Chris Tan

MANAGING PARTNER

Chris assists business enterprises in formulating feasible business model to facilitate progressive growth. This has triggered Chris’ immense interest in the development of Small Medium Enterprises. Among others, Chris actively involved himself in the organisation of the annual Golden Bull Award in honour of outstanding SMEs in Malaysia and serves as the Executive Secretary of Small and Medium Enterprises International Cooperation Association of Malaysia, to be at the forefront of SME development in this edge of globalization (www.smeinternational.org). In the later capacity, Chris has led many overseas trade delegations in the East Asia region. He is now the Deputy Secretary General of SME International.

His involvement in the ASEAN Business Advisory Council also enables his contribution towards the regional integration of ASEAN and the greater integration of East Asia that include the emerging giants of China and India. This is particularly useful for clients intending for regional expansion. Being appointed as the Secretary of Operation that facilitates the organisation of the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2005 is a testament of Chris’ ability in handling regional issues. His very own CHUR ASSOCIATES has strategic affiliations in Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Auckland, Colombo, Beijing, Phnom Penh and Ventiene.

Chris is also deeply involved in the real estate industry. Having assisted Dato’ Alan Tong as the World President of FIABCI (International Real Estate Federation) 2005/ 2006 as part of his FIABCI Presidential Task Force in relation to constitutional and policy matters as well as the setting up of the FIABCI Asia Pacific Regional Secretariat and the FIABCI East Asia Multinational Chapter, Chris is now the Honorary Legal Adviser for the said Regional Secretariat on regional concerns (www.fiabci-asiapacific.com). He sits in the committee that organize the series of exhibitions known as FIABCI APREX (Asia Pacific Real Estate Exhibition) and he is an evaluator of the prestigious Malaysia Property Award™. He is elected to serve the Malaysian Chapter (www.fiabci.com.my) since 2006 as its National Council Members and has since May 2009 appointed to the Board of Directors of FIABCI International to preside over the portfolio of Young Members aged 35 and below (www.fiabciyouth.com).

Chris has also been regularly invited to deliver papers on real estate related legal issues. With such background, Chris is part of the Technical Committee under the National Economic Action Council of the Prime Minster’s Department to devise strategies to stimulate the property sector in Malaysia responsible for the blue print of the Malaysia Property Inc (www.malaysiapropertyinc.com) set up under Prime Minister Abdullah's administration as the very first Public-Private Initiative (PPI).

For many years now, Chris gives in-house advice to the country’s only integrated Industrial Waste Management Center at Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Chris has negotiated many contracts with multinational corporations on pertinent issues in the handling of hazardous and toxic wastes such as the regulatory limitations, treaty provisions, pollution, transboundary movements, treatment methods and costs. Chris is now actively involved in their business expansion plan into waste recovery and recycling as well as other services throughout the value chain.

Chris has keen interests in the media and entertainment industry; and has gathered a considerable amount of clients as a result of his in-depth understanding of the industry. Chris is a recognized music author that has been granted membership from MACP since 2003. His close relation with the media also made him a friendly target for comments on legal related current issues and a preferred moderator for forums and seminars from time to time. He is now guest hosting a morning prime time talk show at one of the leading Chinese Station in FM98.8 (Kuala Lumpur) in mandarin commenting on current issues.

For his interest in business and commerce, Chris is also the Principal Consultant to Trademal.com, the very first trade portal for “Sourcing Malaysia”, from the conceptualisation to its implementation (www.trademal.com). Gathering such valuable exposure in the web-based ICT, Chris is now the Secretary General of techNation, the gateway to Malaysia’s online IT communities for the sharing of ideas (www.technation.com.my).

In the formative years of the firm, Chris has also been advising the aviation transport industry, handling related issues of merger and acquisition, cross-boundary investment, regulatory limitations etc.

Realizing the difficulties in procuring conventional financing as a young entrepreneur, Chris is motivated by the idea of non-convention financing – OPM (Other People’s Money) . With such determination and his pool of valuable contacts and resources, he founded NCF CHUR ASSOCIATES and formulated the idea of “your Money otherwise” (www.yourmoneyotherwise.com) as an online platform to facilitate business matching between wiling entrepreneurs and angel investors.

He is known to his clients, colleagues and friends to be friendly and dependable. "When you want to get things done, go to a busy person" applies aptly to Chris.

Chris is the:

• Founder/ Managing Partner, Chur Associates® Advocates & Solicitors, Trademark Agent
• Director, FIABCI International 2009/2010
• President FIABCI International, Young Members Committee 2009/2010
• Honourary Legal Adviser, FIABCI Asia Pacific Regional Secretariat
• National Committee Member, FIABCI Malaysia 2006/2010
• Member, Technical Committee on Strategies to Stimulate the Property Sector of the National Implementation Directorate/ National Economic Action Council, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia 2008
• Secretary General TechNation
• Guest Host, Morning Radio Prime Time Talk Show at 988 (January 2010- August 2010)
• Director, CAtizens Sdn Bhd
• Director, CAD Music
• Executive Secretary/ Deputy Secretary General, SME International

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