Leading Professional Learning Membership Advancing in Singapore
and Across APAC
Singapore; July 31, 2017 — GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.) the world’s leading membership for professional learning, announced today that it has relocated and expanded its Singapore office. The new office will support GLG Singapore’s rapidly growing team.
GLG is the world’s leading professional learning platform, connecting thousands of clients to its membership of 500,000 subject-matter experts around the world and across fields for short- and long-term learning engagements. Headquartered in New York, GLG’s 1,400 employees work from offices in 12 countries. Its APAC headquarters is in Hong Kong.
“Our mission is to transform how the world’s top professionals learn and share expertise by creating a variety of one-to-one learning opportunities,” said GLG CEO Alexander Saint-Amand. “We are experiencing a rapid rate of expansion of our business in Singapore, among the fastest anywhere in the region. This new office facilitates that growth and helps us accomplish our mission here.”
GLG will occupy 6,000 square feet on the 19th floor of Samsung Hub, a high-rise located at 3 Church Street in Raffles Place in the heart of Downtown Core, Singapore’s central business district. The office can accommodate 64 employees.
“Singapore is a crucial hub for us because of its strategic location and its high concentration of industry-leading companies and professionals,” said GLG Head of Asia-Pacific and Managing Director Evan Auyang.
“Singapore is an important market for us,” added David Anderson, Head of GLG Southeast Asia. “With this new, larger office, we will continue to increase our capacity and focus on providing excellent service to our customers in Singapore, Southeast Asia, and across the Asia-Pacific region.”
GLG’s new Singapore office features activity-based working, which enhances flexibility by providing different types of private meeting and collaboration spaces, a café, standing tables, and phone booths. The company pioneered this approach with its groundbreaking New York office in 2014, and activity-based working is also featured in its Austin, London, and Hong Kong hubs, as well as in its other offices around the world.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s leading membership for professional learning. Business leaders, investors, consultants, social entrepreneurs, and other top professionals rely on GLG to learn in short- and long-term engagements from more than 500,000 members and other experts. Clients partner with GLG to address their most complex strategic challenges, make better business decisions, and advance their careers through conversations, mentorships, small group meetings, surveys, and other interactions—all within a rigorous compliance framework. Headquartered in New York City, GLG’s 1,400 employees work from offices in 12 countries. For more information visit www.GLG.it.