Venturing ‘Down Under’ to live and work

Hugh Ong, (BBA 1985) Director at MYPERTH Pty Ltd

Hugh Ong Tiong Hui, (BBA, 1985) Director at MYPERTH Pty Ltd with more than 20 years’ experience in tertiary education as a Senior Lecturer, Alumni Relations Manager and Operations Manager (Continuing Education) in Singapore; prior to relocating to Perth, Western Australia in 2009.

He has diversified into project and consultancy work in the areas of travel & leisure and property development and ventured as a sales representative in residential, commercial property and business brokerage.

His contributions to NUS as a student was as Co-Chairman of the Consumer Movement under the NUS Students’ Union and  Chairman for the Talk on Trade Unions by the Minister without Portfolio in the Issues Facing Singapore in the 1980s series organized by the NUSSU.

As a NUS BIZAlum representative in Perth, Australia, he looks forward to welcoming NUS BIZ students and alumni to Western Australia.

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Pragnya Kashinath, (NUS MBA-S3A) Associate Director at Cognizant

Pragnya Kashinath, (NUS MBA-S3A), Associate Director – Corporate Strategy and M&A at Cognizant, a leading global IT services firm . She is currently based in Melbourne, Australia.

Pragnya joined Cognizant soon after graduating from NUS and has played multiple roles throughout her decade long career – including Sales , Business Development, M&A and Corporate strategy . She moved to Australia from India in 2019 to further strengthen Cognizant’s focus in the Australian region .

Her contributions to NUS Business school has been as a marketing and branding champion in mentoring the NUS MBA students.

As a NUS BIZAlum representative in Melbourne, Australia, she looks forward to welcoming NUS BIZ students and alumni visiting Victoria State.

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Samir Iqbal, (NUS MBA 2013) Business Manager at Equifax

Samir Iqbal, (NUS MBA 2013) Business Manager NSW, Corporate Scorecard (An Equifax Company)

Samir has over 15 years of experience working in global financial services institutions based in UAE, Singapore and Australia. He has been based in Sydney for the past 4 years and works as a business manager at Equifax, looking after financial risk and data analytics solutions for B2B and B2G segments.

He was vice president of product management at HSBC Bank Singapore before moving to Australia and was responsible for commercialising HSBC’s investment products and advisory services in the wealth management division.

As a NUS BIZAlum representative in Sydney, Australia, he looks forward to welcoming NUS BIZ students and alumni visiting New South Wales.

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David Lee, Founder of Unireach & a registered migration agent

David Lee, Founder of Unireach a Perth-based education agency, is also a registered migration agent.

Since 2011, he has assisted many students, skilled migrants and currently specialises in employer sponsored visas and business talent visas in their quest to apply to reside in Australia

Born and raised in Singapore, David has a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) (Hons) and has a Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice at the Australian National University.

He is also a Director of a not-for-profit organisation which contributes to community development programs that improve the quality of education and teaching of life skills to transform communities living in poverty.

In line with his heart for community service, David was also appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2014.

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