2027 Judge's Profile
Connie Chan
Chief Growth Officer, APAC
Stagwell
Based in Singapore, Connie leads Stagwell’s APAC growth strategy and operations, accelerating transformation, scaling integrated capabilities, and strengthening regional and local partnerships. With more than 30 years of experience across media, marketing, and communications, she has built a strong track record of driving business growth, organisational excellence, and building high-performing teams. Prior to joining Stagwell, Connie was CEO of OMD China, focused on client expansion, new business wins, industry recognition, and built a culture grounded in collaboration, talent development, and innovation. She also held senior leadership roles at WPP, including executive director of its government & public sector practice in Singapore and chief client officer, APAC at MEC (now WPP Media).
Known for her strategic vision and people-first leadership, Connie is passionate about building enduring client relationships, developing values-driven teams, and mentoring the next generation of leaders. She is no stranger to the judging table, regularly serving on award juries where great work and innovation is recognised and when benchmarks for excellence across the marketing and communications industry are defined.
2027 JUDGES

Alex Haigh
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Brand Finance

Gladwin Ngo Wei Kang
VP, Growth
Crimson Education

Alex Chan
Head of Brand, Communications & Marketing
Geneco

Celest Quek
Marketing Director
Hong Kong Tourism Board

Wendy Pang
Director, Communications & Corporate Affairs, Asia Pacific
lululemon

Ching Yee Wong
Vice President, Communications, Asia Pacific excluding China
Marriott International

Noelle Lim
Head of Marketing, Communications and Events for Global Banking
Maybank

Tracy Lui
Deputy Director, Marketing Communications & Retail
Mount Faber Leisure Group

Varian Ignatius
VP of External Relations and Communications
Mubadala Energy

Lay Ping Tan
Deputy Director, Strategic Communications
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)

Jovita Chua
Head, Strategic Communications
RHB Singapore

Rena Tan
Head of Brand and Corporate Communications
Singapore Management University

Connie Chan
Chief Growth Officer, APAC
Stagwell

Serene Chew
Director, Communications, Singapore
Standard Chartered

Liangmin Lin
Head of Brand & Communications
StarHub

Vladimir Guevarra
Head of Communications
Yinson Production

Joyce Yao
Director of Marketing Communications
York Hotel Singapore