Germaine Chia

Germaine Chia has extensive work experience in the cosmetics and luxury industry, with a particular focus on brand management and business development. Germaine is currently serving as the Head of APAC at Augustinus Bader, a position they started in 2022. Prior to this, Germaine held various leadership roles at Coty, including Country Head for Coty Luxury in Singapore and Malaysia from April 2019 to July 2022, and Group Business Manager for Luxury in Singapore from September 2017 to March 2019. Before joining Coty, Germaine worked at Luxasia, where they served as the Group Business Manager for Coty Luxury in Singapore, Market Development Manager, and Senior Manager of Strategy & Development from 2007 to 2019. Earlier in their career, they worked as an Account Manager for Off-Shore Trading at International Enterprise Singapore from June 2005 to July 2007.

Germaine Chia attended Singapore Chinese Girls' School from 1996 to 1999 for their secondary education. Germaine then enrolled in Victoria Junior College from 2000 to 2001, but did not obtain a degree or specify a field of study during that time. Finally, they pursued a Bachelor of Accountancy degree at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, graduating in 2005. Germaine'sfield of study at the university was Accountancy.