TOP 10 William Woo
TOP 10 William Woo
Group Chief Information Officer , Singtel
Singapore
Starting out as a programmer in the 1980s in Singapore ’ s Civil Service Computerisation Programme , Woo was instrumental in helping to digitise his country including building the nation ’ s first integrated bus and rail ticketing system and working on the critical deployment of the very first whole-of-Government Standard Operating Environment . Following two decades at EDS in senior management tech roles Asiawide , Woo joined Singtel where he ’ s spent the last decade developing life-changing digital experiences for customers . As both Group CIO and CDO , Woo not only leads Singtel ’ s IT strategy implementing the systems and processes that power the telco giant ’ s operations , but is responsible for the acceleration of Singtel ’ s digital transformation . Woo has a degree in Applied Science in Computing and an Executive MBA from the National University of Singapore .
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“ I have always been fascinated by technology and the way it enhances our lives and enables us to become more productive ”
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