Katherine Ng, the managing director of web3 ecosystem builder TZ APAC, snares the award as one of the winners of ‘Empowered Women in Tech’. MARKETECH APAC’s Empowered Women Awards 2023 is an inaugural awarding exercise by the digital media to recognise outstanding women marketing leaders in the industry.
It hasn’t been very long since Katherine joined the Singapore-headquartered company, TZ APAC. Nevertheless, her leadership, driven by her seasoned expertise in marketing and tech, has allowed her to deliver relevant contributions not just to the company but to the whole industry.
Starting out as TZ APAC’s Head of APAC Marketing and Operations in 2020, she has been elevated to currently assume the leading role of managing director.
Going up the stage to deepen Web3 industry knowledge
As much as Katherine is laser-focused on deepening the discourse of Web3 within her own network at TZ APAC, she makes sure that at the industry level, she grabs opportunities to speak to a wider audience and expand the conversation and circulation of knowledge on Web3.
At the well-renowned convention, Singapore Fintech Festival, in 2022, Katherine took the Global Plenary stage. She was also one of the talking heads at a high-level roundtable which comprised influential figures to discuss the latest Web3 affairs, speaking about building resilient web3 companies and communities in APAC.
In other commendable ways, Katherine pushes the needle in expanding the rich ecosystem of Web3. Behind the launch of the TZ APAC Tezos Incubator program in 2022 is Katherine’s contribution and leadership. The program aimed to support blockchain and Web3 startups in the region.
Putting a premium on ownership
With an intricate and complex nature of work such as Web3, Katherine honours the need for a team to have the freedom to explore and be creative. With this, she encourages the value of ownership as a leader.
With a track record of achieving business objectives, Katherine is highly results-driven and holds herself and the team accountable for delivering on their commitments. She encourages those around her to be innovative and entrepreneurial in their approach which, in turn, led to the development of new solutions that have driven growth for the company.
Her unique touch in relationships also makes her unique as a leader. She possesses effective communication skills and a talent for articulating complex ideas in a clear and concise manner; this has helped her build strong relationships with clients and partners.
Continuing to create strides for women in the tech world
Tech continues to be a male-dominated industry and her presence as a leader in this area serves as a testament that gender diversity and inclusion are essential for a company’s growth and success. Her leadership style and results-driven approach have helped pave the way for women in the industry.
One of her notable achievements as an industry ally is becoming a board member at ACCESS Singapore, which is a blockchain association committed to being a collective industry voice for regulators and its members. Within this role, she advocated for greater transparency by rallying a blockchain-based e-voting solution developed by Electis to vote in new board members that include leading voices across Southeast Asia’s blockchain ecosystem.
Moving forward, Katherine is committed to embracing equity more than equality. The concept of equality states that all people receive the same opportunities and resources. In order to achieve inclusive, diverse, and equitable outcomes, equity acknowledges that every person has a unique starting place in life and works to equalize access to resources and opportunities.
“At TZ APAC, we celebrate women empowerment — encouraging women in the workplace to be confident, speak up, and believe in their sense of worth,” remarked Katherine.
“At TZ APAC, we do our best to celebrate women empowerment in the workplace and encourage women to speak up, be confident, and believe in their sense of worth,” she added.
Aside from Katherine, check out who else made it to the Empowered Women Awards 2023 Winners’ list.
