NOV 2018 FEATURE:

Lights, Camera, Action!

The Nicoll ballroom at Suntec City received a group of special visitors on 2 November. Spotted among them are a Chinese Emperor in costume, a Harry Potter lookalike, a character from recent hit movie ‘’Crazy Rich Asians’’ and other guests in animal onesies.

Nope, it’s not a cosplay event or a filming session but SFIC’s 37^th Anniversary (also known as the Annual Dinner & Dance).

That means an evening of fun and games with over 400 guests and a right amount of business networking thrown into the mix.

Guests were issued a lanyard with a pass that identified them as a member of one of the genres related to the theme: ‘Musical’, ‘Fantasy’, ‘Action’ or ‘Sci-fi’.

And when your guests start dressing the part, you know you are at the right party.

A ‘’veteran emcee’’ for SFIC’s D&D events for the second  time, show-host Wayne Chua is not one to disappoint. Supported by a two-piece band performance, the evening kicked off to a rambunctious start, thanks to ice breaking games from the funny man.

Despite having a last minute overseas work trip and returning only on the very evening, Senior Minister of State for Communication and Information and SFIC Patron Ms Sim Ann  made a special effort to rush down to Suntec from the airport. A touching gesture and a much appreciated strong show of support for the council!

Following tradition, newly re-elected SFIC President Mr Mark Yong took the stage for his speech and shared the council’s performance for the past year before handing over the spot to the Guest-of-Honour.

This year also marks the end of a two-year term for the current executive committee with two new faces joining the team – Ms Jamie Lim (Regional Marketing Director of Hawaii Furnishing) and Mr Kelvin Kwek (Director of Sungei Emas).

Making a grand entrance, the newly elected excos took their turn to go on stage, each donning a costume representing their assigned genre.

For the over 80 ASEAN guests in town for the 2.5 day ASEAN Youth Furniture Exchange (AYFE) programme organised by SFIC, D&D is the finale event to commemorate yet another fruitful learning trip. For the rest of the guests, it was yet another memorable industry event.

President:
Mr Mark Yong (Director, Ewins Pte Ltd)

Presidential Advisors: 
Mr Ernie Koh (Executive Director, Koda Ltd)
Mr Choo Yong Fee (President, Cheng Meng Furniture Group (Pte) Ltd)
Mr Tony Lin (President, Eurosa Furniture Co (Pte) Ltd)
Mr James Koh (Deputy Chairman & Managing Director, Koda Ltd)
Mr Andrew Ng
Mr Bert Choong
Mr James Goh

Vice Presidents:
Mr Steven Chew (Executive Director, Sitra Global Pte Ltd)
Mr Kenny Koh (Group Managing Director, Star Furniture Pte Ltd)
Mr Phua Boon Huat (Director, Europe, HTL International Holdings Ltd)
Mr Jake Tan (Executive Director, Admira Pte Ltd)

Honorary Secretary:
Mr Joshua Koh (Chief Executive  Officer, Commune Lifestyle Pte Ltd)

Asst Honorary Secretary:
Mr Kaden Choa (Marketing Director, Excel Hardware Pte Ltd)

Honorary Treasurer:
Mr Marcus Wong (Director, Danovel Pte Ltd)

Asst Honorary Treasurer:
Mr Gan Shee Wen (Vice President, Sales and Marketing), Koda Ltd)

Executive Committee Members: 
Ms Avelyn Teo (Director, Benel Singapore Pte Ltd)
Ms Alison Kwok (Executive Director, Cathay Interiors 1974 Pte Ltd)
Ms Fion Ng (General Manager, Grandwork Interior Pte Ltd)
Ms Jamie Lim (Regional Marketing Director, Hawaii Furnishing Pte Ltd)
Mr Jerry Tan (Managing Director, Jaco Singapore (Pte) Ltd)
Ms Emily Sim (Business Development Leader, NS Trading Pte Ltd)
Mr Don Lim (Director, Renovator Hub Pte Ltd)
Mr Kelvin Kwek (Director, Sungei Emas Pte Ltd)

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