Mr. Yap has been the company’s founder and CEO of Navi Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd since 2022
Mr. Richard Yap was appointed Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 17 June 2020.
Between 2008 to 2010, he worked as an analyst and then assistant manager at a boutique corporate finance firm and as a financial analyst at DBS Bank Ltd. between 2007 to 2008.
Mr. Yap started his career as an associate at KPMG LLP (Singapore) in 2005, where he was subsequently promoted to senior associate.
Mr. Yap obtained his Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University in 2005, and was registered as a Chartered Financial Analyst in 2011. He obtained his Chartered Accountant of Singapore (previously known as Certified Public Accountant Singapore) qualification from the ISCA in 2012.
Mr. Yap obtained his Chartered Valuer and Appraiser qualification from the Singapore Accountancy Commission and the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore in 2017.