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Mr Anthony Ng – Dean

Mr Anthony Ng first came into contact with agarwood in 1980 while working at a family-run business where he learned about agarwood procurement, gradually developing a keen interest in the subject. After two years of apprenticeship with practical experience in handling the business, he was authorized with the sole responsibility of purchasing agarwood in 1982.

In 1987, Kawi Agarwood Trading Pte Ltd, an agarwood wholesale company, was established in Singapore. Imported goods arriving at Singapore’s warehouses undergo careful selection before being exported to a number of countries in the Middle East, as well as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan etc.

In 1990, he participated in a professional training course organized by the Indonesia Forestry Department and obtained the Certificate of Specialist Agarwood Quality Control.

He expanded the business in 1997 and took over company operations under the name Kawiseraya Corporation Pte Ltd. The company thrived and rose rapidly to become one of the most renowned agarwood trading companies in the region, working closely with companies from many countries around the world.

In 2016, the Singapore Agarwood Institute was established. His life-long dream is borne within the founding purpose of the establishment — The valuable experience he accumulated over the span of the past few decades was selflessly dedicated to the industry, allowing more agarwood hobbyists/collectors to benefit and passing down the mysteries shrouding knowledge of agarwood so that its unique traditional value may continue to benefit the community.

Willing to empty his pockets to pass down his knowledge to the next generation, his active nurturing of the successive generation of leaders enabled them to continue shouldering the mission of promoting the culture of agarwood.

He is currently a senior consultant at the Singapore Agarwood Association.