Financial Stewardship, Risk Management, and Strategic Growth — SPETA Gen II Leadership Programme (SGLP) Session 2

Session 2 of the SPETA Gen II Leadership Programme (SGLP) brought together deep insights on financial stewardship, risk management, and strategic growth.

With guidance from Summit Planners Pte Ltd, participants explored how second generation leaders can preserve business assets and wealth, plan for succession, and safeguard business continuity through effective corporate risk management. These skills are not just technical, they are essential foundations for building long-term resilience.

The session continued with a fireside chat with Mr Steven Toy, Chairman and CEO of AME International Pte Ltd, who shared his perspective and first hand experience in using M&A as a lever for growth. His key insights included:

▪️ Companies at different stages should balance organic growth with acquisitions.
▪️ Leaders should not confine themselves to their own sector; cross-sector M&A can open new opportunities
▪️ Negotiations are rarely straightforward.. making persistence, strategy, and clarity of purpose critical
 

The company has successfully completed five acquisitions 2006 - 2023, guided by a focus on core strengths, resilience and management beliefs.

The discussions brought the session full circle, showing that the same principles that protect today’s assets, careful planning, risk management, and clarity of purpose, are also what enable leaders to confidently pursue tomorrow’s opportunities.