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The Management |
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Andrew Sanders, Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Sanders, 39, now Chief Executive Officer, was appointed Executive Director of SingaporeSailing in August 2005. Prior to this position, Andrew had led SingaporeSailing’s High Performance division since 2002. He is the Honorary Secretary of the High Performance Sailing Committee and was a leading author and implementer of the High Performance Sailing Strategic plan and programmes for SingaporeSailing which later went on to attain ISO 9001 status.
Andrew is both an accomplished sailor and respected coach. It was whilst coaching the Singapore sailors in his hometown Perth in 2001, he made an impression and was offered to come to Singapore as SingaporeSailing’s High Performance Manager. The offer sounded challenging so he quit his job and moved north to Singapore.
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A qualified Geologist, Andrew worked in the Earth Science and Mining Industries for 10 years. He has authored and co-authored over 20 publications in the areas of geology and geochemistry. Before moving to Singapore, he was a project leader at the Geological Survey of Western Australia where he ran large mineral exploration teams in outback Western Australia.
Andrew comes from a family with a strong sailing background. His uncle, Jon Sanders is the current world-record holder for the longest distance sailed and duration at sea, having completed a non-stop, single-handed triple circumnavigation of the globe. A member of the Royal Perth Yacht Club, Andrew sailed competitively for 30 years and has been Australian National Champion and won multiple state championships in dinghy and keelboats classes. He coached part-time for 13 years before going full-time in 2002.
Andrew cites his greatest moments with SingaporeSailing: Leading the team for the 2005 Youth World Championships where Singapore struck gold for the first time, leading the 2005 SEA Games team which returned with a record of seven Gold medals and leading the 2006 Asian Games team which returned as the top sailing nation in Asia with 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Since obtaining his pilot’s licence in 1994, Andrew enjoys flying occasionally when he visits Australia and scuba-diving.
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Edwin Low, Secretary General, General Manager,
Head of High Participation
Edwin Low was appointed Secretary General of SingaporeSailing in 2005. Being one of the pioneer staff at the National Sailing Centre, he has played a significant role in the development of sailing in Singapore.
Six years ago, while working at the Changi Sailing Club, he was offered the mammoth task of managing the new National Sailing Centre. From the once-sleepy sailing town, Edwin’s passion and dedication to the sport is apparent in his contribution to nurturing the enthusiasm in Singapore sailors.
Prior to his sailing career, Edwin spent ten years in the Republic of Singapore Air Force as an aircraft technician. During then, he was |
introduced to sailing by his brother David. Following his stint at the Air Force, he held senior management positions in marketing and production in the boating and electronics fields, and traveled often in the region to set up offshore plants in Indonesia and Malaysia for workforces of 500 and more.
He had his fair share of sailing achievements, in his tussle with life, he dedicated a few years in between work to sail full-time. As a result, he won a Gold medal in the 1983 SEA Games, Silver in the 1993 SEA Games and numerous other wins in regional and international events. Sailing the Hobie 16 was his favourite and he too moved into other classes like the Lark, 470, Enterprise and also keelboats.
In recent years, he has lead Singapore’s sailors at the Asian Games, Youth Worlds, SEA Games amongst other international events. Besides handling a few portfolios at SingaporeSailing and being a Committee Member of ISAF’s Youth World Sailing Sub-Committee, he was also instrumental in organising the successful ISAF Annual Conference in Singapore in 2005.
On terra firma, Edwin enjoys a game of golf and spending time with his two children. |
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Selvam Mookken, Head of Finance, Administration and
Human Resources
Selvam joined SingaporeSailing as Head of Finance, Administration and Human Resources in August 2005.
A Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK, Selvam brings with him 20 over years of experience in large international public accounting firms. He specialised in the audit of financial institutions and prior to joining SingaporeSailing, he worked in a multi-national corporation heading their Asia and Middle East regional audit functions.
Selvam is no stranger to the sailing scene in Singapore. He started sailing in a two-man dinghy, a Lark Class, in the mid 1970s at the Junior Sailing Club. His crew then was none other than our |
Olympian, Siew Shaw Her. Since then, he has grown into bigger boats and once owned a 38-foot keelboat. He now owns a Laser but has forsaken it for golf.
Lately, Selvam has taken an interest in judging. He became a National Judge in November 2005 and has recently been appointed a ISAF International Judge. |
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Mark Robinson, Head of High Performance
Mark was appointed Technical Manager for SingaporeSailing in April 2003, and was promoted to Head of High Performance responsible for the overall management of Singapore’s National Sailing Team in 2005. Prior to joining SingaporeSailing, Mark was briefly employed as Competition Manager for Yachting Australia in late 2002 and early 2003 and spent the majority of 2002 in Thailand as Head Coach for the Thais in the 2002 Asian Games.
Mark is a highly respected manager, coach and administrator in world sailing circles. Prior to his stint with the Thai team, Mark spent eight years at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), the most prolific and famous yacht racing club in Australia.
Whilst at CYCA, Mark was initially the club coach responsible for |
building up the youth development programme in a fleet of small match racing keelboats, and then as the Technical Manager, responsible for all clubs’ sailing activities including the organising the prestigious Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
Mark has been involved in the Olympic sailing circuit both as a competitor in the 470 class and a senior race official at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He is an ISAF International Race Officer as well as serving as Chief Keelboat Measurer in Australia for a number of years, and also privately coached a number of national and international athletes in a variety of classes over the past 15 years.
Following successful racing stints over the past 20 years in classes such as the 420, 470, various catamarans, Skiff’s and professional Farr 40 sailing, Mark currently sails an International Moth class dinghy, of which he is also the Class President and has placed fourth and fifth positions in the 2005 & 2006 Moth World Championships respectively. |
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Vision, Mission & Values 