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'At the end of the day, the success of a business is not gender-driven.'

From left: Stephen Lee, chairman of the SBA judging panel; Ken Lee, CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific; Jenny Lee, managing partner, Shanghai, GGV Capital; Lim Hock Chee, group CEO, Sheng Siong Group; guest-of-honour Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development; Samuel Tsien, group CEO, OCBC Bank; Kong Chee Min, CEO, Centurion Corporation; and Ng Yat Chung, CEO, Singapore Press Holdings. In the middle is a specially commissioned portrait of Businessman of the Year Lim Hock Chee.

From left: Emcee for the evening, Margaret Chew, partner & head, knowledge management team, Allen & Gledhill; Charles Bremridge; Melissa Kwee, CEO of National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre.Jaspal Singh , past winner of the Outstanding Overseas Executive Award with Tham Sai Choy, chairman of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

At the black-tie event jointly organised by The Business Times and DHL, Lim Hock Chee, group chief executive of the Sheng Siong Group walked away with the Businessman of the Year award. He was recognised for his vision and business acumen, which has taken Sheng Siong from being the name behind modest, no-frills grocery outlets to being Singapore's third-largest supermarket chain - a listed one at that - with a strong emphasis on customer service.

Samuel Tsien, group CEO of OCBC, was named Outstanding CEO of the Year for his leadership through the impressive growth of the OCBC Group in the regional and domestic markets, including its successful acquisition of Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank, the expansion of its wealth management business, the digitalisation of its banking services and its emergence as a leader in SME banking.Mr Tsien, in his acceptance speech, emphasised the importance of staying humble as a leader.

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