Mr Tan Lai Wah, Rudy, was appointed Group Chief Corporate Development Officer on 1 January 2023. He is responsible for business development, strategy (including mergers & acquisitions), new businesses and technology, and oversees the Group’s Corporate Venture Fund. He was Chief Executive Officer of CityFleet Networks Limited, the Group’s taxi & private-hire vehicle business in UK from 2018 to 2022. In March 2021, Mr Tan was concurrently appointed as Group Chief Strategy & Risk Officer. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Tan was Chief Operating Officer of ST Kinetics, the land systems and specialty vehicles arm of the Singapore Technologies Engineering Group. During his 17 years with ST Engineering, Mr Tan served in several roles, heading different Business Units and corporate functions such as marketing, as well as business and corporate developments. He also oversaw its businesses in China, India and the United States.

Mr Tan graduated from the Imperial College London. He also attended the Senior Executive Programme at London Business School and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Leicester. He is also a CFA Charterholder.