Philip Lim

Program Director of The Asia Corporate Development Council The Conference Board

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Philip Lim

Philip Lim

Program Director of The Asia Corporate Development Council
The Conference Board

Philip is a corporate executive-turned-entrepreneur building sustainability and ESG-focused ecosystems for a wide variety of companies through advisory, impact investments, and business model innovation. He has over 33+ years of senior management experience across the energy, healthcare, and airline industries.  

A Singaporean, he held increasing responsibilities with Chevron Corporation from March 1998 to October 2020 based in Singapore, London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai across M&As, corporate business development, strategy, and sustainability. He was also a start-up founder for Chevron’s digital venture in China from 2015 to 2019 leveraging eCommerce and technology.

In the course of his career, Philip has led the origination and evaluation of investment opportunities, secured strategic partnerships, directed deal teams in due diligence, financial and commercial analysis, complex negotiations, and contracting. He was the Executive Chairman of Chevron Hong Kong Ltd and held regional P&L and marketing roles for Johnson & Johnson and Singapore Airlines earlier in his career.

Philip has a Master’s of International Management from the University of California’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, a Bachelor’s of Political Science and Economics from the National University of Singapore, and is an alumnus of INSEAD and IMD.