DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Mr. Derrick Heng has been appointed as Director of Marketing starting November, 1st 2021. With more than 25 years of professional career, he has extensive experience in strategy, digital, marketing, and sales, especially for the telecommunications and technology sectors. Concurrently, he also served as the board of commissioners for Telkomsel’s digital subsidiaries: Majamojo (mobile game publishing), Fita (Health-Tech), and Kuncie (Edu-Tech).
Before being appointed as Director of Marketing, Derrick held various strategic positions in his 23 years with the Singtel Group, of which his first 15 years with Consumer Singapore in Marketing and Segment with key milestones such as accelerating youth segment market share, driving brand leadership and the Singtel-F1 sponsorship.
Subsequently, he was on regional assignments in Telkomsel and Globe Telecom Philippines in the last eight years. In his previous role, he completed his 5-year term in Globe as Senior Advisor, Small & Medium Business Group. He led the pivot to digital solutions beyond core connectivity, spearheaded Education and Tourism ecosystem initiatives, garnered many award-winning campaigns, and digital project wins.
Derrick has also joined and held several key positions in various organizations and institutions, such as External Examiner at Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore (2009-2013), Council Member and Honorary Treasurer at Institute of Advertising Singapore (2010-2013), and Board Member at Third Pillar Business Applications, Inc. (2020-present).
He has a Master of Management degree from Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia after completing his Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences degree from the National University of Singapore. In addition, Derrick has also completed his Executive Development Program from INSEAD - Globe Telecom Executive Course, as well as Game for Global Growth Program - Singtel Executive Course.
