Founding member and Director of Communication and Outreach Terence Quek was featured in the ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You – Successful Asian Men (SAMs)’ section of the May 2012 edition (Issue) of ‘Wassup’, the cultural trends magazine from Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific.
“Life is a huge container truck of exciting opportunities, and we must choose to make the best of it, despite the occasional disappointments and frustrations.” For Mr Terence Quek, he surely walks the talk. The 37 year-old frowns upon complacency and is always striving for improvement.
In 2007, he left his stint at the Singapore Navy after 13 years of service and co-founded a strategic communications consultancy firm, Caelan & Sage. He then merged his company with the Asian subsidiary of US-headquartered global consultancy Emergenetics International and overseas business expansion in Asia as CEO, Emergenetics International – Asia.
Terence is no stranger to humanitarian and philanthropy efforts both in Singapore and overseas. He is actively involved in grassroots activities. For his efforts, he was awarded JCI The Outstanding Young Person of Singapore in 2009 for humanitarian and/or voluntary leadership.
As one of the founding members of Project Happy Feet, a non-profit group that empowers lives of underprivileged children and youth through education and training in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Nepal, he shares what keeps him going, is the belief to make a positive difference in any way.
Terence graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Sheffield, UK. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Communication Management at Singapore Management University.
When asked to describe a career defining moment, Terence recalls his days in the Navy where attained invaluable leadership and teamwork skills. One of his senior commanders imparted: ‘Look ahead; think safety; take charge’ which still resonates with him today.
Project Happy Feet would like to thank Joyce Koor for the interview and Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific for the feature.
