The suitcase lifestyle and globetrotting appeared to be the envy of many, but in truth, it was extremely tiring. There were lots of punishing red-eye flights packed back-to-back. On these trips, there were plenty of opportunities for a good workout — not from fancy hotel gyms, but from running to catch the last flights out back home.
Last week, I had an opportunity to do a bit of work-related travel — something left behind since my retirement last year. For 18 years as a corporate executive, I was routinely on the road three to four times a month.
As I managed the investments and treasury products globally for a bank, that took me from Taiwan to Pakistan, and from Dubai to Jersey in the Channel Islands. And as I promoted Singapore as a market and a global risk management centre at Singapore Exchange, I helped to set up offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Mumbai, London and New York, so that the exchange can be closer to major customers and partners bringing fund flows and capital back home.
