Brand Champions

George Ong

Chief Enterprise Officer

George believes that the key to success is to keep the main things the main things, and as far as he is concerned, the two most important things to a company are Innovation and Marketing.

As Chief Enterprise Officer of Hwa Leong Marine Engineering, George spends 80% of his energy on Innovation and 20% on Marketing because he believes that Innovation is the only thing that is important to both the company and its clients.

To George, Innovation is all about finding new ways to do things better, faster and smarter. It doesn’t need to be expensive or complex, and George often tells people the story of The Space Pen to demonstrate his point.

When man first went to space, they had a problem. They still need something to write with and normal pens don’t work because the zero gravity of space means that ink won’t flow. The solution?

You could spend US$2 million to invent the complicated Fischer Space Pen with a tungsten body and pressurized gas canister or you could simply use a 2B pencil which works equally well on Earth or in space.

Winston Chua

Chief Engagement Officer

Winston believes that the key to success is to train your people well enough that they can go anywhere to work but treat them well enough that they won’t want to leave.

He also believes that the purpose of any organization is to create an environment where even ordinary people can do extraordinary things – all day, every day.

As Chief Engagement Officer of Hwa Leong Marine Engineering, Winston spends a lot of his time on a few critical activities such as:

  • Transferring his wealth of knowledge and experience in metalwork engineering to the next generation.
  • Streamlining the company’s systems and processes to perfection; and then starting all over again.
  • Understanding clients’ pain points and future plans so that the company can better serve these clients.

Winston often tells people that he has been successful not because he is smarter than other people but because everything he does is guided by the triple values of being Honest, Hardworking and Humble.