Vice President
Product Development
Tooraj Forughian

Tooraj Forughian has over 25 years of professional experience in the business development, sales and marketing, engineering practice and academia. His experience encompasses diverse Industries (power engineering and telecommunication), organizations (MNC, SME and Startup), and cultural environments (Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and South East Asia).

Following his graduation, he joined GEC Alsthom (a major power transmission equipment manufacturer in United Kingdom) as a design engineer and was later promoted to the post of senior design engineer in charge of the company’s AC research laboratory. In 1988, Tooraj moved to AK Fans Ltd (a defense-related company in the United Kingdom) to lead the electronic design activities of the company.

 In 1993, Tooraj moved to Singapore to join Ngee Ann Polytechnic where in addition to academic duties, he provided consultancy services to several projects and co-founded Ngee Ann-Altera training centre. In 1999, Tooraj co-founded BBS Access Pte Ltd (a company engaged in the development and manufacturing of telecommunication and power utility metering products). As an executive director (Sales & Marketing) Tooraj played an instrumental role in taking the organization from a startup to an export-oriented, multicultural company and played a leading role in developing the brand and image of the company and its products. The company has been recipient of two Enterprise 50 awards, was ranked 3rd amongst privately owned companies in Singapore in 2005 and was awarded the prestigious Pioneer Status in 2004. Tooraj has represented the company in numerous trade missions out of Singapore.

Tooraj holds a Bachelors degree (Honours) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Masters of Science in Power Electronics from Loughborough University of Technology in United Kingdom. He has delivered several seminars across the world and has published numerous articles.

Tooraj has been an active member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE, UK) and has held various offices in the Singapore chapter of the Institution. Notably, he lead the IEE, Singapore Centre as its chairman in1999-2001 and was IEE’s representative in the Asia Board Region. He was also a member of the National Committee for Engineering Organisations in Singapore.

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