Chia-Wee Poon

Background

Poon, Chia-Wee was born on October 18, 1949 in Singapore, Singapore. Son of Peng-Kang and Chien-Keng (Tan) Poon.

Education

Certified, St. Joseph Institution, Singapore, 1966.

Career

Apprentice artisan Malaysian-Singapore Airline, Singapore, 1967-1970. Artisan Singapore Airlines, 1971-1972, engineer, 1972-1985, executive, 1985-1993. Senior foreman SIA Engineering Company, Singapore, 1993-1999, assistant manager Enterprise resource planning Project Office, 1999—2004, assistant manager material, 2005—2006.

Chair Air Transport Training College, since 2005, managing director, since 2006.

Achievements

• Chia-Wee Poon has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Singapore Institute Aerospace Engineers (honorary, president 1975, founder), Association Aerospace Industries (honorary secretary, 2002-2003, honorary treasurer, since 2006).

Interests

• Avocation: computer hardware.

Connections

Married Christina Poh, September 24, 1978. Children: Katrine, Terrence.

Father:

Peng-Kang Poon

Mother:

Chien-Keng (Tan) Poon

Spouse:

Christina Poh

child:

Katrine Poon

child:

Terrence Poon