Our Founder

About our Founder & Principal Consultant

Liew Mun Leong started his career in 1972 as an engineer during the early days of the Ministry of Defence.  He went on to work on the Changi Airport project, building its first Runway and ended up as the Chief Airport Project Manager in the development of Passenger Terminal 2. After Changi Airport, he was posted to Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (SISIR) as its Chief Executive. He concurrently acted as the Chief Executive of National Science of Technology Board (NSTB), the forerunner of A*Star.

He left the public sector after 22 years to join the private sector, heading L&M, a public listed specialist engineering construction group. He then went on to start his real estate career heading Pidemco Land which later merged with DBS Land to create CapitaLand Group, with him as its founding group CEO. He retired from active employment in 2013 at 67 after 17 years leading CapitaLand, which under his leadership had become the largest real estate company in SE Asia by market capitalization. He continued his corporate leadership as active chairman of Changi Airport Group and founding chairman of Surbana Jurong Group.

He retired his active chairmanship in 2020 and formed his business management consultancy company “Building People Consultancy Pte Ltd” and has been actively running the firm as its Principal Consultant till present.

During his career he was appointed Registrar of the Professional Engineer Board and was elected President of International Standard Organization (ISO). He was chairman of Temasek Polytechnic for 10 years.  He was also appointed Provost Chair Professor (Practice) in NUS Business School, Engineering Faculty and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, all on a Pro Bono basis. He was awarded the National Day Meritorious Service Award by the President of Singapore and conferred France’s highest civilian and military award – National Order of the Legion of Honor. During his private sector career, he received numerous awards and accolades including Outstanding CEO in 2006, CEO of the Year 2007, Asia’s Best Executive and Best CEO in Asia (Property) in 2008.

Liew Mun Leong wrote regular Sunday emails depicting business management lessons from life experiences to his colleagues and friends for more than 20 years. These were progressively published into five books centered around the theme of “Building People -Sunday emails from the CEO”.

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Mission Statement
Our mission at Champion school is to develop the unique abilities and potential of each child by offering an enriched educational program. We strive for excellence through a hands-on approach. Rich traditions rooted in our innovative curriculum grow productive, caring, and intellectually curious citizens.
Our Core Values
We have a culture that is modern, relevant, and inspires students to have a brighter future. We are determined in our approach to learning, are creative in our thinking, and bold in our ambitions.
Our Philosophy
We, at Champion School, follow a child-centered educational approach. We make sure that it is based on scientific observations from birth to adulthood. We believe that a child is naturally curious and is capable of initiating learning in a supportive and thoughtfully prepared environment.