Our people

With extensive experience in international accounting in Kuala Lumpur, New York, London and Singapore, Kaka brings a wealth of experience that enables him to assist clients in various ways. These include consultancy relating to growth, succession planning, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and management accounting. He also has extensive experience in IPO and RTO assignments, company secretarial matters, corporate governance issues, training and staff development. 

Chio Kian Huat started his career with Arthur Young & Company (predecessor firm of Ernst & Young) in 1980 upon his graduation where he undertook audit assignments in various sectors including services, manufacturing, construction, oil and gas, in countries like Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Chris Liew has extensive experience in management, accounting, assurance and consulting in the private and public sectors in Singapore and overseas. He was previously the Accountant-General at the Ministry of Finance for 11 years and had also served on the Board of Temasek Holdings, the Council of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, the Public Accountants Board as well as the Boards and Committees of various public and private sector and charitable organisations.

Yoh Chuang started his career in audit with a Big 4 firm and switched to specialise in insolvency when the Singapore economy went into recession in 1985. In late 1995, he joined the firm to head the Restructuring & Forensics division. Yoh Chuang is an approved liquidator with experience in all types of insolvency assignments ranging from restructuring and workouts, to judicial management, receivership and liquidation.

Cheow Tong joined Arthur Young & Company (predecessor firm of Ernst & Young) after his graduation in 1982, where he audited a diversified portfolio of companies in the manufacturing, trading, construction and engineering, oil and gas as well as the finance sectors. In addition, he was involved in special audits and financial forecast reviews.

Paul is the Managing Partner of RSM in Singapore, and heads the firm's audit and tax services. Apart from audit partner sign-off responsibilities for a diverse portfolio of listed and privately held clients, his professional experience includes acting as Reporting Auditors for several IPOs on the Singapore Exchange, providing due diligence and transaction support services in acquisitions as well as advisory services to businesses, including listed companies, in corporate turnaround and recovery, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.

Derek has many years of audit and assurance experience. He has served numerous clients, including listed companies and leading firms.  

Helen joined the firm as an audit assistant upon attaining a Diploma in Accountancy (Merit) from Ngee Ann Polytechnic where she was the Stone Forest Book Prize recipient. She then pursued the ACCA and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1996. Helen was promoted to Director in the audit department in 2004. She is responsible for a portfolio of listed and privately owned clients, including solicitors, management corporations and associations. 

Swee Hong has more than 26 years of experience in public accounting. He joined the firm in 2003 and has been a Partner since 2005. Apart from being responsible for a diverse portfolio of listed and privately held clients across different industries, he also oversees the firm’s technical function. He also has extensive experience in providing audit and advisory services to companies in their initial public offering in Singapore and acquisition transactions.

Peter currently leads the firm’s Professional and Business Services practice, which is dedicated to serving the needs of service businesses and professionals such as those in the IT and education sectors. In this position, he helps clients through the delivery of practical solutions for their tax, assurance, governance, risk, consulting and outsourcing support needs.