Mr Tan Chee Seang (C.S.Tan)

Mr Tan Chee Seang (C.S.Tan)

Food, Food Processing & Food Related Businesses

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Professional Profile

Summary of Proficiency
  • C.S. Tan having served a good 31+ years with Nestlé, retired after end March 2016 and moved back from Singapore R&D Center to Kuala Lumpur.
  • Started with Nestlé Malaysia in January 1985 in various positions in factories and Head Office, the last being Factory Manager and was later transferred to Nestlé Egypt as Factory Manager in March 1998 for 3+ years.
  • Posted to Nestlé International Headquarter in Switzerland in July 2001 as a Manufacturing Specialist with the Food Strategic Business Unit (Food SBU).
  • Returned to Malaysia in August 2004 to assist in the set-up of a Regional Food SBU for Asia Pacific & South Africa as the Manufacturing Specialist. Took on that role for a good 9+ years in total whilst covering the local technical portfolio for in-home and out-of-home Products (MAGGI).
  • As of September 2007, moved on to Nestlé R&D in Singapore to Head the portfolio for Food as Group
  • Manager, Culinary Department
Professional Experience
  • Current Consultant to Food SMEs.
  • 31 years – Nestlé across the Globe covering Production and Factory Management for 12+ years in Malaysia and overseas.
  • Working globally and regional as Food SBU Manufacturing Specialist for 10 years, in providing inputs for the various Global and Regional Business Strategy.
  • In the same role oversee the development of Application Group (local R&D) personnel in 15 countries for the deployment of renovated & innovative new products and technologies.
  • For 8+ years in R&D Singapore assisted in the development of I/R pipeline and development of innovative products and critical consumer centric technologies

Education

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B.Sc. (Chemistry) University of Malaya 1977
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MBA (Finance) International Islamic

Core Competencies

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Design and layout of Dehydrated and Wet Culinary Factories and in-house R&D set-up
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Development of product development capabilities and processes
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Assist in providing technical inputs for the development of I/R Products Pipeline with consumer researches and insights.
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Development of healthier food product options especially in sodium reduction
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Development of halal food products
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Knowledge in Dehydrated and Wet Culinary technologies particularly Multi-Hurdle Technology (MHT) and Fermentation.

Last Update

June 19, 2020