Clarence Tan joined Hilton as SVP Development Asia Pacific in May 2021. In his current role, he is responsible for leading the development of Hilton’s portfolio of brands for management as well as franchising deals across the region. Clarence has more than 22 years of management and consulting experience and has spent most of his career in the accounting and hospitality sectors. Clarence sits on the Board of Governors of Republic Polytechnic, Singapore as well as the Industry Advisory Board for the SDH Institute. He graduated from Nanyang Technology University, Singapore in 1992.