Our Team
Sally May Tan
CEO, Knowledge Universe S.E. Asia
Sally has more than 23 years of experience in marketing, brand management, sales and business development in both the Asia Pacific and global contexts. Prior to joining Knowledge Universe in 2009, she held key management and marketing positions with several major multinational companies in different industries.
At Knowledge Universe, Sally is responsible for driving corporate brand strategy and reputation management for the company’s global operations, building brand equity and enriching the brand experiences for the children, parents and learners who interact with the Knowledge Universe businesses.
Sally started her marketing career with a few global advertising agencies in Hong Kong and Singapore prior to joining and growing with Mars, Inc. through various roles as their Regional Marketing Manager (Asia), Country Manager and Business Development Manager. Her entrepreneurial venture in founding and successfully establishing an integrated marketing consultancy for several years came to a close when Sally was headhunted by BP to join their lubricants business in Asia Pacific to run a marketing team and a network of staff across 12 countries. She later moved on to be their Director of Business Development and was also given the rare opportunity to join the BP Group Internal Audit function where she gained deeper insights into one of the world’s largest energy firms, and delved into corporate governance and risk management from a business perspective.
Sally graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) and also holds post-graduate qualifications in Counselling Psychology. Sally was a guest speaker and panelist at the 2011 World Forum for Early Care and Education conference held in Hawaii. She is currently based in Singapore where the Knowledge Universe global head office is located.
Bakar Alsagoff
District Manager, Learning Vision
Bakar joined as a District Manager in early 2010. No stranger to the field of centre and programme management, Bakar brings with him more than 10 years of experience in the private education industry.
Equipped with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Merit) degree from the National University of Singapore and a Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Singapore Institute of Management, Bakar has served in various positions during his professional tenure, ranging from finance, product development, sales, marketing, operations and corporate training. His wide array of skills has served him well in managing different teams as well as adapting to the different work challenges.
Bakar’s passion has always been in education. Though he began his career in the area of fund raising and events management, he quickly moved on to join the education industry and has been involved in different capacities in adult learning and early childhood education, such as, marketing and operations, students’ education and career counselling and early childhood enrichment programmes. In the process, he has accumulated invaluable experience spanning the full spectrum of product design, business operations, and sales and marketing.
Bakar joined Learning Vision as a Business Development Manager for Indonesia and Malaysia in 2005 before becoming the manager of Learning Horizon in 2006, a position he still holds today. He now manages a team of Principals, operations and curriculum specialists and teachers.
Estelle Fong
District Manager, Learning Vision
Since joining Learning Vision in 2007, Estelle served as an Operations Manager then, now re-designated as District Manager with the Operations Department. She is responsible for the growth of a cluster of 5-6 childcare centres. She oversees the standards and operating procedures pertaining to staff management and quality of childcare delivery experience.
Before joining Learning Vision, Estelle has worked in the higher education industry for about 10 years where she was actively involved in customer service, recruitment, human resource and operational skill developments.
Estelle received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Western Sydney, with a Diploma in Business Studies from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Ng Kuan Wei
District Manager, Learning Vision
Ng Kuan Wei is currently a District Manager overseeing a cluster of childcare centres. He joined Learning Vision as a District Manager in Jan 2005 and has never looked back since. His more than 15 years of corporate experience in retail operations, business development, sales and marketing, training, and customer service has served him well as the childcare industry is largely a people-oriented industry.
He is also an Associate Lecturer with Nanyang Polytechnic teaching various retail modules under SIRS (Singapore Institute of Retail Studies).
Kuan Wei lived in Hawaii for 3 years and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Tourism from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is now pursuing part-time his Master of Arts in Education Management, from Nanyang Technological University (National Institute of Education). He is married with 2 children.
Michelle Wong
District Manager, Learning Vision
Mrs Michelle Wong is a District Manager tasked to manage a cluster of early education and care centres in Knowledge Universe Singapore Pte Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and is currently pursuing her Master of Education specialising in Early Childhood Education.
She has 13 extensive years of experience in the education service, spanning higher education and pre-school education. A hands-on, versatile leader, Michelle has held posts such as Operations Manager, Sales Manager and Centre Manager.
