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internationally , WTP is highly regarded in the region , with unprecedented growth in SEA over the past decade .
After an initial spell there in the early 1990s , Will Kennedy-Cooke , MD SEA , relocated back to Singapore in 2006 . At that time , after more than 40 years of continuous operations , the SEA business comprised 40 staff in two locations . Today WTP employs more than 200 staff based in six offices across four ASEAN countries working on projects across the region with revenue increased by more than six times in that period . In the short term WTP plans to open fulltime operations in two additional countries with staff numbers potentially growing to 300-plus in three to five years .
“ We have been very strategic in each location , harnessing homegrown talent with international expertise where and when required , but without losing sight of being a local business able to support local developers ,” Will explains . “ Our Singapore office is a hub that supports the region as a whole from which we can add management expertise to any location , together with sharing resources in specific sectors such as infrastructure and facilities management consultancy .
“ It is an integral part of our strategy that we play to our strengths , work with the clients and partners that are a best fit with our people and develop a business that is built to last . We do not need or want to be the biggest , taking on any and all opportunities without regard to suitability . However , we do strive to be very good at what we do , to be an employer of equality and choice , to grow while retaining quality of
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