GULL Officers | Presidents - Tang Thien Ming

Dato' Dr Tang Thien Ming (Vincent) is Regional President, South East Asia, Global University for Lifelong Learning, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Vincent has worked in education, public service, media and communications and business management. He has served as both a primary and high school teacher, a reporter and special features writer for the China Press and as Assistant Director, Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education, Malaysia. He has also worked in state and national government roles, notably as Private Secretary to the Deputy Minister of Youth & Sports and to the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Government of Malaysia. In 2007, he became Marketing Director for the ‘Entrepreneur Magazine’ and Managing Director, Desapoint Limited. Vincent is also a quality inspector, external verifier and assessor for the City & Guilds Institute (UK) and a Master Trainer for the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of Malaysia and he is also a fluent linguist (English, Bahasa Malaysian, Mandarin (Cantonese, Hakka dialects)). He is currently Chief Executive, Portman College and Principal, KF Academy, Malaysia.

Dato' Dr Tang received his Dato'ship (knighthood) in January, 2010 for services to the community and on 30 July 2010 he was appointed by the Sultanate Buayan, Philippines as Datu Maharajalela (Ambassador) representing the Royal household in Malaysia. Vincent is committed to advancing GULL’s mission to the workplace and the community throughout the South East Asia region.