Ms Yong Hwee Yee

Hwee Yee is a supply chain professional passionate about building high-performance teams, developing talents, driving innovation, and competitiveness in supply chains to transform experiences for customers and patients. She is currently the Senior Vice President of Olam Food Ingredients APAC Operations. In this role, she is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of APAC manufacturing facilities and the on-time, on-budget execution of capital projects.

Hwee Yee has previously served as Vice President of Baxter International's Integrated Supply Chain – Pharmaceuticals and Compounding, and Vice President of GSK Respiratory and HIV Manufacturing. In these roles, she was responsible for developing and executing an integrated supply chain strategy, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of global manufacturing sites. She partnered closely with R&D and Commercial teams to ensure product launch excellence, excellent customer service, and robust sales and operations planning.

Hwee Yee holds a Bachelor of Science from Imperial College in London, a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard University. She was born and raised in Singapore and has lived and worked in the US, UK, China, and Japan.