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Outstanding Science Alumni Awards 2007
KWAN Yew Huat BSc(Pharm) 1982
Managing Director, Pharmaforte Singapore Pte Ltd
Graduating in 1982, KWAN Yew Huat started in Guardian Pharmacy as her first
pupil pharmacist.
He has also worked in Astra Pharmaceuticals and Inchcape Healthcare.
In 1995, he started his own company, Pharmaforte Singapore, with the vision to
be the most efficient and diversified Pharmaceutical Distributor in Singapore.
Today, Pharmaforte is one of the leading local companies handling dental,
pharmaceuticals, medical and diagnostic products.
He served actively in the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore in the 80s and
90s, as a council member for seven years and also as Assistant Treasurer and
Assistant Honorary Secretary. In 1993, he was elected Vice-President of the Society.
In 1993, he was appointed a member of the Inquiry Panel under the Legal
Professional Act, hearing complaints against lawyers for professional
misconduct. He is still an active member of the Inquiry Panel after 13 years.
Today as Managing Director of Pharmaforte Singapore, he shares, "Pharmacy Education has
changed my life. Running your own company is hard work! However, it is very
challenging and stimulating. It requires patience, determination, perseverance
and a little dose of luck. It also requires one to take calculated risks. The
reward for entrepreneurs will be great. The sky is the limit and you will derive
immense satisfaction by doing things your own way."
"Doing it your own way ... The sky is the limit."
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