TC Chew | Managing Director, APAC
Arup

TC leads a 6,400+ strong workforce of technical experts across 28 Arup offices spanning East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. He is responsible for driving strategic growth across the region, creating long-term value for clients and communities, and supporting the realisation of the region’s immense economic potential and sustainable development goals over the coming decade. Prior to his appointment as Managing Director of the APAC Region in April 2025, TC served as Arup’s Global Rail Business Leader from 2018. In this role, he expanded the firm’s global rail portfolio, working closely with regional leaders to shape strategies in high-speed rail, total rail systems, rail resilience and sustainability, digital transformation, and asset management. TC is an Arup Fellow and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Civil Engineers, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences. Before joining Arup, he held senior executive roles at Samsung in Singapore, MTR Corporation in Hong Kong, among other organisations. He has also served on advisory panels across Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom for major transport projects.