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Built from sweat, stalled by succession: What happens when Singapore's SMEs have no one to take over the helm
"For decades, Singapore's SMEs have had no real succession solution. Grants are not what they need. They need leadership to take over their business and steward it for the next generation," said Dennis Chua, founder and CEO of Timah Partners, which acquires SMEs whose owners are ready to retire but have no succession plan.
The company, established this year, mainly acquires businesses valued at between S$10 million and S$50 million with annual operating profits of S$2 million to S$10 million, and then holds and operates them for the long term – installing a trained CEO from its succession programme to grow the business rather than restructure or flip it.
At Timah Partners, its CEO is betting that culture and long-term training, not quick deals, will secure the elusive SME succession
What makes the CSP radical is its cultural ambition: to make SMEs a first-choice career path. “SME succession should not be a concern — it should be a given. But that continuity as a given only happens when SMEs are not a last resort for a career, but a first-choice destination.”
S’pore firm looks to buy SMEs lacking successors, launches CEO training programme to foster renewal
Timah Partners launched a CEO Succession Programme (CSP) to address leadership gaps in SMEs, especially family-owned businesses.
The CSP will groom local talent to lead acquired SMEs valued at $10M-$50M, focusing on long-term sustainable growth.
Backed by US$50M in funding, Timah Partners has chosen former healthcare start-up leader Kelvin Ho as the inaugural candidate.
Timah Partners taps ex-EDB exec Kelvin Ho to champion SME succession
Singapore-based Timah Partners has appointed Kelvin Hoas the inaugural candidate in Southeast Asia’s first CEO Succession Program (CSP), a structured pathway to groom long-term business leaders for enduring SMEs. Ho, 44, brings nearly 20 years of experience in operations, commercial strategy and startup building across Asia and the United States.
Timah Partners CEO programme tackles SME succession gap in Southeast Asia
Succession remains a persistent challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia. To address this, Singapore-based Timah Partners has launched a dedicated CEO Succession Programme (CSP), with Kelvin Ho — a former senior EDB executive, and previous Head of Business of a local startup — announced as its first candidate.
