GK Ng
Guankai (GK) Ng is a business development leader and solution architect specialising in brand protection, smart tracking, and anti-counterfeiting technologies. GK pursued a degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (2002–2006) and graduated with second upper honours. During his degree, he completed an exchange at the Georgia Institute of Technology (2004–2005), deepening his technical training. He also gained international exposure through an internship with Corning Incorporated in Beijing in 2004, working in logistics, procurement, and import–export within the supply chain department.
GK began his career in logistics and key account management with Singapore Airlines Cargo in 2006, overseeing a client portfolio worth SGD 12 million. He later moved into brand protection as Sales Manager at Able Security Solutions (2008–2011), where he established new business across China, Malaysia, and Myanmar, and contributed to 30% of the company's revenue in FY09/10. From 2011 to 2014, he advanced to General Manager, leading operations in Singapore and China, managing major accounts in the tobacco, retail, and industrial electronics sectors, and spearheading bids on large-scale government projects.
In 2012, he co-founded Behenden Technologies, a start-up commercialising A*STAR nanotechnology for material verification, securing funding and developing prototypes with global research institutions. Since 2016, GK has served as Director of Business Development at Nabcore, driving strategic partnerships and platform development for brand security and smart applications. His work includes enabling international trade with supply chain track-and-trace solutions and negotiating cross-border deals with partners in China, Korea, Sri Lanka, Dubai, and Southeast Asia.
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