Desmond Tay co-founded vCargo Cloud Pte Ltd (VCC) in 2009 and was appointed CEO in July 2016, where he drives VCC’s strategic growth and business development. His responsibilities also include synergising the operations of VCC with DeClout’s business strategy.

Prior to founding VCC, he was with BizLabs Pte Ltd as a Managing Director, where he played an instrumental role in driving strategic business plans and partnerships. His previous appointments include being Founder and Director of Technology at Genii Incorporated Pte Ltd and being Vice President at Technology 3rd Frontier Pte Ltd.

As an industry veteran, Desmond provides leadership and direction in driving the evolution of trade facilitation and cargo community platforms. He also pioneered the implementation of the [email protected] solution for Singapore.

Desmond is also a regular speaker for the e-trade and e-logistics industry in Asia. His recent speaking engagements include ‘Data as an Enabler for Fisheries Trading and Supply Chain’, ‘Implementing e-Tax System’ and ‘Introduction to Singapore’s Trade and Logistics Information Systems’.

Desmond graduated with a Bachelor Degree of Science (Computer Science) from Open University, UK and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.