StarHub said its CEO Tan Tong Hai (pictured) will leave the company after serving at the helm of the Singaporean operator for five years.
Tan will step down from his roles as CEO and executive director with effect from May 1, 2018, according to a StarHub statement. The group is conducting a global executive search for its new CEO.
Tan first joined StarHub in 1999 as general manager of StarHub Internet. He then left to helm Pacific Internet and Singapore Computer Systems before returning to become StarHub chief operating officer in January 2009.
In March 2013, Tan was promoted as CEO and executive director of StarHub.
Under Tan’s leadership, StarHub grew its enterprise business to more than S$900 million ($663.2 million).
He also oversaw the launch of Singapore’s first free-to-cable sports channel, SuperSports Arena in 2013 as well as launching the market-first integrated fiber and cable home broadband solution and commencing production of Public Service Broadcast content in 2014. Tan also spearheaded StarHub’s transformation from a traditional cable TV to an IPTV player with the rollout of its IPTV service in 2015.
In 2017, StarHub opened its innovation center and converged operations named Hubtricity. Tan was also instrumental in growing the company with significant acquisitions and investments in profitable companies such as mm2 Asia and Accel Systems & Technologies.
“Tong Hai was chosen to lead StarHub given his extensive experience in the enterprise, regional IT, internet and e-commerce industries. Under his leadership, StarHub has grown its enterprise business by more than twofold and has struck numerous strategic partnerships with established partners to give StarHub a global presence,” said Terry Clontz, chairman of StarHub.
“It has been an honor for me to lead the StarHub Group for the last nine years, five years as its CEO and four years as its COO. I have been fortunate to work with a dedicated and professional management team at StarHub, and the board of directors has been supportive in providing sound counsel to the management,” said Tan.
“I am confident that the firm foundation that my management team and I have built for StarHub will continue to anchor StarHub’s future success and I look forward to working with the board in its global executive search to ensure a smooth transition as I pass the baton to the next CEO to steer the company successfully into the next lap.”