Dr Kevin Tan
Founder and CEO | Principal Consultant
Kevin is a pracademic bridging the challenges in communications practice, and the conceptual and theoretical developments in the academia.
Having more than a decade of experience in communications, Kevin started his communications career in the public service dealing with media relations. Besides being well-published as a communications scholar, his most transferable skills from more than 15 years in public service are crisis and organisational management and communications. In managing the whole-of-government crisis communications during the 2013 Singapore Haze Crisis and as the media planner for the 2014 Singapore Airshow, Kevin built an extensive network of international media professionals whom he engages regularly till date.
As a business strategist, Kevin enjoys working with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to review processes and provide overviews of business landscapes to help them better optimise business opportunities and growth.
To Kevin, public relations is a passé. Strategic communications will put your brand name where you need it to be, and Kevin’s leadership and management will ensure the success of your project.
Having more than a decade of experience in communications, Kevin started his communications career in the public service dealing with media relations. Besides being well-published as a communications scholar, his most transferable skills from more than 15 years in public service are crisis and organisational management and communications. In managing the whole-of-government crisis communications during the 2013 Singapore Haze Crisis and as the media planner for the 2014 Singapore Airshow, Kevin built an extensive network of international media professionals whom he engages regularly till date.
As a business strategist, Kevin enjoys working with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to review processes and provide overviews of business landscapes to help them better optimise business opportunities and growth.
To Kevin, public relations is a passé. Strategic communications will put your brand name where you need it to be, and Kevin’s leadership and management will ensure the success of your project.
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Dr. Kevin Tan
Founder and CEO | Principal Consultant
Kevin is a pracademic bridging communications theory and practice. As the Founder and CEO of Socium Consultancy, he leads a team providing strategic counsel in communications, branding, and stakeholder relations, drawing on his 20+ years of experience across government, academia, and industry.
With a PhD in Business (Strategic Management), Kevin continues to be active in academia, lecturing at NUS and contributing to thought leadership at the intersection of public affairs, business, and communications.
