Strategy doesn’t just refer to business – it also applies to one’s career and learning, as Mr Brian Chen’s journey in the workforce shows.
With these in mind, Mr Chen applied for the Nanyang Executive MBA at Nanyang Business School , Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Last year, he graduated as the Willie Wong EMBA gold medallist, an accolade awarded to the top participant of the cohort. The Nanyang EMBA offers students an opportunity to attend classes with top global universities, including the University of California, Berkeley, and Tsinghua University in China, to gain a holistic perspective of the world’s largest economies.
As part of the EMBA, finance director Jacilyn Tan gained insights into innovation and disruption during classes at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.For Mr Chen, the case studies of technology companies were especially intriguing. “My experience lies in the manufacturing and chemical industries, so these cases taught me a lot.
The EMBA’s focus on sustainability is especially relevant to Mr Chen, who shared that CIRCOR is developing products that support the energy transition of various industries. “The module on sustainability gave me a holistic view of ESG factors for corporate management,” said Mr Chen. “We discussed corporate ESG reporting, which many of us had not yet been exposed to and learnt the direct implications sustainability has on governance and business.