tariq Sayeed, Representing FPCCI; (d) Mr. Ernest Yuen, Chairman Kowloon Chamber of Commerce; (e) Mr. Hiroshi Oshima, Special Advisor, Japan CCI;  (f)  Mr. Pradeep Kumkar Shrestha, Former President, FNCCI; (g) Mr. Henry C. S. Kao, Chairman, CIECA, Taiwan; and (h) Mr. Rifat Hisarciklioglu, President, TOBB.