2026 JUDGE'S PROFILE

Fernando Sarael

Head of Newsroom

RGE
Fernando Sarael is a digital and media leader with over 14 years of experience driving brand reputation and commercial growth across FMCG, technology, and global enterprise sectors.

Currently serving as head of newsroom at RGE Group, he leads a digital center of excellence focused on standardising reputation strategies and translating complex business priorities into high-impact, audience-centric content.

Prior to RGE, Fernando was business director and head of social & content at Ogilvy, where he led sustained portfolio growth across Wyeth Nutrition and Nestlé while pioneering scalable content strategies that became a key growth driver for the agency. Before that, he held client leadership roles at Lion & Lion, driving consecutive new business wins including Danone, L’Oréal, Bayer, FWD, and XL Axiata.

As an award-winning leader, Fernando combines creative storytelling with analytical rigor, further strengthened by a data science programme from Singapore Management University, to deliver measurable brand and business impact.

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Reza Pratama

Reza Pratama

Head of Brand & Sponsorship

AIA Indonesia

Pei Ee Chng

Pei Ee Chng

Regional Integrated Marketing

Canon Singapore

John Huang

John Huang

Head of Growth

Circles

Michael Ryan Miranda

Michael Ryan Miranda

Director for Sustainability, Corporate Business Service and People & Organisation

DSV

Carmen Wong

Carmen Wong

Operating Principal Marketing

Ekuinas Malaysia

Agnes Lim

Agnes Lim

Director of Marketing Communications

Land Transport Authority (LTA) Singapore

Yena Song

Yena Song

Lead of Subscription Business Marketing

LG Electronics Thailand

Carolyn Wishnowski

Carolyn Wishnowski

Vice President – Global Brand, Marketing & Loyalty

Millennium Hotels and Resorts

Judson Teo

Judson Teo

Associate Director, Marketing

NUS Enterprise

Carolin Chan

Carolin Chan

VP, Strategy and Marketing

PRM Marketing Services (PRMMS)

Belinda Tan

Belinda Tan

Head of Marketing, Events & Customer Proposition

Prudential

Fernando Sarael

Fernando Sarael

Head of Newsroom

RGE

Bradley Pineda

Bradley Pineda

Loyalty Head

Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures

Candice Wong

Candice Wong

Global Loyalty & CRM (Non-Fuels Retail & Onsite Activation Lead)

Shell

Gerald Lum

Gerald Lum

Director Brand, Communications and Group Marketing

Singapore Institute of Management

Cheryl Ko

Cheryl Ko

Director, Loyalty Marketing

Singtel

Jaspreet	Kaur

Jaspreet Kaur

Brand, CSR and Innovation Director

Sodexo

Melanie Phua

Melanie Phua

Former Managing Director

Vitasoy International and UCC Coffee