Teo Yann graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) degree from the National University of Singapore in 1985. Upon graduation, he worked with Japanese ACMV contractor, Shinryo Corporation on the Singapore MRT Phase I consisting the first 20 MRT stations. Subsequently, he joined Singapore M&E contractor, Indeco Engineers on the Singapore MRT Phase II consisting the next 20 MRT stations before joining a local Main Contractor, Hock Lian Seng Engineering on the Seletar Sewerage Treatment Plant Expansion.
He joined Squire Mech in 1990 as an Executive Engineer, obtained his Professional Engineer in 1994, and was made an Associate Director in 1996 and a Director in 2005. Since he joined Squire Mech, he has worked on numerous projects of various natures. Some of the more signification projects are the Shangri-La’s Sentosa Beach Resort Hotel, redevelopment of the United World College, Orchid Country Club, Spring Grove Condominium, Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, China, Saigon Sheraton Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Semiconductor Testing Facility and UMC Wafer Fab Plant. Some of the above mentioned projects have won Singapore Building Construction Authority’s Construction Excellent and Energy Efficient Award.
Since 2003, Teo Yann has been appointed to lead Squire Mech’s presence in China. Squire Mech has been appointed for CapitaLand’s Residential Westwoor Green in Shanghai, CapitalRetail’s Xizhimen Mall Beijing, Qibao Mall in Shanghai, Shapingban Mall in Chongqing, Shawan Mall in Chengdu, Frasers’ Northpoint Mall Beijing, Hualien’s Mall, Langham and Andaz Hotel at Xintiandi, Shanghai, Hyatt in Changchun, Shangri-La in Yiwu, and the St Regis and Sheraton in Zhuhai, just to name some. Today, Squire Mech has offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu.
He was also responsible for starting Squire Mech’s presence in Ho Chi Minh, supporting Allgreen’s Regency Condominium, Viva Condominium and Van Tau Seafront Development.
He returned to Singapore in 2011 as an Executive Director and was appointed Managing Director in 2017 with overall responsible for Squire Mech’s Singapore and overseas operation. Teo Yann is presently the Group Managing Director of Squire Mech.
Teo Yann is also active in the local Engineering Community. He is current the Co-Chair of Registry for M&E Resident Engineer/Resident Technical Officer, Singapore, Working Committee for the Singapore National Specification and is serving as Vice President of Association of Consulting Engineers, Singapore since 2017. He was elected as President of Association of Consulting Engineers, Singapore on 8 September 2020.
