I've been doing make-up for about 17 years now.

During which I have done a lot of magazine work, fashion shows, weddings, TV commercials and print ads.
Some of the advertising jobs I've done are L'oreal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline, Canon, 7-Up, Coca-cola, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and shampoo ads for Rejoice, Dove and Asience etc.

To date, I have contributed to most of the local fashion magazines as well as magazines in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, The United States and Vietnam.

At the inaugural SINGAPORE FASHION AWARDS in 2001, I was named MAKE-UP ARTIST OF THE YEAR .

Celebrity faces I've painted with include Cherie Chung, Gong Li, Joan Chen, Lin Chiling, Maggie Q, Michelle Yeoh, Stefanie Sun etc. As well as some international celebrities like The Spice Girls, Chris Isaak etc.

Among them I've worked most closely with Zhang Ziyi. I've done her up for several of her appearances at red carpet events like the Cannes, Venice, BAFTA, Toronto Film Festivals as well as The Oscars. Also did her make-up for some of her magazine covers and advertising campaigns like Garnier, Maybelline, Asience Shampoo, and Coca-cola, just to name a few.

At Globe, Jacinto conceptualizes and implements Brand Marketing, Go-To-Market, and Business Strategies for the Youth, Overseas Filipino Communities, Micro-businesses, and Affinity market segments for both the broadband and landline businesses of the Globe Telecom/ Innove Communications.

Outside of work, Jacinto is more commonly known as J and enjoys watching movies, wall climbing, and working out. As of this year, he's also one of the board of directors for his inter-school organization Markprof which provides intensive Marketing training by multinational CEOs, marketing directors, senior managers, businessmen and leading business figures to top business students in the Philippines.

Jeanette is responsible for guiding the localization and execution of SEAP wide digital marketing campaigns and activities. This includes management of digital marketing campaign execution to ensure consistent and holistic 360 campaign implementation. In her free time, Jeanette enjoys searching for great food and going on exotic dive holidays.

Jeff has over 10 years experience managing multi-faceted programs in social media, e-commerce, product development, and partner marketing for Internet companies and services. He’s currently developing new customer acquisition and retention marketing programs for Friendster. Jeff joined Friendster in 2004 and was the first member of Friendster’s marketing team. He’s very active in the social media space and publicly speaks often regarding trends and thought leadership in Web 2.0.

Prior to joining Friendster, Jeff held an E-Commerce Manager position at Roxio/Napster, Inc. from 2000-2004. He worked on various online marketing programs for both brands and managed Roxio’s e-tail software business.

Before Roxio, he spent three years at Priceline.com and oversaw the launch of several marketing initiatives including affiliates, search engine strategies and partner incentive programs. Earlier in his career, Jeff was a member of the intellectual property team at Walker Digital, LLC (company that founded Priceline.com) and Promotions Director for WHUS Radio (UConn). Jeff holds a BA in Marketing/Communications from the University of Connecticut.

A graduate from the Nanyang Technological University in 1997 with a first class honours in Electrical Engineering, Jerry was awarded the Motorola Book Prize and the Singapore Telecom Scholarship. After graduation, he served voluntarily as a cell leader at the Faith Community Baptist Church and was a youth befriender with Touch Community Services. He started a consumer electronics company in the United Stated in 2000 and submitted a technology patent. He returned to Singapore to start Spaces Community in 2003 to promote volunteerism among working professionals and to carry out community development projects benefiting the elderly, disabled, ex-convicts and other marginalized communities.

Jerry spearheaded ‘A Nation In Concert’ (ANIC), a fund-raising musical performed by a cast of over a hundred disabled people and professional artistes. The musical was first staged in 2005 at the Esplanade Concert Hall and back in 2006 by popular demands, channeling a total of $240,000 to all participating charities. While heavily involved in community works since returning to Singapore, Jerry worked full-time in the IT industry. He is currently working as an IT Manager with the National University of Singapore High School of Math & Science and is planning for ANIC 2008 to be staged at the Victoria Theatre on 11 & 12 Oct 08. He hopes to embark on an MBA program in 2008.

Judy is responsible for regional marketing strategies and campaigns of Animax across Southeast Asia, including India and Taiwan. Animax is the destination for the ultimate animation experience in Asia and is the first 24-hour cable and satellite channel dedicated to anime. Featuring some of the latest and most popular anime from Japan, music programmes and shorts on the latest gadgets and technology, Animax entertains youth audiences with titles like, Ghost in the Shell, Girl from Hell, Death Note, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Music Station.

Judy’s all-time favourite anime shows include, Slam Dunk, Bleach and Le Chevalier D’Eon.

One of the co-founders of Interactive Hub since 2002, Kenniess has extensive media sales experience and he leads the growth, training and development of the Company’s regional and local sales team in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.  With the rapid growth of the online advertising industry, Ken also spearheads the Company’s expansion into new markets and secures exclusive partnerships with top-tier international, regional and local web portals, to offer a comprehensive range of genre-specific, content-driven sites to cater to his growing list of advertisers.
A Commerce and Management graduate from Lincoln University, New Zealand, Ken is not only an avid football fan but also a music fanatic, with sheer passion for the EPL games and British Rock respectively.

Mei Mei brings with her 20 years of experience in business development and marketing in diverse industries. She was responsible for developing b2c and b2b connection platforms for the various local companies and MNCs in the media, finance and education services. Her experiential marketing remit extends globally in her senior management positions as Branch Head, Senior Vice President and General Manager in MNCs and local enterprises.

Mei Mei presently holds the position as a Director of the Marketing Institute overseeing the Executive Development and Membership services departments and confesses to being a hard-core believer in advocating a marketing and learning culture in every organization.

Nic Wong, the designer for nicholas, is widely known for his figure-flattering cuts and quiet structured styles.  He pursued a scholarship in Bachelor of Arts (Fashion Design) with RMIT in 2003 and took the plunge into the fashion arena a year after.  In 2004, Nic clinched the Mercedes Fashion Awards for his clever use of vintage fabrics and cotton boasting feminine silhouettes.  Nic’s fashion label took shape at his Stamford House boutique in 2005 and subsequently Tangs in Orchard.  A regular participant at Singapore Fashion Week since 2004, Nic’s  recent collection, ‘My Favourite Shirt’ during SFW’07 also attracted immediate orders from overseas buyers like NYC and Chicago.

Confession: I am a magazine freak.

Ever since I could choose what was good to wear and not for my classmate’s 9th birthday, I turned to local kids magazines to imitate kids models featured there. When I grew up, and I began to worry about what lipstick color suit me best, I turned to teen magazines for guidance. Of course, in the end I got more than just fashion.

My interest to teen magazines was drawn deeper when I saw my name written in a famous local teen magazine for the first time! Yes, I started sending my writings to the magazine, and the first article was featured just when I was 13. From that point on, I knew that somehow, I could see myself working in a teen magazine. What’s not to like from working in a fun-filled environment (as seen in those glossy and colorful pages of the magazines?). When I went to college and studied Communication, my dependence on magazine was increasing. It’s not too much to say that every range of magazine was part of my daily staple. I spent hours to linger on each one of their weekly/monthly editions, and never felt like I wasted my time. In fact, those years gave me a training to instinctively tell which magazine is readable or not. And being a reader, I could immediately classify each magazine from the looks of it.

When it came to me to join Seventeen Indonesia, I was just 22 years old (that's about the age of our readers now). But, with a great perseverance and endurance, I have firmly stayed with the magazine for five years now (and counting!). And all these years, I have seen and built together with this beloved team a highly concept teen magazine that manages to bridge diversity in Indonesia. Something you should know about my team: we do not consider ourselves a magazine. You’re probably thinking, “Reality check, freak –you are a magazine!” But what I mean is we’re not just a pile of blah-blah paper that’s sent to you each month. We’re your advisers, we’re your friends, your sister who work for you and spend every single day trying to figure out: “What stuff should Our Girl know about now?” and “How to keep in touch and be with them 24/7?”

So as an editor, there is definitely an expectation for me now to understand how my magazine will extend to other media or even non media, such as events. And whatever to serve the reader, I’d love to get involved! Why, you ask? Because, I believe that my readers have the power to make big things happen. In fact, to me (and to the whole Seventeen Indonesia’s team) they’re already a STAR!

Rita Goh is the Director of Business Development & Marketing (Asia) for Wotif.com.  Rita is overall responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing all marketing alliances, business partnerships, promotions and demand generation efforts and activities for Wotif.com in Asia.   

Prior to joining Wotif.com, Rita was Director of Corporate Communications with Millennium & Copthorne International, the Asian regional office for a global chain of hotels with 90 hotels worldwide.  Before that, she worked in Beijing for seven years holding a regional marketing & communications position with Gloria International Hotels, a China headquartered hotel group with a chain of properties in key cities around the mainland. 

In the earlier years of her career, Rita worked in Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, also specialising in the field of marketing and communications, holding management positions with major hotel groups and luxury scale properties. 

Rita holds a BA in Economics and Sociology from the National University of Singapore, a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK and is currently working towards obtaining ACCA’s Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management.  She enjoys travelling, reading, shopping, music and movies, and her latest hobby sport is golf.

About Wotif.com
Wotif.com sells accommodation online in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, Europe and North America.

An experienced media and content executive, with over 10 years of experience in building media brands, TV programming and campaigns. Santhana heads Channel X of Celcom – the new and ultimate mobile content portal.

Santhana is responsible for the overall content marketing strategies and campaigns and currently working on fresh innovative ideas to revolutionize mobile content offerings and business in the region. Santhana holds strongly to the ‘content mantra’- ‘content is king’ - by weaving the attention of others with respect and in a way as to fulfill their needs and experience, this is surely the most important POWER behind the throne.

An active leader with the Edmund Rice Camp, Scott contributes towards the programs for socially and economically disadvantaged including refugee children. 

Representing the Crown Casino and the Atlantic, Scott also participated in charitable activities like the 2007 Red Ball for the Bone Marrow Donor Institute.

Scott continues to pursue his strong interest in wushu, a form of Chinese martial-arts to strengthen his body and mind.

Ms Winnie Pua assumed the position of Director for Brand Management at the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) with effect from 1 June 2007. As Director, Brand Management, Ms Pua will be responsible for brand strategy and campaigns, and developing strong and positive brand perceptions worldwide. She will also ensure that the brands developed are applied consistently and effectively to all marketing and promotional initiatives conducted by the key stakeholders.

Ms Pua has spent over ten years doing marketing work in the telecommunications industry, acquiring strong Multi-National Corporation (MNC) general management and global strategising experience. Prior to joining the STB, she held a director level appointment, overseeing regional brand and marketing work with O2, APME (Asia Pacific & Middle East) as the Director, Brand & Marketing. She has experience in co-defining and developing global brand directions, formulating marketing and public relations strategies for local and overseas markets, and has been involved in media strategising, advertising, product marketing and CRM.

Some of her major achievements include increasing the company’s brand awareness to become the top recall brand in the market and growing its customer satisfaction index to become one of the “best loved brands”, when she was with O2.

Ms Pua graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) in 1998 and a post graduate diploma in Marketing Management from the Marketing Institute of Singapore.

In her free time, she enjoys painting, skiing and travelling.