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Karin Group: Pragmatic evolution in a changing tech landscape

Douglas Toh
Douglas Toh • 8 min read
Karin Group: Pragmatic evolution in a changing tech landscape
Karin Group has been quick to seize on business opportunities throughout its history and Ng will look to continue this tradition. Photo: Karin Group
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"When I graduated, I think the first thing my father said was, 'Don't even think about working for the company'," recalls Michael Ng, the second-generation leader of Karin Technology Holdings (SGX:K29) (Karin Group).

When Ng joined in 2014, he brought an outsider's perspective that would prove invaluable to the Hong Kong-based technology company. Having spent over a decade working in financial technology at Reuters, he faced the daunting task of steering a nearly 40-year-old family business through an era of unprecedented technological disruption and geopolitical complexity.

Ng's pragmatic, adaptive, and relentlessly forward-looking approach has defined Karin's evolution from a hardware components distributor to a diversified technology solutions provider in Asia's competitive marketplace.

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