These appointments bring new skills and experience to an already excellent senior leadership team led by APAC Managing Director, Swee-Leng Lee (centre), and will undoubtedly enhance the value that we deliver to our current and future clients across the region.
Uantchern has held the position of CEO for Black Sun for the last 8 years, during which he’s built one of the most successful and respected award-winning stakeholder advisory and communication businesses of its kind. He has also been instrumental in building key strategic alliances and driving our reputation and thought leadership in the market, including our recent flagship stakeholder engagement research in partnership with the Singapore Institute of Directors, Securities Investment Association Singapore (SIAS) and SGX. In his new role as Chairman, Uantchern will continue to guide the APAC division and represent our business and our clients on the biggest stage, including his ongoing roles as Vice President of SIAS, Board memberships of Shared Services For Charities and the Kidney Dialysis Foundation.
“I’m delighted to continue my journey with Black Sun Global and it is an honour to be the inaugural Chairman of our APAC division. I’d also like to welcome and congratulate Neale on his appointment as APAC CEO. In the time I have worked with him I have already seen the great skills that he will bring to our business and I am excited for what the future holds as we look to further enhance our offer to clients.”
Neale brings new energy and a wealth of financial and sustainability reporting experience, along with deep expertise in developing engaging creative communications programmes. A partner in the Positive Change Group, Neale has been with Black Sun Global for over 13 years and led a number of our largest global accounts including Schroders, Rio Tinto, Johnson Matthey, Croda and Burberry. Neale is a natural communicator and is uniquely positioned across strategy, creative and account management which we are sure will bring great value to our APAC clients.
“I’d like to thank Uantchern and the Black Sun Global Board for giving the privilege of leading our APAC division as CEO. I have been struck by the intelligence, commitment, creativity and passion of the incredible team that Uantchern and Swee-Leng have developed and I’m excited to continue to drive the business forward. I genuinely believe that we have a unique offer for our clients, that is more relevant and needed than ever, and I’m looking forward to working with the team and current and future clients to bring that to life.”
Uantchern, Neale, Swee-Leng and the whole APAC team look forward to engaging with all of our many diverse stakeholders, especially current and future clients looking to further enhance their stakeholder engagement and communications activities.
Neale, Uantchern and Swee-Leng will be actively reaching out to current and prospective clients and partners over the coming weeks and would love to hear from you. To get in touch for an introduction or to understand more about our work, please click below or contact our APAC Business Development Manager, Beryl Leong, at bleong@blacksun-global.com.
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