Dr. Daniel CF Ng 伍长辉 博士 — CEO
A passionate leader with extensive Asia Pacific experience in general management, marketing, sales, operations, sustainability, government relations, communications (Internal, PR & AR) and in building teams of professionals for startups, scale-out enterprises and SMBs. Achievements Supported businesses from its startup phase of low million dollars target to one that generated US$500 million across APAC, with a highlight of building the Volume Storage Business for IBM Asia Pacific from zero to US$33 million in a year. Built teams of professionals - from 1 to 350 - with mentoring, coaching, and enabling them to achieve the next level by encouraging a conducive, friendly and respectful working environment. Developed Initiatives that powered the transformation of skills for Open Source and Big Data - Red Hat Open Source Collaborative Innovation (OSCI) Initiative and Cloudera Big Data Skills Enablement (BASE) Initiative to complement their leadership in technology and solutions. Developed key Corporate Social Responsibility programs for IBM (Making Dreams Come True), Microsoft (Windows to Your Heart) and Cloudera Cares Led companies like IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat, Cloudera in various capacities and lived in Asia Pacific in places like Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China; and Canada, Daniel is fluent in English, Mandarin, Malay and 4 other Chinese dialects. A trusted advisor to organisations like Singapore Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), MAD Academy and OpenGov Asia; and was mentor to Singapore Management University (SMU). Key Competencies Management & Executable Strategy Market & Business Development Human Capital Enablement & Management Operationalising Business Through Processes Government & Client Relations Digital Marketing & Social Media Optimisation Skills Creation Towards a Digital Economy Sales & Channel Development Brand Building & Image Development Keynote Speaker, Panelist and Spokesperson
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Sustainability and Digital Transformation across diverse industries.
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Experience: 42 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Business Strategy
- Sustainable Development
- Digital Transformation
Career Highlights
- Generated US$500 million across APAC for startups.
- Built teams from 1 to 350 professionals.
- Developed initiatives for Open Source and Big Data skills.
Work Experience
Sustainable Business Network Association Malaysia (SUSTNET)
Stategic Industry Advisor (1 mo)
Baliola
Global Business Advisor (1 mo)
GlobalHealth Asia-Pacific
Editorial Contributor (4 mos)
Editorial Contributor (4 mos)
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 on April 27-29
Ambassador (5 mos)
CEO Circle - Sustainable Business Network Association Malaysia (SustNET)
Chairman (7 mos)
The Thames International University, Paris, France.
Professional Doctorate in Business Leadership (7 mos)
Singapore Management University
Mentor (9 mos)
Mentor (9 mos)
(Part Time) Mentor - SMU – Business Innovation Generator (SMU-BIG) (10 yrs 11 mos)
Sabio World
Advisor (9 mos)
ACE.SG (Action Community for Entrepreneurship)
Mentor (10 mos)
Omni SuperConnectors
Founding Ambassador (11 mos)
Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence
Global AI Delegate - Singapore (11 mos)
Singapore Mentorship Committee (SMC)
Mentor (1 yr)
ET Edge
Jury Chief - ET Edge Most Promising Tech Marketers Awards (1 yr)
Helping Our Planet Earth
Management Advisory Board for HOPE NGO (1 yr 2 mos)
Tracer World Pvt Ltd
Smart Cities Advisor (1 yr 4 mos)
ASEAN FINTECH FORUM
Editorial Contributor - ASEAN Forward Magazine (1 yr 4 mos)
Sunway University
External Advisor (1 yr 5 mos)
External Advisor (4 yrs 8 mos)
Advisor - External Advisory Committee (EAC) for the Department of Computing and Information Systems (4 yrs 11 mos)
UNIFY PLATFORM AG
Advisory Board Member (1 yr 6 mos)
AMB Connect
Industry Expert (1 yr 6 mos)
CMO Council
President - Asia Pacific (5 mos)
Board Member (4 yrs 4 mos)
Dealls – Jobs & Mentoring (YC W22)
Super Mentor (2 yrs 2 mos)
Graphen
Executive Vice President (2 yrs 3 mos)
Executive Vice President (0 mo)
CXposé.tech
Editor-at-Large (2 yrs 3 mos)
Myraa Technologies
First Official Ambassador (1 yr 3 mos)
ESG Business Institute
Senior Professional Member (2 yrs 6 mos)
Singapore Speakers Bureau
Speaker (3 yrs)
Neo4j
Vice President of Marketing - Asia Pacific (2 yrs)
Senior Director of Marketing - APAC (3 yrs)
Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)
Business Mentor - Enterprise Leadership for Transformation Programme (5 yrs)
Farquhar Capital
Mentor (5 yrs 11 mos)
THINKPLUS CONSULTING
Consultant - Sustainability Marketing (6 yrs)
Omni Integra LLP
Managing Partner (6 yrs 4 mos)
DigiB
Marketing & Communications Lead (1 yr)
Smart Cities Network
Exco and Chairman of Membership Committee (6 yrs 10 mos)
ImpactLadder
Advisor (6 yrs 11 mos)
M.A.D. School by Chatsworth Medi@rt Academy
Advisor (7 yrs 2 mos)
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Advisor - Technology Committee (9 yrs 3 mos)
Cloudera
Senior Director of Marketing - APAC (3 yrs 7 mos)
Omni-integra
Advisor (2 yrs 6 mos)
Alpha7
(Part Time) Business Advisor (2 yrs 9 mos)
Sabbatical
- (5 mos)
SIM
Advisor - SIM-SPRING Business Advisors Program (11 yrs 6 mos)
CommVault Systems
Senior Director of Marketing - Asia Pacific & Japan (1 yr 11 mos)
Red Hat Asia Pacific
Senior Director of Marketing - Asia Pacific (5 yrs 5 mos)
IBM Greater China
Director of Marketing - ibm.com (1 yr 1 mo)
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Senior Fellow (20 yrs 11 mos)
Microsoft
Director, Marketing and Business Operations (1 yr 3 mos)
IBM ASEAN
Director of Marketing Strategy (1 yr)
IBM Singapore
Director of Marketing (2 yrs)
IBM Asia-Pacific
Director of Marketing - TotalStorage (APAC) (1 yr)
Lernout and Hauspie Speech Products
Director of Marketing - Asia Pacific (1 yr)
IBM ASEAN
Senior Manager - Integrated Marketing Communications (2 yrs)
Senior Marketing Manager - Systems and Technology Group (1 yr)
Sun Microsystems Pte Ltd
Business Development Manager- Multimedia Super Corridor (1 yr)
3Com
Director of Marketing - Asia (1 yr)
Madge Networks
Director of Marketing - Asia (1 yr)
Data General
Director of Marketing - Asia (2 yrs)
Digital Equipment Corporation
APAC Marketing Manager - Workstation (1 yr)
Senior Marketing Manager (3 yrs)
Nixdorf Computer
Systems Analyst (4 yrs)
Education
Bachelor of Arts at University of Guelph
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at University of Toronto Mississauga
Malaysia Certificate of Education (MCE) at High School Klang