Tan Teck Meng

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Tan Teck Meng is a Professor of Accounting from Singapore Management University (SMU), member of the Board of Directors of four public companies in Singapore, serving as chairman of the audit committees of two of the companies, and honorary professor of Finance and Economics of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China.Singapore Management University. (n.d.) "Tan Teck Meng". Retrieved June 27, 2008, from http://www.accountancy.smu.edu.sg/faculty/accounting/pdf/tantm.pdf]

He was the first appointee of SMU, being its first deputy president and provost respectively, and a former dean of the School of Accountancy and Business at Nanyang Technological University(NTU), where he was instrumental in the development of the school and the establishment of a number undergraduate degrees and MBA programmes.

Biography

Education and academic career

Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from University of Singapore, now National University of Singapore (NUS), and a Master of Commerce with Honours from the University of New South Wales. Reuters India. (n.d.) "Officer Profile For Raffles Education Corp Ltd". Retrieved June 27, 2008, from http://in.reuters.com/money/quotes/officerProfile?symbol=RLSE.SI&officerId=736813] Upon graduation in 1970, he worked in Charted Industries Pte Ltd, now ST Kinetics, and General Electric (USA) Television and Appliance Pte Ltd before joining the faculty of University of Singapore in 1972.

He subsequently worked at NTU, serving as dean of its School of Accountancy and Business from 1990 to 1998. During his tenure as dean, Tan transformed the former accountancy school into a full-fledged business school through the establishment of specialized undergradiuate degrees, and certain MBA and PhD programmes. In addition, he founded the Journal of Enterprising Culture, serving as its Editor-in-Chief, and set up the NTU Entrepreneurship Development Centre in 1988, which served to provide consulting and training programmes to small and medium-sized enterprises.

In 1996, Tan was awarded an Honorary PhD by Liaoning University, China, and appointed Honorary Professor of Finance and Economics of Dongbei University and of Liaoning Administration College, respectively, in China. In 2001 he was appointed a Visiting Professor to Cranfield University, UK.

In 1997, he was appointed chairman of a task force that aimed to study the setting up of Singapore's first private university, Singapore Management University. He eventually became the university's first appointee, provost and deputy president, respectively. As one of the "original eleven" faculty of SMU, Tan "built up the staff side from scratch [and] spearheaded continuous and overlapping campus development projects with ambitious time lines".Singapore Management University. (2001) Janice Bellace's Remarks on Stepping Down and President of SMU. "smuhub", 111/02/2001. Retrieved June 27, 2008, from http://www.smu.edu.sg/news_room/smuhub/2001_10.pdf]

Tan's vision for SMU in 1999 included for it to produce excellent research and for the school community to possess an in-depth understanding of how Asian businesses can thrive globally, while using leading-edge tools and technology to deliver this knowledge to students and managers in Asia. It would aim to be "a university whose graduates are readily accepted for the best jobs in Asia and in global organizations".Loh, Lawrance. (1999) SMU's Provost, Tan Teck Meng, shares his thoughts. "MIT club of singapore newsletter", 288/06/98. Retrieved June 28, 2008, from http://alumweb.mit.edu/clubs/singapore/pdf/1999_01-newsletter.pdf]

After SMU was established, Tan moved on to become one of the most highly-regarded professors in the school, with The Straits Times nominating him as one of six "star professors" of SMU in its Scholar's Choice series of articles, which serves as a guide to tertiary education. [Davie, Sandra. (2006) Which University? "The Straits Times Scholar's Choice". Retrieved 28 June, 2008, from http://jobs.st701.com/scholars/article6.html]

Other community and corporate activities

Professor Tan is a member of the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance which sets accounting and disclosure standards in Singapore [Singapore Management University. (n.d.) "Publication: The Business Times". Retrieved June 29, 2008, from http://www.smu.edu.sg/news_room/smu_in_the_news/2006/sources/BT_20061128_1.pdf] . He also chairs the KK Women's and Children's Hospital's Medifund Committee, the Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Meridian Junior College advisory committee.China Auto Corporation Ltd. (n.d.) "Announce of Appointment of Non-executive Lead Independent Director". Retrieved June 27, 2008, from http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2008-04/artikel-10470531.asp#start] He is also a member of the Board of Directors of four Singapore listed companies, serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee in two of them, namely Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Limited and Kim Eng Holdings Limited, and has served as a session chairman at the PECC International Conference. (n.d.) "PECC International Conference". Retrieved June 27, 2008, from http://www.pecc.org/finance/financialcenters/program.pdf]

He has also served as advisor to a various other community organizations, including the Charted Institute of Logistics and Transport, SingaporeCharted Institute of Logistics and Transport, Singapore. (n.d.) "Chairman's Message". Retrieved June 28, 2008, from http://www.creativedge.com.sg/preview/cilt2/newsletter/] , and Habitat for Humanity Singapore Habitat for Humanity Singapore. (n.d.) "Habitat for Humanity Singapore". Retrieved 28 June, 2008, from http://www.habitat.org.sg/index/bod.htm] . He was also a member of several awards committees, including the Singapore Youth Award Panel 2006-07 [National Youth Council. (2007) "Highest National Honours for Youth". Retrieved June 28, 2008, from http://www.nyc.pa.gov.sg/MungoBlobs/741/232/MR%20-%20SYA%202007%20Press%20Conference.pdf] , which selected the recipients of the "highest youth accolade in Singapore" [National Youth Council. (2007) "Nomination". Retrieved June 28, 2008, from http://www.sya.sg/faq.html] , and the International Management Action Award awards council [(n.d.) "Fact Sheet The 6th International Management Action Award". Retrieved June 29, 2008, from http://tampineszone.com/eAlert/IMAAFactSheetv7.pdf] .

Awards, achievements and endowments

Tan was awarded the SMU Most Inspiring Teacher and the School of Accountancy's Most Outstanding Teacher awards in 2006 Singapore Management University. (2007) "Tan Teck Meng". Retrieved June 27, 2008 from http://www.accountancy.smu.edu.sg/faculty/accounting/tmtan.asp] , and was awarded the Service to Education Award by the Ministry of Education for his contribution as Chairman of the Meridian Junior College Advisory Committee. [Singapore Management University. (2007) "Faculty Highlights". Retrieved 29 June, 2008, from http://www.smu.edu.sg/news_room/smuhub/sep2007/academe6.asp]

He also sponsored the Professor Tan Teck Meng Gold Medal Award, worth a total of S$2,000, to be given annually to a top graduating Bachelor of Accountancy student.Dean of Students. (2006) "Professor Tan Teck Meng Gold Medal Award". Retrieved June 27, 2008, from http://www.smu.edu.sg/financial/awards/tan_teck_meng.asp] , and the Tan Tee Chee & Tsan Kah Ngooh Award, given annually to 3 outstanding students who have demonstrated excellence in co-curricular activities. [Dean of Students. (2006) "Tan Tee Chee & Tsan Kah Ngooh Award". Retrieved June 28, 2008, from http://www.smu.edu.sg/financial/awards/tan_tee_chee.asp]

Research interests and selected publications

Professor Tan's current research interests include corporate governance, entrepreneurship and financial accounting.

elected journal articles

*Wee-Liang Tan and Teck-Meng Tan, “Soziales Unternehmertum in Singapur (English: Social Entrepreneurship in Singapore)”, Zeitschrift für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen (a quarterly review published in German, English: Review for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises), September 2002, 3/2002.
*Teck-Meng Tan and Wee-Liang Tan, “Challenges Confronting Asia-Pacific Nations in the 21st Century”, Ritsumeikan Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, Japan, April 2001, Vol 7, pp 14-20.
*B C Ghosh, Tan Wee Liang, Tan Teck Meng and Ben Chan, “The Key Success Factors, Distinctive Capabilities, Strategic Thrusts of Top SMEs in Singapore”, Journal of Business Research, 3 March 2001, Vol 51, Issue 3, pp 209-22.

elected chapters in books

*Tan Teck Meng, Low Aik Meng, John J Williams and Shi Yuwei, "South Africa and African Renaissance: Unprecedented Challenges and Unparalleled Opportunities" in Business Opportunities in the New South Africa, pp 3-15, 1998, Prentice Hall.
*Tan Teck Meng, Choo Teck Min, John J Williams and Chew Soon Beng, "Japan: Epitome of the Phoenix?" in Japan-Asean Relations: Implications for Business, pp 3-14, 1998, Prentice Hall.
*Tan Teck Meng, Low Aik Meng, John J Williams and John F Webster, "The Nature of US-Asean Relations" in US-Asean Relations: Implications for Business, pp 3-15, 1997, Prentice Hall.

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