2027 Judge's Profile
Vladimir Guevarra
Head of Communications
Yinson Production
Vladimir Guevarra is head of communications at Yinson Production, a global energy infrastructure company and one of the world’s leading independent owners and operators of FPSOs.
A communications leader and former journalist with more than 25 years of experience, Vladimir has worked across the energy, technology, financial services and media sectors. Before joining Yinson Production, he held regional communications leadership roles at Oracle and Red Hat, and communications positions at Standard Chartered, DBS and Singtel.
He began his career in journalism, reporting and writing for The Straits Times, Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, covering major business, financial and tech news in Asia and Europe.
Based in Singapore, Vladimir specialises in corporate and executive communications, media relations, content strategy, internal comms and digital storytelling, with extensive experience translating complex business and industry issues into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
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