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Dr Lee Hui Mien, Angela

Dr Lee Hui Mien, Angela is a passionate and
accomplished sustainability professional recognised
for her pioneering work in environmental sustainability
and commitment to transforming business practices for
a more sustainable future. From a HSBC NYAA Youth
Environmental Award recipient in 2001, Dr Lee’s 20-
year career has been marked by a drive to contribute to
sustainable development and make a lasting impact on
the environment.

As the Head of Group Environmental Sustainability
at SingTel Group, Dr Lee oversees the Singtel
4D Environmental Sustainability Strategy and Dr Lee Hui Mien, Angela
leads initiatives that translate the strategy into Head, Group Environmental Sustainability,
actions to incorporate sustainable practices into SingTel Group
everyday operations. Her areas of expertise include
leadership, stakeholder engagement, cross-functional
collaborations, carbon footprinting, circular economy To nurture the next generation of sustainability leaders,
and sustainable supply chain management. Her role at Dr Lee actively supports institutes of higher learning
SingTel builds upon a career spanned over important through talks and guest lectures to the students beyond
private, public, and academic positions. regularly giving talks at external conferences. She is a
Nanyang Polytechnic Sustainability Advisory Board
Dr Lee’s previous roles reflect her deep commitment Member, the Vice-Chairman of Nanyang Polytechnic
to sustainability. She was Vice-President of Sustainable Engineering Advisory Board, and the NTU Graduate
Solutions at Mandai Wildlife Group, establishing College Advisory Board.
sustainability efforts for the new development and
current operations. At IKEA Southeast Asia, she headed Dr Lee’s contributions have been widely recognised. She
up the regional sustainability team, which sought to was recognised on the inaugural “A” list by Eco-Business
integrate sustainability into everyday business. in 2019 for achievements in transforming sustainability
at Mandai Wildlife Group. She was honoured with the
Trained as a circular economy expert, she was a Visiting National Day Award (PBM) in 2022 for her work as
Scientist at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at a District Councillor for the South West Community
the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Research Development Council (CDC). Her accolades included
Fellow at Linkoping University for her post-doctoral the Ministry of Trade and Industry Borderless Award
study. Dr Lee’s research area is sustainability product and the A*Star Borderless Award in 2011, the Nanyang
development at the School of EEE at NTU. Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2010, the Asia
Packaging Star Award in 2008 and the pioneer batch
An A*Star Scholar, Dr Lee started as a young scientist of EcoFriend Award in 2007. Remarkably, she received
at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology the Green Leaf Award in 1996 in the Youth Category,
(SIMTech), focusing on improving our local companies to becoming the youngest student to earn this recognition.
be more sustainable. Her time with Nanyang Optical in
2007 contributed to one of the world’s first sustainable Her impressive career demonstrates a deep commitment
eyewear products. She was instrumental in setting to integrating sustainability into everyday business and
up the Sustainable Manufacturing Centre by A*Star advancing innovative solutions for the betterment of
SIMTech in 2009. society and the environment.

10 The Journey of Sustainability: 25 Years and Beyond