Currently a Research Fellow of Penang Institute, a state policy think- tank and also Special Adviser to Penang State Executive Councillor for Digital Portfolio.
In the midst of the pandemic in 2020 until 2023, Tony was the founding CEO of Digital Penang, a government agency established to accelerate efforts to capture opportunities in the digital economy and promote a digitally engaged society.
From 2017 to 2019, Tony was an Industry Fellow, Associate Faculty in School of Specialized Business lecturing Information Systems Management at Singapore Institute of Technology. Prior to that, over 10 years from 2006 he was the regional Chief Information Officer for Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) Asia Middle East Africa region based in Singapore.
Over 12 years, Tony led the Hewlett Packard Consulting and Systems Integration practice in several HP offices in Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, until his last assignment as General Manager of Consulting & Systems Integration based in Beijing, China HP.