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Roy Ling
SPAC & Board Director, Digital Finance Professor, Investment Banker
Roy Ling is the CEO and Founder of FollowTrade Pte. Ltd., a social trading platform established in 2021 that allows users to share and follow investment journeys in an engaging manner. With over 20 years of experience in investment banking, he has held senior roles at JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, and Salomon Smith Barney, specializing in digital finance, sustainable investing, and Asia real estate. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in Finance at SKEMA Business School and an Academic Program Director at SMU Academy.124
In addition to his executive role at FollowTrade, Roy Ling is an Independent Board Director for several listed companies across Asia, including VinFast Auto Ltd., Combine Will International Holdings Ltd., and others. His corporate governance expertise spans over 16 years. He has been recognized with awards such as the Real Estate Executive of the Year (2016) by Singapore Business Review.234
Academically, he holds a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) from the National University of Singapore.12
