S·L·T

Brand & Marketing Leader · Singapore

Sze Lin Teo

Fifteen years shaping brand strategy, positioning and governance for luxury and beauty houses across Asia Pacific — translating vision into exacting creative and measurable commercial outcomes.

A model reclining among red, coral and pink tulips under a blue sky, wearing a high-jewelry emerald and diamond choker necklace
Credit: BVLGARI Eden: The Garden of Wonders
15+
Years in brand leadership
13
APAC markets led
~10×
ROI on client programmes
HK$920M
Annual portfolio revenue

Signature moments

Experiences that move people

A candlelit gala dinner set before the illuminated towers of Bayon Temple at Angkor Wat

Siem Reap · 2025

High Jewelry at Bayon Temple, Angkor Wat

Pia Wurtzbach at the Siem Reap high-jewelry dinner, wearing a woven diamond necklace set with a large blue gemstone and a matching drop earring

Siem Reap · 2025

Pia Wurtzbach 

Credit: BVLGARI

High Jewelry show, Bhutan

CINEMAGIA · 2019

High Jewelry show, Bhutan

A Himalayan destination experience

Bhutan · 2019

A Himalayan destination experience

The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands with its indoor canal, red gondolas and the BVLGARI name spelled in gold across the canal floor

Singapore · 2021

MBS boutique re-opening — gondola branding

An indoor high jewelry dinner at the Eden: Garden of Wonders event in Bangkok, with candlelit round banquet tables beneath suspended floral installations and beams of light

Bangkok · 2022

Eden: Garden of Wonders

A high jewelry exhibition with a towering floral column of orchids and roses, surrounded by glass vitrines on emerald carpet

Bangkok · 2022

Eden: Garden of Wonders — the exhibition

Fireworks over the ICONSIAM riverfront in Bangkok at night for the Serpenti Light Up, with crowds gathered on the pier and golden illuminated towers behind

BANGKOK · 2022

Serpenti Light Up at ICONSIAM

ION Orchard in Singapore lit in pink for the BVLGARI Serpenti Light Up, with golden light-wrapped columns, a glowing white tree and a white illuminated snake sculpture

Singapore · 2019

Serpenti Light Up at ION Orchard

A BVLGARI pop-up boutique with an illuminated circular chandelier, glass display cases and a backlit BVLGARI sign

Singapore · 2025

Beyond Time pop-up at Paragon

BVLGARI watch campaign showing a man in a cream suit wearing a black watch with a red strap, beside a detailed view of the watch

Singapore · 2025

BVLGARI SG60 Limited Edition

Ayden Sng

A guest in an orange gown standing beside large gold BVLGARI letters in the courtyard of House of Tan Yeok Nee

Singapore · 2025

Trunk show at House of Tan Yeok Nee

A coiled serpent high-jewelry bracelet set with diamonds and emeralds, displayed on a cream satin roll

High Jewelry

Serpenti Misteriosi Dragone Cabochon

A high-jewelry exhibition hall with glass vitrines and tall cream pedestals beneath a dark timber-raftered ceiling

High Jewelry

Exhibition installation @ House of Tan Yeok Nee

Selected experience

A career in iconic houses

2018 — 2026

BVLGARI (JWA)

Regional Marketing Director · Singapore

Led a regional marketing team of 11 across 7 South Asia-Pacific markets, owning brand strategy, budgets, agency partnerships and client engagement.

  • High Jewelry destination experiences consistently achieving ~10× ROI — Siem Reap 2025 (85 HNW client couples) and Bhutan 2019 (60), full property buy-out of BVLGARI Resort Bali Mediterranea 2023, Garden of Eden in Bangkok, Four Seasons 
  • Integrated Marketing Campaigns for Serpenti Light Up at ION Orchard (2019), ICONSIAM, Bangkok (2022), MBS Re-opening Event with Magnifica HJ Event laucnh at MBS Sands Theatre  
  • Led boutique opening events at ION Orchard (2018), ICONSIAM (2019), Union Square, Ho Chi Minh City (2021) and The Exchange TRX, Kuala Lumpur (2024).
  • Led the 2020 e-commerce launch in Singapore and launched a digital High Jewelry catalogue that facilitated sales during COVID.
  • Directed PR, celebrity and KOL strategy; secured CEO interviews on Bloomberg and CNBC Asia.

2013 — 2017

Benefit Cosmetics

Regional Marketing Director · Hong Kong

Owned marketing strategy, budget allocation and regional KPIs across 13 APAC markets.

  • Led the strategic China e-commerce relaunch (2016), driving new-to-brand acquisition and revenue growth.
  • Created a mini web series with product placements that strengthened brand narrative mainly in China, subsequently cascading to the rest of Asia.

2012 — 2013

Parfums Christian Dior

Regional Category Manager · Hong Kong

Set regional Make-Up & Fragrance strategy across South Asia Pacific, localising go-to-market through consumer insight.

2010 — 2012

L'Oréal (Scental)

Area Manager · Hong Kong

Managed Biotherm, Shu Uemura and Kiehl's travel retail across Korea, Japan and Mid-Pacific — HK$920M annual revenue, +28% YoY.

Earlier career

Marketing Manager

L'Oréal, Hong Kong

Garnier & Maybelline — 360° campaigns, celebrity and PR

Group Product Manager

L'Oréal, Singapore

360° campaigns and consumer activations

Assistant Product Manager

Samsung Electronics, Singapore

Campaigns, trade promotions and pricing

Assistant Manager

Samsung Electronics HQ, Seoul

Regional CRM and go-to-market for Southeast Asia

Expertise

What I bring

Brand Strategy & PositioningBrand Architecture & GovernanceMulti-Market ConsistencyCreative DirectionBrand KPIsROI-driven MarketerBusiness CasesIntegrated MarketingTeam & Agency LeadershipSenior StakeholdersExperiential MarketingPR & Communications

Languages

  • English — Native
  • Mandarin — Proficient
  • Cantonese — Proficient
  • Korean — Intermediate

Education

Korea University

Master of Arts, International Commerce

National University of Singapore

BBA (Honours), Second Class Upper

Contact

Let's build something enduring.