Lennon Tan (SMF)

Mr. Lennon Tan is the Group Chairman of ADERA Global. Lennon started his career as an engineer in the Petrochemical industry before spending 10 years with the American Multinational 3M. In 2001, he decided to pursue his dream of being an entrepreneur.

After taking over a small smart card manufacturing business in China, he tapped on technology and innovation to transform the manufacturing outfit into the top 10 global smart card producers in the world, and thereafter transforming the company’s capabilities to lead in fields of artificial intelligence, biometric authentication, automation, fintech and data analytics, supporting major sectors ranging from banks, insurance, government, healthcare, telecommunications and transport worldwide.

The group was awarded ASEAN Business Award Overall Winner for Priority Integration Sector (ICT) in 2018. In 2016, Lennon was awarded ASEAN Teochew Entrepreneur Award and in 2017, he was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year (Financial Technology Enablement) from global professional services firm Ernst & Young. He is also the President of the Teochew Entrepreneurs Club, he sits on judging panel of Women Entrepreneur Awards, and serves as advisor to the Women Entrepreneur Club.

Aside from being Chairman of SMF Enterprises Pte. Ltd., Lennon is also Trustee of SMF Enterprises Pte. Ltd. and GS1 Singapore Ltd.

He also plays important roles in several related organizations such as Vice President & Youth Head of Teochew Poit It Huay Kuan, Council Member and Chairman of Social Affairs at the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Association (SFCCA), Council Member of the Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council (SGCC) and Industry Advisor at the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Initiative (CCI) for Information and Communication Technology (ICT).