Cynthia Chua

Cynthia Chua (born 1972) is a Singaporean businesswoman[1][2] who is the Founder of Spa Esprit Group.[3][4] She is known as a lifestyle entrepreneur in Singapore, and was awarded the Singapore Tourism Board’s Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012.[5]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua.
Cynthia Chua
Chua speaking about retail strategy at CapitaMalls Asia Forum in Singapore.
Spa Esprit Group Founder
Personal details
Born1972 (age 50–51)
Singapore
CitizenshipSingaporean
Alma materNational University of Singapore
OccupationBusinesswoman

Business career

Since 1996, the group has developed beauty spas and food stores that expanded internationally to over 200 outlets and over 2000 employees.[6] It currently focuses on London and other parts of the world to develop new businesses[7][8] partly because Chua understands that Singapore presents a limited market[9] that could restrict consistent growth in her business lines.[10][11] In 2016, Chua made investments in local farming taking a specific interest on consumption patterns and lifestyle choices.[12]

Background

Chua holds a bachelor's degree in economics and statistics from the National University of Singapore. Chua previously worked in a bank and was a property agent. In 2002, she developed Singapore's first dedicated waxing salon named Strip, which has over 37 stores in the region.[13] She was a member of the school advisory committee (2013/14) of Temasek Polytechnic.[14]

References
  1. "Profile of Cynthia Chua. Robb Report Singapore. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "Ruchika Tulshyan, Putting Singapore on the map -- one Brazilian Wax at a time. Forbes. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  3. "Wong Ah Yoke, Spa Esprit Group's Cynthia Chua: Eating what makes her feel good. The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  4. "Profile of Cynthia Chua on Tatler Singapore. Tatler 300 List. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  5. "Denyse Yeo, Cynthia Chua Gets Bored Easily. The Peak. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  6. Sek, Victoria (2017-07-20). "How Cynthia Chua Built Lifestyle Empire Spa Esprit Group, Helming 17 Brands Across 9 Countries". Vulcan Post. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  7. "Melissa Heng, Cynthia Chua's Spa Esprit Group expands growth in London. The Peak. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  8. "Serene Lim, After opening in London, Spa Esprit is set to launch more F&B outlets overseas, Today. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  9. "Cynthia Chua finds Singapore too small for growth. Inside Retail Singapore. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  10. "Daniel Neo, Spa Esprit opens lifestyle concept in London. The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  11. "Beauty and the brand, The Business Times (Singapore). Retrieved 27 Oct 2016" (PDF).
  12. "CNN 'road to ASEAN': Singapore. (1 March 2016). CNN International. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  13. "John Lui, Power players: 2013's Top 20 movers and shakers. The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
  14. "Temasek Polytechnic School Advisory Committee. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016".
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