Trained in accountancy, Chien Seen has over 20 years of experience spanning across an array of industries such as theatre, tourism, leisure, hospitality, manufacturing, audit and banking. He has been described as a financial and operational strategist with a tinge of creative flair.
In between his professional career, Chien Seen ventured into the performing arts and was one of the founding members of Checkpoint Theatre Limited. He was also its General Manager (2003 to 2007) and Company Producer for Cogito (Singapore Arts Festival 2007), A Language of Their Own (2006), Opiume (Singapore Arts Festival 2004 & Hong Kong New Vision Arts Festival 2004), Election Day (2004) and Atomic Jaya (2003). More recently, he was an independent Producer for Casting Back (Esplanade’s 10th Anniversary 2012) and «男男自语» (Singapore Arts Festival 2012).
As one-fourth of the TAFY collective that founded Centre 42, Chien Seen’s commitment to the centre is underscored by his conviction that the centre marks a credible shift in arts operations and cultural capital development in Singapore.