VICKERS VENTURE PARTNERS - Key Persons
Dr. Poh Hui Chia joined Vickers in 2018 and helped to start the Silicon Valley office. She is involved in deal sourcing, evaluating potential investments and supporting the growth of portfolio companies, with a special focus on biotechnology and healthcare sectors.
Prior to joining Vickers, Poh Hui was a scientist with the Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) at the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, where her research focused on inherited genetic diseases.
Poh Hui received her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Stanford University. Her work on brain development and genetic diseases has been published in prestigious scientific journals, including Nature and Cell. Poh Hui is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Job Titles:
- Director
- in 2016 As a Venture Principal
Mr. Chris Ho joined Vickers in 2016 as a Venture Principal. He manages the New York office and sits on the ESG Committee. He has led investments into energy, AI and cybersecurity companies. He also launched the SPAC practice and successfully completed a business combination with a biotech company.
Prior to joining Vickers, Chris worked at ZS Associates, a sales and marketing consulting firm, where he specialized in sales transformation projects. His projects covered all aspects of the sales organization, including portfolio and business strategy, customer segmentation, incentive compensation, sales training, and effectiveness diagnostics, across a broad range of industries including agri-chemicals, travel and transportation, and tech.
Chris has a BA in Political Science and an MS in Electrical Engineering, both from Columbia University. He is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Mr. Kenneth Chew joined Vickers in 2018 and is based in San Francisco as part of the Silicon Valley team. Kenneth focuses on investments in Artificial Intelligence and SaaS, and also leads Vickers' efforts in Korean startup investments.
Prior to joining Vickers, Kenneth led the Singapore outfit for Noroo Holdings, the investment holding arm of a listed Korean chemicals company, focusing on food and agri tech startups and also led the company's investment into 500 Startups Durians Fund II. Kenneth also spent a year in Silicon Valley, where he co-founded PIF, a consumer tech platform for networking and helping people share their unique stories, raising $500,000 from angels and a seed fund.
Kenneth received his BSc in Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his MBA from The Wharton School. He is also the recipient of the Glaxo-SmithKline EDB scholarship awarded by the Singapore Government, where he spent the first 7 years of his career. He is fluent in English and Mandarin, and colloquial Korean.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Managing Director
Ms. Jennifer Qin joined Vickers in 2016 and is based in Shanghai. She is responsible for following up on investment processes and supporting the development of existing portfolio companies.
Prior to Vickers, Jennifer worked as credit manager with the Royal Bank of Scotland (China) Co. since 2014, managing the credit risk profile for lending client portfolios and acting on negative trends at an early stage on a timely basis. From 2010 to 2014, she was the relationship manager for the Bank of Montreal (BMO), Shanghai branch covering both local and multinational corporate clients to offer multi-solutions in the financial respect. Prior to BMO, Jennifer started her banking career from the Royal Bank of Scotland, Shanghai branch as Operations officer, responsible for Treasury transactions and loan documentation.
Jennifer graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University with a bachelor's degree in International Economics and Trade. She has been a CFA and FRM charterholder since 2012 and 2010, respectively.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- in 2017 As an Associate
Ms. Winnie Xiong joined Vickers in 2017 as an Associate and is based in Shanghai. She focuses on investment in AI, Carbon Neutrality and ESG, and also she assists fundraising and government relationship management in China.
Prior to joining Vickers, Winnie worked at Retech Group, which provides IT management and online education solutions. Her responsibilities included managing the day-to-day affairs of the company from a financial, human resources and PR perspective. She was also involved in the transformation of the company from a 7-staff team to a 500-strong group. Further to this, she was responsible for sourcing for funds to start Retech's new offices in Shanghai and Jiangsu and in this regard, successfully procured funding from the local Government.
Winnie graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Information Management & Systems and obtained an MBA degree from Bradford University (UK). She speaks Mandarin and English fluently.