Gerald Woon

Gerald Woon has more than 20 years of experience in communications and public relations. As a co-founder and director of Cogent Communications, he has been involved in most of its consulting services for IPO launches, investor relations and public relations. Mr Woon also has extensive experience in advising companies on crisis communications and was notably involved in the corporate recovery of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation and a few other listed companies. He worked at Provenance Capital, a boutique corporate finance firm, where he was involved in deal origination and fund raising. Mr Woon started his career in the government sector and was formerly head of marketing communications at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), looking after its corporate communication needs as well as the communication needs of its multinational and local company clients in the electronics, chemicals, biomedical sciences, precision engineering, heavy engineering and services industries. He holds a Master of Science (Marketing) degree from National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from Monash University. In addition, he has also completed the Capital Markets & Financial Advisory Services (CMFAS) Module 4A – Rules and Regulations for Advising on Corporate Finance, and is a member of the EDB Society.