Speaker — Neptune Forum 2026
Chavalit Frederick Tsao
Président, Tsao Pao Chee Group
Singapore — Chairman, TPC (Tsao Pao Chee Group); Patron and Founding Member, Mission Neptune
Tsao Pao Chee Group
Chavalit Frederick Tsao is an entrepreneur born and raised in Hong Kong, China. He belongs to the baby boomer generation and earned his degree from the University of Michigan. Chavalit started working for his family’s business when he was 20. At age 37, he had taken over the chairmanship and transformed the traditional family business into a multinational company with diverse business interests. He started a successful palm oil business, turned around a Thai shipping line, and listed it. As the chairman of Intercargo, Chavalit was recognised by the industry for his courage. During his seven-year tenure, he created several platforms to promote collaboration within the Maritime sector. Chavalit has experienced a range of financial market booms and busts in different decades. He witnessed the rise of Tiger economies in the 1990s, the boom of the 2000s led by China’s industrialisation, and the busts that followed each of those periods. He understands how the marketing economy capitalising on human greed for profit led to today’s sustainability challenges.
