ON THE FEBRUARY PRINT COVER: This issue of Rising Tigers Magazine honors a milestone defined not by years alone, but by purpose, renewal, and enduring leadership. On our cover is Yu Ming Chin, Founder of Viventis Search Asia, as he celebrates two remarkable markers: his 63rd birthday today and 25 years of Viventis Asia, a firm that has shaped leadership landscapes across the region.

Yu Ming Chin is not merely a founder who built a company, he is a steward of vision who has consistently evolved with the times. Over the past quarter-century, Viventis Asia has grown alongside Asia’s shifting economic, corporate, and human capital realities. Yet what distinguishes Chin’s journey is not longevity, but clarity: the rare ability to look back with gratitude while looking forward with courage.

“At this stage of my life and career,” he explains, “the world is disturbingly complex. Leadership today is not about maintaining the status quo. It’s about guiding the organization into a renewal space.”

This philosophy captures the essence of his leadership today, reflective, adaptive, and deeply intentional.

In this generation defined by disruption and uncertainty, Chin’s approach to leadership resists complacency. He speaks of renewal not as reinvention for its own sake, but as a return to core values: purpose, people, and the pioneering spirit that first gave life to Viventis 25 years ago. It is a leadership style rooted in wisdom earned, not authority assumed.

As we feature Yu Ming Chin on our cover, we celebrate more than personal milestones. We celebrate a legacy of building trust, nurturing talent, and shaping leaders who move industries forward. His story is a reminder that true leadership matures, it deepens, recalibrates, and continues to rise.

Happy 63rd birthday, Yu Ming Chin. And congratulations on 25 years of Viventis Asia, an enduring testament to leadership that grows stronger with time.

By Grace Bondad Nicolas – Rising Tigers Magazine, Editor-In-Chief