Mr. Tan Chun Seng (CS TAN) Board Member
Group Vice President & General Manager STMicroelectronics
CS Tan is the Group Vice President & General Manager for STMicroelectronics Muar and has held this position since joining the Company in 2013.
In his tenure, the ST Muar back-end plant has grown to be ST’s largest in terms of space, with an expanded range of technologies including advanced packages. In 2019, the ST Muar back-end plant received the Industry Excellence Award from Malaysia’s Prime Minister and was also recognized as a Lean Gold plant by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation.
CS started his career with National Semiconductor Penang and has an illustrious career spanning 32 years covering industries such as Semiconductor, Hard Disk Storage, and Electronics Manufacturing Services. His most recent appointments include General Manager of large MNC factories such as Flextronics and ON Semiconductor. Throughout his career, CS led various important manufacturing initiatives such as Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management, Reliability Centered Maintenance and more recently Industry 4.0 (Connected Manufacturing).
CS Tan was born in Penang, Malaysia in, and graduated with 1st Class Honours degree in Applied Physics from USM and subsequently obtained MBA with USM. He was also recently appointed as Adjunct Professor to the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in UTEM, Melaka and was recently awarded Honorary Doctor of Engineering by UTEM.
Presentation Title
We create technology for a sustainable world, in a sustainable way
Presentation Abstract
Sustainability has been embedded in ST’s business model and culture for over 25 years. It is integrated in our activities across the whole organization and beyond, as we consider our impact, positive or negative, on our stakeholders, society, and the planet.
Sustainability at ST means:
- creating technology that enables our customers to create sustainable solutions to improve people’s lives
- prioritizing people and the planet, minimizing our overall footprint
- creating long-term value for stakeholders, shareholders, and partners
Fundamental to our business, sustainability brings new opportunities, secures long-term profitability, reduces risks and improves environmental efficiency. It also brings benefits to our employees and our external stakeholders and helps us to shape the future. In December 2020, we committed to become carbon neutral by 2027. To achieve this ambitious target, we have built a comprehensive program looking at all aspects of our business and operations.