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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua.

Cynthia Chua (born 1972) is a Singaporean businesswoman[1][2] who is the Founder of Spa Esprit Group.[3][4] She is known as a lifestyle entrepreneur in Singapore, and was awarded the Singapore Tourism Board’s Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012.[5]

Business career

Since 1996, the group has developed beauty spas and food stores that expanded internationally to over 200 outlets and over 2000 employees.[6] It currently focuses on London and other parts of the world to develop new businesses[7][8] partly because Chua understands that Singapore presents a limited market[9] that could restrict consistent growth in her business lines.[10][11] In 2016, Chua made investments in local farming taking a specific interest on consumption patterns and lifestyle choices.[12]

Background

Chua holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and statistics from the National University of Singapore. Chua previously worked in a bank and was a property agent. In 2002, she developed Singapore’s first dedicated waxing salon named Strip, which has over 37 stores in the region.[13] She was a member of the school advisory committee (2013/14) of Temasek Polytechnic.[14]

References

  1. ^ “Profile of Cynthia Chua. Robb Report Singapore. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ “Ruchika Tulshyan, Putting Singapore on the map — one Brazilian Wax at a time. Forbes. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  3. ^ “Wong Ah Yoke, Spa Esprit Group’s Cynthia Chua: Eating what makes her feel good. The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  4. ^ “Profile of Cynthia Chua on Tatler Singapore. Tatler 300 List. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  5. ^ “Denyse Yeo, Cynthia Chua Gets Bored Easily. The Peak. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  6. ^ Sek, Victoria (2017-07-20). “How Cynthia Chua Built Lifestyle Empire Spa Esprit Group, Helming 17 Brands Across 9 Countries”. Vulcan Post. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  7. ^ “Melissa Heng, Cynthia Chua’s Spa Esprit Group expands growth in London. The Peak. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  8. ^ “Serene Lim, After opening in London, Spa Esprit is set to launch more F&B outlets overseas, Today. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  9. ^ “Cynthia Chua finds Singapore too small for growth. Inside Retail Singapore. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  10. ^ “Daniel Neo, Spa Esprit opens lifestyle concept in London. The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  11. ^ “Beauty and the brand, The Business Times (Singapore). Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″ (PDF).
  12. ^ “CNN ‘road to ASEAN’: Singapore. (1 March 2016). CNN International. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  13. ^ “John Lui, Power players: 2013’s Top 20 movers and shakers. The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016″.
  14. ^ “Temasek Polytechnic School Advisory Committee. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016”.