Joel Sng

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Joel Sng (born c. 1983) [1] is a Singaporean entrepreneur and businessman. He co-founded the online grocery and food delivery service Honestbee and was its chief executive officer from March 2015 to May 2019.

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In December 2014, [2] Sng founded the startup company Honestbee, an online grocery and food delivery service, together with Jonathan Low and Isaac Tay. [3] He started serving as the company's chief executive officer in March 2015. [4]

In May 2019, Sng was dismissed as CEO. [5] A day before his dismissal, he had reportedly sent an email to all Honestbee staff stating that "I am not an abandon ship person and I will never leave the company to be rudderless." [6]

Following Sng's departure, early Honestbee backer Brian Koo became acting CEO. [7] Sng was also the director of Sun Group Capital, which was founded in 2011 and had S$10 in capital. [8]

In August 2019, Honestbee creditor Benjamin Lim sued Sng for $3.8 million in damages, although the matter was later settled out of court. [9] In March 2020, Honestbee filed a lawsuit against Sng for an "alleged breach of fiduciary duties", including purchasing a house in Japan using company funds and incorporating a sham company called PayNow that Honestbee subsequently bought over. [4]

In June 2021, the High Court of Singapore awarded $5.1 million in damages to South Korean brokerage Mirae Asset Daewoo after Sng allegedly failed to deliver Honestbee shares that they had purchased. [10] On 23 May 2022, Sng was issued a bankruptcy order by the High Court. [11]

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  3. ↑ Elangovan, Navene (12 August 2019). "After leaving Honestbee, entrepreneur Isaac Tay hopes to make a buzz in the comedy scene". Today .
  4. 1 2 Lim, Janice (24 March 2020). "Honestbee taking legal action against ex-CEO, former director over alleged 'numerous irregularities'". Today .
  5. ↑ "Honestbee fired CEO Joel Sng, says report; start-up to make statement today". The Straits Times . 2 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Salim, Zafirah (25 October 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Honestbee Ex-CEO Joel Sng's Handover Email To Brian Koo Leaked". Vulcan Post.
  7. ↑ Aw, Cheng Wei (3 May 2019). "Honestbee co-founder Joel Sng resigns". The New Paper .
  8. ↑ Lee, Terence (14 April 2020). "Honestbee founder's biggest lie in a web of deceit". Tech in Asia. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  9. ↑ Pillai, Sharanya (7 April 2020). "honestbee creditor Benjamin Lim applies to wind up company". Business Times .
  10. ↑ Pillai, Sharanya (1 July 2021). "Mirae Asset Daewoo awarded US$5.1m claim against ex-honestbee CEO Joel Sng". Business Times . Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  11. ↑ Chong, Claudia (9 September 2022). "Former honestbee CEO declared bankrupt". Business Times . Closed Access logo transparent.svg
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