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Prestige 40 Under 40:
Meet the Vanguards of 2019

17 Oct 2019

Meet the Singapore-based leaders, creatives, change-makers and titans we’re spotlighting in our ninth annual 40 Under 40 list. Brought to you in collaboration with Samsung, Net-A-Porter, Mr Porter and Panerai.

This list was first published in Prestige October 2019 issue.

Project managers: Grace Tay & Patricia Lee

Researcher: May Young

Text: Alethia Tiang, Annabel Tan, Boon Tan, Denise Li, Grace Ma, Nafeesa Saini & Vanessa Chia

Art Direction: Aaron Lee

Photography: Chew Yang Chen, Max Chan & Simon Sim

Video Producers: Boon Tan & Nafeesa Saini

Videography: The Story Behind

Event Producers: Julien Wong & Stephanie Yeong

Hair: Christvian Goh/Arx & Zoel T, Using Revlon Professional

Make-up: Ginger Lynette & Sha Shamsi, Using Chanel

Photography assistance: Meng Choon

Event assistants: Charley Wu & Oliva Garrity

Fashion assistance: Bernadetha Woenardi & Nicholas Chan

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36, CEO OF ZOUK GROUP

36, FOUNDER OF AND MANAGING EDITOR AT ECO-BUSINESS

Lynn Yeow-De Vito

39, ENTREPRENEUR, PR AND COMMUNICATIONS MAVEN

Mohammad Azlan Ramlan aka Ceno2

33, “GRAFFITI FINE ARTIST”

30, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF REACTOR SCHOOL

36, FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE WORK PROJECT

27, NOMINATED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND NATIONAL SWIMMER

37, DIRECTOR OF CHENG YEW HENG CANDY FACTORY AND FOUNDER OF INNOVATE 360

37, CO-FOUNDER OF GIGACOVER

31, CO-FOUNDER OF SHOPBACK

31, FOUNDER AND CEO OF SPEEDOC

Magnus Grimeland

39, FOUNDER AND CEO OF ANTLER

35, CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF SUPERHERO ME, AND CO-LEAD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AT LIEN FOUNDATION

29, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF AEVICE HEALTH

39, CEO OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE

38, ECO-ADVOCATE, AND CO-FOUNDER OF CLOVERSOFT & CO. AND EDIBLE PLASTIC

36, COUNSEL AT CLIFFORD CHANCE ASIA

37, ACTRESS AND CURATOR

38, CHEF-OWNER OF PREPARAZZI, FOUNDER OF BATU LESUNG SPICE COMPANY AND CO-FOUNDER OF MRS KUEH

Rebecca Cappelli

38, INDEPENDENT FILM-MAKER AND PUBLIC SPEAKER

36, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF E27

34, SENIOR CORPORATE COUNSEL AT AMAZON

30, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF HMLET

35, HEAD OF MARKETPLACE AND SHARED MOBILITY AT GRAB

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF FAIRE LEATHER CO

30, FOUNDING PARTNER AND CEO OF VISION STRATEGY STORYTELLING, AND CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SINGAPORE ECO FILM FESTIVAL

39, FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT AT PROVOLK ARCHITECTS, AND FOUNDER OF SAVE DAKOTA CRESCENT

36, CEO AND FOUNDER OF NSG BIOLABS

37, HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY AT YTL GROUP OF COMPANIES

38, FOUNDER AND CONVENTION DIRECTOR AT CULTURE CARTEL

33, FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ONHAND AGRARIAN

34, FOUNDER OF THIS HUMID HOUSE

Tan Zi Xi aka MessyMsxi

34, ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR

33, EXECUTIVE CHEF AT KILO KITCHEN

31, FOUNDER OF REFRESH FLOWERS SG

35, CO-FOUNDER OF SHE LOVES TECH, LEAN IN CHINA AND WONDER SCHOOL, AND FOUNDING PARTNER OF TEJA VENTURES

31, CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD OF OPERATIONS & MARKETING AT CRUBOX AND CRUCYCLE

37, MANAGING PARTNER OF HUSTLE FUND

36, MANAGING DIRECTOR AT MINIWIZ