Andre Lim Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

• Business Innovation Center is an incubation team that drives new business exploration and new product development in Industry 4.0 technologies for Konica Minolta to diversify its business.
• Led a team in bringing a new robot-analytics software product from prototype to launch and continuous improvement
• Enhanced and piloted a partner’s augmented reality software solution in Asia-Pacific
• Built a new product portfolio from scratch, devising portfolio strategy and incubating new business projects (IOT, AR, 3D imaging)
• Managed a cross-functional team that launched a new corporate intrapreneurship programme in Asia-Pacific

Oxford, United Kingdom

Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Digital Business- Distinction (Overall) and Dean's List (top 10% of MBA cohort)- Winner of Teradata Customer Experience case competition

Singapore

• Base of Pyramid Innovation Lab is a strategy and innovation arm that serves a rapid growth startup business unit of Essilor International. We focus on growing new markets in underserved regions, to drive long term.
• Worked on developing and implementing go to market strategies in new markets with country teams
• Devised country growth strategy and business models for startup businesses in Southeast Asia, co-led business development with partners and managed pilot projects
• Led business analysis of global projects across Asia, Africa, North/South America and Europe
• Introduced design thinking processes to promote business innovation.

Singapore

• The Social Enterprise Unit is a sector growth agency that fosters the growth of the social entrepreneurship sector in Singapore through seed funding, policy and programmes.
• Worked on sector strategic planning, new programme design and execution, startup business plan analysis for a seed fund
• Part of a pioneer team that designed and set up a new one-stop company for the sector
• Designed a new S$30mil social investment fund
• Spearheaded complex project management such as a new nation-wide competition by the President's Office

Singapore

• New programme design and management to build capacity, financing and public awareness of social enterprises
• Analysed over 40 startup business plans (seed fund) with industry panels
• Provided business advisory to over 20 startups across industries including food and beverage, retail, education, services.

Singapore

• Driving Software-as-a-Service adoption by small and medium enterprises
• Supported new product go-to-market with Intuit and Google, channel marketing, sales incentives and product improvement, as well as performance reporting/analysis.

Nanodegree, Product Management (In Progress)

Online part time programme by instructors from Google and Uber (Product Strategy, Product Design, Product Development, Product Launch)

Mba, (Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Digital Business), Distinction

Dean's List (1) External relations lead, Innovation Oxford Business Network (2) Rowing crew, Green Templeton Boathouse Club

Bachelor Of Social Science, (Marketing And Political Science), Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honours)

Activities and Societies: (1) SMU Peer Helpers, Senior Peer Helper, SMU University YMCA (2) Overseas Community Service.

Overseas Exchange Programme, Business And Marketing

- Completed classes in business subjects and elementary German

Diploma, Counseling Psychology, Distinction