Tian Ching is a Managing Director at Vance Group Ltd, a diversified business group based in Singapore with interests in biofuels, oleochemicals, packaged chemicals and nutraceuticals. Prior to co-founding Vance Group, Tian Ching spent almost a decade in investment banking. As Vice President at Lazard, he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, where he managed more than US$5 billion worth of completed M&A transactions across Asia. Prior to Lazard, Tian Ching worked as an analyst covering fixed income products and currencies at J P Morgan. Tian Ching has an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar. He also has undergraduate degrees in Computer Engineering and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with Magna Cum Laude. Tian Ching is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.Vance Group Business/Corporate Ranking accomplishments (DP Information Group):-> Singapore International 100 Company 2018 and 2019-> Singapore 1000 Company Emerging 2017 and 2019-> Singapore Fastest Growing 50 (FG50) Award 2016As Managing Director and Co-founder of Vance Group Ltd.- Overall management of Group's business units including 450K MT of methyl ester and 40KT MT of glycerine capacity- Lead in design, engineering and construction of 2 large-scale Biofuel and Oleochemicals Facilities, consisting of 10+ chemical processing plants- Lead in R&D in 1st generation and 2nd generation waste-based biofuels- Lead in HR organization development. Ongoing talent hiring and retention. Training of executives- Lead in development and erection of tocotrienol extraction capability and business- M&A of Vance Chemicals, business restructuring and new growth initiatives- Raised financing - debt and equity- Responsible for business development and execution of new business areas- Speaker at numerous international biofuel conferencesAs Vice-President of Lazard- Worked in multiple Asian jurisdictions, including South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines- Involved in diverse sectors ranging from automotive to financial services to semiconductors- Advised CEOs and Senior Management- Fully involved from Deal Marketing to Execution to Structuring to Negotiation and Deal CompletionAs Asian Markets Analyst at JP Morgan- Performed sophisticated analyses of Asian fixed income products- Produced research and trade recommendations involving currencies, forwards, swaps and other derivative instruments- Produced economic analysis and research