{"id":95632,"date":"2026-01-24T05:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T05:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vistage.com.my\/?page_id=95632"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:51:51","slug":"derek-poon-chair-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vistage.com.my\/zh-hans\/derek-poon-chair-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Poon Chair Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"95632\" class=\"elementor elementor-95632\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b417545 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b417545\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa4cdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fa4cdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/vistage.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Black-card-for-Derek-Poon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-95651\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vistage.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Black-card-for-Derek-Poon.jpg 821w, https:\/\/vistage.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Black-card-for-Derek-Poon-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vistage.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Black-card-for-Derek-Poon-768x449.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd2ccb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bd2ccb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19823cde uael-nav-menu__align-center uael-link-redirect-self_link uael-nav-menu-toggle-label-yes uael-nav-menu-label-align-left inrPageMenu uael-submenu-open-hover uael-submenu-icon-arrow uael-submenu-animation-none uael-nav-menu__breakpoint-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-nav-menu\" data-id=\"19823cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;distance_from_menu&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;distance_from_menu_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;distance_from_menu_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-nav-menu uael-layout-horizontal uael-nav-menu-layout uael-pointer__none\" data-layout=\"horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"button\" class=\"uael-nav-menu__toggle elementor-clickable\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Main Menu<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-nav-menu-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-nav-menu-label\">Explore Vistage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"uael-nav-menu__layout-horizontal uael-nav-menu__submenu-arrow\" data-toggle-icon=\"&lt;svg aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; 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Derek has spent more than 25 years working for multinational companies in diverse industries, countries and job positions.<\/p><p>He started as an Engineer for functional and line management before becoming a CEO. He then transitioned into a career in education, as a lecturer for more than 10 years in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Project Management (MPM) programmes.<\/p><p>In Industry, he has work experience in Technical Management, Marketing and Sales Management, Plant and Operations Management and General Management. He was also involved in start-ups, business turnaround and expansion, as well as right-sizing in tough economic conditions.<\/p><p>On projects, he developed and launched products, built and upgraded plants, helmed the project management office, designed and implemented IT projects, conducted training for project managers, partook in feasibility studies and participated in steering committees for projects exceeding US$200 million, among others.<\/p><p>In Education, he has supervised students at the Master\u2019s level and was a lecturer and the Programme Lead for the MPM at HELP University. The MPM programme became the first in Southeast Asia to have secured accreditation from the Project Management Institute, USA \u2013 the premier organisation for Project Management Professionals.<\/p><p>Throughout his career, he has a deep passion for people development, having helped many of his team members to excel in their careers through his mentoring as well as formal and informal in-house and external development programmes. He strongly believes that by helping his team members to succeed, it will contribute to his own success.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Email : <a href=\"mailto:hinfeipoon@yahoo.com\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:suhaimihamdan@yahoo.com\">hinfeipoon@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de336fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5de336fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377d8258 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"377d8258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc9bce7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bc9bce7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88793d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88793d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Members at a Glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f35d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61f35d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Vistage members represent nearly every industry across a range of small to large businesses. 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