Updated On 06/13/2008  The validity of this article may expire without notice.

Singapore
Toray International Singapore Pte. Ltd. (TISP)
Fiber Sales Dept.
Low Kin Quan

1. Q1. What does your company do?

   TISP is responsible for marketing different kinds of products ranging from fiber, textile, films, plastic resins, electronics, medical products and chemical materials.

2. Q2. What does your department/section do and what work are you in charge of?

   I belong to Fiber Sales Department in charge of marketing all kinds of synthetic fiber yarns supplied from Toray and non-Toray groups. My work responsibilities involve servicing existing customer as well as developing new markets, and expanding customer base to increase business.

3. Q3. What kind of job do you mainly put a lot of effort into?

   Expanding business territory in different countries. Initially more time and effort is needed to understand the local market situation, and identify potential customers for different kinds of products.

4. Q4. When do you feel rewarded at work?

   Able to have new business in a new country after all the time, efforts and expense incurred. It motivates me to do even more. I enjoy learning different cultures of people, life and way of doing business in a new environment.

5. Q5. What was your most impressive work?

   During my first year in my section, we lost business with an important customer due to competition from another strong competitor. I visited the customer regularly, getting to know them better and developed very close relationship. I finally got the business back, starting from small quantity to developing the business to more than 5 times compared to the past.

6. Q6. What is it that you put a lot of effort into in your personal life?

   I made efforts to train regularly to participate in long distance running competitions despite my busy work schedule. In Singapore there are many long distance running competition events ranging from 10km to full marathon 42km. I have successfully competed half marathon 21km race last year and aiming to be able to join full marathon. The regular training helps me to keep fit so that I am always healthy to perform my work with better efficiency. So far my record is ZERO medical leave for 3 years consecutively and reaching 4 years soon!