7 October 2024
Mind Your Business: How did a vintage car enthusiast become an AI leader "driving" business growth?
From spending weekends in car workshops to driving digital transformation across Asia Pacific, this tech leader’s journey is a blend of passion and business acumen.
Having restored rare vintage cars and volunteered as a rugby coach in a school while juggling a high-profile corporate role, his dynamic approach extends into his leadership style, especially as he helps businesses navigate the AI revolution.
With AI set to redefine industries, what must businesses in Singapore do to stay ahead of the curve?
Here's our conversation with Terry Smagh, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, Infor.
Presented by Emaad Akhtar
This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)
She produces Mind Your Business, Biz-How-To and Breakfast Special segments on the Breakfast Show.
Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Startups, Health-tech, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech and trending businesses in town.

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Listen To His Previous Podcasts:

5 February 2021
Why Singapore C-suites lack confidence in data to make financial forecasts
A survey commissioned by accounting automation software leader BlackLine has revealed that 70 percent of business leaders and Finance and Accounting professionals in Singapore are concerned that their company’s financial data forecasts fail to provide an accurate picture of future performance. Terry Smagh, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan, BlackLine shares why local businesses are lacking the confidence in using financial data to inform business strategy and what can be done to improve this.

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7 September 2020
Empowering finance professionals to become invaluable sources of counsel
Many business functions are in a state of transformation due to COVID-19, as is the Finance and Accounting function. So how can finance professionals transition from back-end number crunching to invaluable in-house sources of counsel? In Mind Your Business, Howie Lim spoke to Terry Smagh, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan at BlackLine, a leader in accounting automation software, to find out more.

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1 April 2020
Lessons businesses can learn from uncertainty
In Mind Your Business, Howie Lim speaks to Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan at BlackLine. He has lessons businesses can learn from the current uncertainty.

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Dodgy Data Making Large Financial Decisions!
Terry Smagh is VP for APAC and Japan at BlackLine and in Mind Your Business, he talks about making decisions based on dodgy data or statistics. Imagine the catastrophic consequences, especially in the financial services sector! What’s the solution besides making sure your data is accurate?

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