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VisasQ Announces the Opening of the First Overseas Office in Singapore
Japan’s Knowledge Sharing Service Goes Global
TOKYO, Jan. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VisasQ, a leading knowledge sharing platform headquartered in Japan, is pleased to announce the opening of its first overseas office in Singapore. The Singapore office will extend VisasQ’s client servicing capabilities to support its rapid client growth in Asia, as well as broaden its global research capabilities to continue meeting clients’ growing demand for exceptional quality subject matter experts. The office will be led by Leong Loh, an industry veteran with over 12 years’ experience in the knowledge sharing industry. Leong will be responsible for driving the expansion of VisasQ’s business and operations in the Asia Pacific region.
Since VQ was first launched in 2013, VisasQ has been constantly developing its global capabilities to cater for the growing demand of high quality subject matter experts in all industries and geographies. This has significantly increased the value and impact brought to clients ranging from professional service firms, institutional investors to industry corporates. VisasQ currently has over 10,000 advisors residing outside Japan, spanning every major economy and country.
“The opening of the Singapore office is a very important milestone for VisasQ as we seek to establish ourselves as a preeminent global player in the industry. We will continue to build on our strengths and capabilities to ensure that we keep offering our best to our clients,” said Eiko Hashiba, VisasQ’s CEO. “We are very excited to have Leong on board as he brings significant breadth and depth of industry experience to the VisasQ team, and we look forward to working with him to grow VisasQ’s global business and create even greater value for our clients, company and employees.”
“Singapore is well known for its highly skilled and diverse professional talent pool, as well as excellent business infrastructure,” said Leong. “By setting up its first international office in Singapore, VisasQ will have a robust base of international operations outside Japan to cover both client servicing and advisor acquisition. It will also be the ideal springboard for VisasQ to expand its servicing capabilities across Asia and beyond, and most importantly, deepens VisasQ’s commitment to delivering superior service to every one of its clients.”
About VisasQ Singapore office
• Representative: Leong Loh, Head of Singapore Office / Director of Asia Operations
• Address: 9 Straits View, Marina One West Tower, #05-07, Singapore 018937
• URL: https://corp.visasq.co.jp/en/
[Leong Loh Profile]
Leong Loh is Head of Singapore Office / Director of Asia Operations at VisasQ, and he is responsible for driving VisasQ’s business growth and service capabilities in Asia ex-Japan.
A veteran in the knowledge sharing industry, he previously spent over 12 years at Guidepoint as Director of Asia where he pioneered and supervised the Asia business and servicing operations. Prior to that, Leong had held a variety of consulting and investment research roles, including stints at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
Leong holds an MBA and Bachelor of Engineering from the National University of Singapore.
About VisasQ Inc.
VisasQ operates Japan’s leading knowledge sharing platform, VQ, with the vision of Connecting Insights and Aspirations across the Globe. More than 400 global blue-chip enterprise clients currently use VQ to gain access to the industry knowledge of approx. 100,000 professionals globally, gathering insights for various business needs including industry research, market assessment, product development, business development, marketing, global business development and expansion, etc.
VisasQ was awarded the Fourth Nippon Venture Award, METI Minister’s Award (Female Entrepreneur) and certified as a J-Startup company by METI.
• Founded: March 2012
• Co-founder & CEO: Eiko Hashiba
• Head Office Address: 9F, 4-7-7 Aobadai, Meguroku Tokyo 153-0042, Japan
• URL: https://corp.visasq.co.jp
CONTACT: Ogawa, VisasQ Inc. PR Div., pr@visasq.com , 813-6407-8405